1
8
Use the prompts to act out
dialogues, as in the example.
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a. Fill in the correct preposition, then explain the phrases.
1
Ann has been
absent
....................... work for two weeks.
2
It has taken Mark a long time to become
accustomed
.......................
the Australian climate.
3
They
accused
him ....................... stealing the car.
4
We need to
agree
...................... a time to meet.
5
He
apologised
................. Mary ................ being late last night.
6
Emma has
applied
................. Leeds University .................. a place on
the History course.
7
Some people don’t
approve
..................... the council’s plan to build a
new shopping centre in town.
8
The old man was
begging
...................... food.
9
Do you
believe
........................ magic?
10
Rob has been
busy
........................ the redecorating all week.
Prepositions
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Circle the correct tense.
1
I’m afraid I can’t make it tonight. I ............... the estate agent at 7
o’clock.
A
see
B
am seeing
C
have seen
D
have been seeing
2
The film ................... at 7:30.
A
has been starting
B
has started
C
is starting
D
starts
3
He ................... to find a cleaning woman for a month now.
A
has been trying
B
tries
C
is trying
D
has tried
4
Look! You ................... coffee all over my desk!
A
have been spilling
C
were spilling
B
have spilt
D
spill
5
He ................... the property section of the newspaper every day, but
he still hasn’t found anything.
A
has been reading
B
is reading
C
have read
D
read
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Make up sentences about yourself,
using present tenses and the time
adverbs in the list.
yet
still
already
for
since
at the moment
every
day
now
next Saturday
1 exhausted – work/garden
plant/flowers (
✓
)
prune/bushes (
✓
)
water/lawn (
✗
)
A: You look exhausted. What have you
been doing?
B: I’ve been working in the garden.
A: What have you done?
B: Well, I’ve planted some flowers and
pruned the bushes but I haven’t
watered the lawn yet.
2 tired – do/homework
finish/Maths (
✓
)
write/composition (
✓
)
study/test (
✗
)
3 excited – organise party
send out/invitations (
✓
)
book/caterers (
✓
)
book/band (
✗
)
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Use the prompts to write
sentences, as in the example. Use
present perfect
or
present perfect
continuous
.
1
Ann can’t get into the house.
(lose/her key)
Ann can’t get into the house. She has
lost her key.
2
Tom’s sunburnt.
(sit/in the
sun/all morning)
3
My eyes hurt.
(watch TV/hours)
4
John passed his Maths exam.
(study/hard)
5
Nick has lost a lot of weight.
(be/
on a diet)
6
Amy looks so happy!
(buy/new
house)
b. Chain Story. Read the beginning of the story, then, one after the
other, continue the story using the phrases in bold from Ex. 12a.
John Smith worked as an office
manager. He was very
good at his job, but
unfortunately he
wasn’t able to go to
work because he
was very ill. He was
absent from
work for three
weeks.
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