Page 27 - English Grammar in Use Suppl. Ex. - Fifth Edition
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Units
           Units     Present perfect and present
           137-
           1–4,
           145
           7–12      (I have done / I have been doing and I do / I am doing)

               31    Choose the correct alternative.
                     Megan meets her friend Jess in a cafe.
                     megan:   Hi, Jess, how are you?  (1) I haven’t seen / I haven’t been seeing you since the summer.
                     jess:    No, (2) I’ve been revising / I’ve revised for my exams.  They’re next week.  What about you?
                     megan:     Well, a few days ago I met a website designer, Steve, (3) who’s looking / who’s been
                              looking for some help for weeks.  (4) He offers / He’s offered me some work from
                              next week.
                     jess:    That’s great.
                     megan:     Yeah, and every day since then (5) I look / I’ve been looking at his sites.  (6) He’s designed /
                              He’s been designing three or four really cool ones already.  But (7) he doesn’t have / he isn’t
                              having enough time to do all the new ones.  That’s why (8) he’s needing / he needs me.
                     jess:      That’s really good.  Hey, who’s that guy over there?  (9) He’s looked / He’s been looking
                              at us since we met.
                     megan:    Oh, wow, that’s Steve, the guy (10) I’ve been telling / I tell you about.
                     jess:    (11) He’s looking / He looks like a student or something.
                     megan:    Shh.  (12) He’s coming / He comes over.
                     steve:   Hi, Megan.
                     megan:    Hi Steve, this is my friend Jess.
                     steve:   Hello.  (13) Do you using / Are you using the wi-fi in here at the moment?
                     jess:      Yes.  (14) I come / I’m coming here most days for lunch and since there’s free wi-fi
                              (15) I’ve checked / I’ve been checking my email at the same time.
                     steve:   And (16) do you enjoy / are you enjoying the food here?
                     jess:    Er, yes.  It’s always very good.  But why?
                     steve:   Oh, just interested.  (17) I own / I’m owning this cafe.
                     megan:   I didn’t know that!
































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