Enact the imaginary interviews making use of all the Present Perfect Tense patterns

B) Mr. Burnside about the particulars of the audit procedure.

ACTIVITY

GRAMMAR EXERCISES

■ Ex. 1. Study the tense patterns below. Answer the questions based on the information of Units I—III.

a) — How long has Ben Rosselli had lung cancer?

— He has had lung cancer for two years.

since 1966.

1. How long has Ben Rosselli been President of FMA?

2. How long have Roscoe Heyward and Alex Vandervoort been rivals?

3. How long has Juanita Nunez been in trouble?

4. How long has Edwina D'Orsey been head of the main downtown branch?

5. How long has Alex Vandervoort had an overall responsibility for the credit card division?

6. How long have the Rossellis run FMA?

b) — Has Nolan Wainwright always been head of Security at FMA?

— No, he hasn't. He's been head of Security for the last five
years. Before that he was police chief of a small upstate
town.

1. Has Miles Eastin always been a thief?

2. Has FMA always operated the Keycharge System?

3. Has Harold Austin always been on the board of FMA?

4. Has Roscoe Hevward always disapproved of Edwina D'Orsey?

5. Have the odds always been against Alex Vandervoort?

6. Have counterfeit credit cards always been made from authentic sheets?

c) — Who is FMA's President?

— Ben Rosselli is.

— How long has he been President of FMA?

— Ben Rosselli has been President for thirty years.

— Who was the last President of FMA?

— Ben Rossell's father was.

— How long was he President?

— He was President for thirty five years.

Ask similar questions about Alex Vandervoort, Edwina D'Orsey, Nolan Wainwright, Roscoe Heyward, Burnside.

After the surprise audit at the main downtown branch the two FBI agents present in Edwina D'Orsey's office interviewed

a) Edwina D'Orsey about Miles Eastin's work record.

■ Ex. 2. Complete this newspaper article by putting each verb in brackets into the correct tense.

ERA'S END?

Whispers around downtown predict problems for FMA. Ben Rosselli, FMA President, whom thousands of fellow citizens (entrust) money for safekeeping for several decades is rumoured to be seriously ill. Ben Rosselli (run) FMA, a bank among the nation’s top twenty, since 1930. FMA (be) the last major American bank to be identified with a single entrepreneur. The first Rosselli — Giovanni — (found) the bank in the basement of a grocery store a century ago. FMA (reproduce) his patrician head on pass-books and travellers cheques as a symbol of probity. The rumour (affect) the price of FMA shares listed on the NYSE. It (fall) five and a half points since the news (become) known. Will the bank associated with the name which for generations (be) synonymous with stability go?

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