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Conversation 2

Caller: . . . (6) some problems with my phone (7) .

Agent: What’s the problem, sir?
Caller: . . . Ever (8) I dropped it, the screen (9) really unclear.

Conversation 3

Caller: Finally! (10) on hold (11) twenty minutes.

Agent: Thank you for your patience. (12) a lot of calls today.
Caller: My Internet connection (13) since (14)
power yesterday.

8 EDIT. Read the conversations. Find and correct six more errors with the present perfect and
past time clauses.
seen
1. A: That’s a nice watch, Paulo. I don’t think I’ve saw it before.

B: I’ve only had it since two weeks. It was a birthday present from my parents.

2. A: I’ve been on a diet for two months ago.
B: Oh, how much weight have you lost?

A: Not much, but I felt so much better since I started my diet.

3. A: How long are you interested in music, Anna?
B: Oh, I’ve loved music since I am a child. My mother used to sing to me all the time.

4. A: Kazu, you speak French! I didn’t know that.

B: Yeah, I took it in high school. But I don’t speak French for several years. I’ve forgotten a lot.

9 APPLY.
A In your notebook, write five facts about yourself that are true at the present time. Do not write
permanent facts such as I am Japanese. Use the verbs in the box and the simple present.

be have live own study want

I own a motorcycle.

B Work with a partner. Share your facts from exercise A. Ask questions about your partner’s
facts with How long and the present perfect. Use for or since in your answers.

A: How long have you lived on Taylor Street?
B: I’ve lived on Taylor Street since 2010. / I’ve lived on Taylor Street for several years.

C Form a group with another pair of students. Share some facts about your partner with
the group.

Dalia has been married for nine years.

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