Page 22 - English Grammar in Use Suppl. Ex. - Fifth Edition

Units Present perfect simple and continuous
Units
7–12 (I have done and I have been doing)

23 Complete the email with the present perfect simple form of the verbs.

From: Theresa
To: Flora
Subject: Hello from NYC!
Hi Flora
As you can see, I (1) ’ve arrived (arrive) safely. Paul and I (2) (already / do)
lots of things even though (3) (I / only / be) in New York twenty-four hours.
(4) (I / not sleep) for two days! (5) (I / take) hundreds of
photos already. Paul (6) (show) me lots of famous landmarks and
(7) (I / eat) a real American breakfast. (8) (I / ride) in a
yellow cab and (9) (I / travel) on the subway too. (10)
(I / not spend) any money yet because Paul (11) (pay) for everything so far.
I’ll email you again tomorrow when (12) (I / have) some sleep.

Love, Theresa

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24 Tick (✓) the sentence which means the same as the first sentence.

1 Have you ever visited Ibiza? 4 We’ve just got home from the beach.
a Did you visit Ibiza? a We were at the beach very recently.
b Have you been to Ibiza? ✓ b We haven’t been to the beach for a long time.
c Have you visited Ibiza recently? c We went to the beach yesterday.
2 This is the first time I’ve been skiing. 5 My manager hasn’t been at work for a week.
a I’ve been skiing once before. a My manager has left the company.
b I haven’t been skiing for a long time. b My manager has been away for a week.
c I’ve never been skiing before. c My manager didn’t come to work last week.
3 I’ve had two holidays this year. 6 I haven’t checked my emails since this morning.
a I’ve just come back from holiday. a I have just checked my emails.
b I’ve been on holiday twice this year. b I haven’t checked my emails today.
c I’ve been away for two weeks. c I checked my emails this morning.

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