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13            Now imagine you are on holiday and                       5 She/work for SmartLabs/for
                fy       write what you would say in a short email.

                                                                                  6 She/live in Hertford/since
                r                                                     \
                   we're on holiday in...
                                                                                  7 Ben/meet Sarah/ago
                   we've been here for ...
                   Last week was terrible...
                                                                                  8 Sarah and Ben/be married/for
                  B.uctthis week has been m,u.ch better ...
                                                                                  9 They/buy house/ago


          SI4 Look at the information about Sarah's life. Then
                write sentences using the present perfect or past           £15             Now write true sentences about yourself
                simple and since, for, ago or when.                               *         using the present perfect or past simple
                                                                                           and the time expressions in the box.
                 Age                                                                       You can change the times in bold.

                 0-18     lives in Manchester
                                                                                    for three years             since I was eleven
                          studies biochemistry at university in                    just                         two years ago
                 18-21                                                              in July                     when I was six
                          London
                                                                                    last week                   yesterday
                 21       starts a job with SciTech in London                       never                       yet
                          gets a new job with Smart Labs in
                 25
                          London
                                                                                     (Ve friendJohn for si* years.
                 27       meets Ben
                                                                                     I learnt to read when I was five.
                 29       gets married to Ben

                          buys a house in Hertford, 30 minutes
                 31
                          from London

                 34        NOW



                 Sarah is 34 years old. She lives in Hertford.
                 She works for Smart Labs and is married to Ben.


                ÿ Sarah/live in Manchester/for
                   Sflrflh Lived in Ma Chester for is years.
                   ÿ                                                              T Self-evaluation Rate your progress. j
                ÿ She/move to London/when
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                                                                                                               J. u
                   .she rÿoved to London when she was is.
                ÿ She/know Ben/since
                                                                                       2
                   .she has known Ben sin¿e she was 2ÿ.
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                1 Sarah/go to university/ago
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                2 She/study biochemistry/for                                           7
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                3 Sarah/finish university/when
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                4 She/work for SciTech/for                                           12
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