TEMA 4. LANGUAGE

1.Complete each sentence with a suitable timexpression. Use each expresion once.

______________________________________________________________________ever for just lately many times never since yet

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1. Tony lives on a farm. He has riden a horse .....................

2. Carole has .................. left the house. She will be back soon.

3. I haven´t done my homework ................ I´ll do it soon.

4. I have been living in this village ........................ 1985.

5. I have been ill a lot ...................

6. Daniel has ...................... been late for school in his life!

7. I have been listening to the radio .................... hours.

8. “Have you .................... been to England?” “Yes, I was there last year”

2. Complte the sentences with the Present Perfect Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Why is this tense used? Is it the same in your language?

1. Our teacher ................... (talk) to us for hours.

2. The children .................. (watch) TV all day.

3. Elaine ...................... (live) here since 1992.

4. Here are your keys. ................................ (you/look) for them?

5. They ................ (try) to find a cure for years.

6. Your hair is wet ..................... (you/swim)?

7. I ........................ (not wait) for very long.

8. Tom .............. (work) here since 1980.