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Complete the sentences with one word. 2 Complete the formal tetter with the present perfect simple or
1 The lights are on. She musl be home. continuous form ofthe verbs in brackets.
2 You awfull What's wrong?
3 I what time it is. Dear Albert,
4 Her boyfriend didn't stop. He have seen her. I am writing to complain about your proposed
5 Rudi looks he didn't steep last night. changes to our agreement regarding business flights.
5 Sara's not at school today. I suppose she be Emptoyees from TNN' (fty) with BusyAir
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itt. for over twenty years now, and our retationship until
7 What's that noise? It tike a fire alarm. now - (be) more than cordiat. Each year
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8 My mother didn't catt me on my birthday. She we r (negotiate) a reasonable increase
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have forgotten. in fares and every month our accounts department
4-, (deat) promptly with your invoice.
I fail to understand why on this occasion you
LL$ eresent perfect simple and 5
continuous (choose) to communicate your
proposaI in this impersonaI manner.
We use the present perfect:
Regarding the price increase itsetf, I can only hope
. continuous for something which has been happening 6
you (make) a mistake. This year we
repeatedly in the very recent past. '/ (pay) on average nearty 8o per cent of
. simple when something has happened on several occasions
the futt business rate and you are now proposing that
over a period of time and may happen again. we pay the futI fare.
. continuous wilh for or since to say how [ong an action has
Since receiving your fax, my colleagues and I
been in progress. 8 (discuss) our retationship with BusyAir
. simple with for or sinceonly ifthe verb is one which is not
and we wish to express our indignation at the lack of
commonly used in continuous tenses. respect we have suffered at your hands.
. simple for a recent action that is now comptete.
Yours sincerely,
. .ontinuou, for a recent action that is ongoing.
Benjamin Murray
I Complete the two sentences in each pair with the present
perfect simple and the present perfect continuous form of the
verbs given. Use contractions where possible.
Verb patterns (1)
1 SWIM
a Wittiam 50 tengths today. Some verbs are fotlowed by an infinitive.
b We in a mountain stream and now we're vlr r,raniad lo lc.ava.aarl1 but wg couldn'J.
frozen. Some verbs are fotlowed by + object + infinitive.
I won't allor^r the children to ttal up.
2 sEE
a I a[[ of Woody Allen's films. Some verbs are followed by + obf ect + base form.
b Lily Adam for over two years now. Wil\ the.1 lat u* *la1 and *ao tha ond?
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3 STAY Some verbs are foltowed by + (obiect) + -ing form.
a Daisy : in rented accommodation since \ ir gnJoY comrng 10 5e0 JOu.
she arrived in London. Some verbs are foltowed by + object + past participte.
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b We ..''-'--..---- at this guesthouse a few times tha had her naite potished ai the hairdre*som.
before.
Verbs which are only fottowed by an infinitive afford, agree,
4 DISAPPEAR oppear, decide, expect, foil, happen, hope, monage, mean,
a My car isn't where I parked it. lt ! pretend, promise, refuse, seem, wont.
b Bags from the changing rooms for
Verbs which are onty fottowed by an -ing form: admit,
severaI weeks now.
appreciate, avoid, can't stand, consider, contemplate, delay,
5 STOP deny, dislike, enjoy, escape, face, feet like, finish, forgive,
a Now you _--.=_-- arguing perhaps you can telt
- mention, miss, practise, put off, resent, risk, suggest,
me what happened. understond.
b The potice pedestrians to ask them
Some verbs are followed by both an infinitive or an -ing with
about the burgtary.
tittle or no change in their meaning: begin, tike, love, hate,
prefer, start.