Ex.110 Put each verb in brackets into the Simple Past, Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous

Ex.109. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous).

Growing Old in America

Ex.108 Complete the passage with present perfect or present perfect continuous forms of the verbs in parentheses. Mark all cases where both forms are possible and be prepared to explain any difference in meaning between the two tenses.

Ex.107 In pairs, take turns asking and answering questions about your own friends, classes, hobbies, and so forth.

Use some of the following ideas and be sure to add your own.

How long have you been...?

1. study / English (other subjects)

2. play / (sports)

3. do / (hobbies or crafts)

For years, the elderly were the "forgotten" members of American society, but in recent times this ___________ (change). The elderly ____________ (form) groups such as the Gray Panthers to represent their rights. These groups____________ (affect) America politically, economically, and psychologically. Most importantly, they _____________ (remind) America that elderly people are valuable and energetic citizens who shouldn't be forgotten.

Individuals, too, _____________ (make) their mark on the American conscience. For example, sixty-seven-year-old Dorothy Jackson, a widow from Gallup, New Mexico,___________ (become) quite a celebrity because of nationwide stories and articles about her. Dorothy ____________ (travel) from state to state in her mini-motor home for quite a few years. Since 1978, she ____________ (cover) more than 50,000 miles, from New York to California, from Canada to Mexico.

People like Dorothy ______________ (show) Americans of all ages that "age is only a state of mind. Just because you _____________ (grow) old does not mean that your time to enjoy life, to be productive, to grow and learn ____________ (end)."

1. Why are you out of breath? - I (run) …………………………….

2. The toaster is okay again. Dad (repair)…………………………. it.

3. I am so tired, I (work)………………………………… all day.

4. Your shirt is clean now. Maggie (wash)……………………….. it.

5. I'm afraid, I'm getting a cold. I (walk) …………………………home in the rain.

6. Your clothes smell awful! (you / smoke) …………………………..?

7. Peggy is ready for her exam now. I (help) ………………………………..her preparing for it.

8. It is dark in here because we (close) ………………………..the curtains. We want to watch a film and that's better in the dark.

9. His voice is gone now because he (shout) …………………………….all morning.

10. One can see through the windows again. Jane (clean)………………. them.

11. You are absolutely sunburned. You (sit)…………………... in the sun too long.

12. We can watch the film now. Michael (connect) ……………… the DVD player.

13. The room looks much nicer now. I (hang) …………………… up some pictures.

14. Freddy is soaked wet. He (wash) ………………………….. the dog.

15. I am not hungry. I (eat / already) ………………………….. something.

16. Can I go outside? I (do) ………………………. my homework.

17. My eyes are red because I (cut) ……………………………. onions.

18. I (play / not) ………….. the computer for half an hour, only for about 5 minutes. Bob (drive / not) ……………………….. a car for eight years.

Carla (go / not) ……………………… on holiday for three years.

CONTEXT

Ever since the day I (to decide) …………………. to move to London, I (worry) ……………… whether the decision I (to take) ………………….. was the right one. As I already (to sell) ………………… my house and (to arrange) ……………….. a new job, it is too late to change my mind. However, since then I (to hear) ………………… a lot of negative things about living in the capital, and lately some of them (to begin) ………………….. to bother me. I (to grow up) ………………………. in a fairly small town and I (to spend) …………………… all my life there. I always (to want) …………………… to live in a big city and so when my company (to offer) ………………….. me a job in their London office, I (to grab) …………………….. at the chance. But according to a programme I just (to hear) …………………….. on the radio, more and more people (to stop) ……………………. working in London recently, and a lot of large companies (to choose) ………………….. to move away from the center. Of course, I (to tell) ………………… my parents that I'm moving and they (to accept) ………………… my decision, but when I (to tell) ………………. my friends they (to seem) ………………….. rather shocked. Since then I (to hope) …………………….. secretly that the company would tell me that the move was off.

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