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• HELP WITH GRAMMAR
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• Questions with How long ... ?
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a Look at the text about Angus again. Then
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• 1 How long did Angus live in Glasgow?
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• 2 How long has he lived in a lighthouse?
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• b Answer these questions .
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• 1 Which question in 7a is in the Present Perfect?
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• 2 Which is in the Past Simple?
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• 3 Which question asks about where Angus lives now?
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• 4 Which asks about where Angus lived before now?
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• 5 Can you answer both questions with for and since?
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• c How do we make questions in the Past Simple
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• and Present Perfect with How long ... ?
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• d Check in lrl@M&@l:f> p144 .
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. a Look at the questions about a friend. Fill in the
gaps with the Present Perfect or the Past Simple of
the verbs in brackets.
1 What's your friend's name?
2 How long you him? (know)
3 Where you first him? (meet)

4 Where does he live?
MEG I live in a motorhome with my husband, Larry. We first 5 How long he there? (live)
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met when we were living in Houston, Texas, and we've been 6 Where he before that? (live)
married for twelve years. In Houston I was a waitress and
7 Where does he work or study?
Larry worked in a factory, but we both lost our jobs at the
8 How long he there? (be)
same time. After that we decided that we didn't want to live
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in one place all the time. We've lived in our motorhome since 9 When you last him? (see)
2008 and we really love it. It's quite spacious and we've got b 47 PRONUNCIATION Listen and practise the
central heating and air conditioning, so it's very comfortable. sentences in Sa. Copy the stress and weak form
And the best thing about it is that when we need to find work, of have.
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we just drive to a new town! What's your friend's name?
How long have / dv/ you known him?

Fill in the gaps with for or since.
a Think of a man or boy you're friends with.
1 for ten years 6 three weeks Decide how you can answer the questions in Sa
2 since 2010 7 Saturday about him.
3 an hour 8 I was born b Work in pairs. Take turns to ask your partner
4 a long time 9 ten o'clock the questions in Sa about his/her friend.

5 I was a child 10 ages
c Work in new pairs. Take turns to ask your
partner about a woman or girl he/she is
a Choose the correct verb forms in these sentences.
friends with.
Then complete the sentences for you.
1 I lived/'ve lived in my home since
Get ready ... Get it right!
2 When I was a child I lived/'ve lived in
3 I was/'ve been in this town or city since • Work in two groups. Group A p106.

4 I had/'ve had my mobile phone for Group B p112.
5 I was/'ve been in this English class for
6 I started/'ve started learning English ago.

b Work in pairs. Compare sentences.
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