Complete the letter by putting the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the present perfect continuous.
Dear Jimmy,
How are you? I’m sorry I 1) … (not / be) in touch lately, but I 2) … (study) hard for my exams. Well, let me tell you my news!
To start with, I 3) … (have) a really nice haircut and I look so different now! I 4) … (also / sign up) for a taekwondo class! We 5) … (not / start) yet, but we’ll start in a week. My friend, Billy, 6) …. (take) the same class for two weeks now. I think you 7) … (meet) him before. He was at the college concert last week. Billy says that it’s great exercise and a lot of fun. He 8) … (not / have) many lessons yet, but he 9) … (already / learn) some basic moves. I’m so anxious to start next week. I think it’ll be great!
Well, that’s my news! Let me know what you 10) … (do) with yourself lately.
Is it true that you’re moving to Paris? 11) … (you / find) a house yet?
Write back soon.
Bob
Fill in: gone to, been to, been in.
1. Can we leave now, please? We’ve … this shop for two hours!
2. Tina has … the bank, would you like to wait until she comes back?
3. We haven’t … the flea market for ages. Do you want to go next week?
4. How long have you … this country?
5. Ivan hasn’t … the library. He’s upstairs, in his room.
6. Have you ever … the Bolshoi Theatre?
Underline the correct item.
1. Lucy has ever / never bought anything from a charity shop before.
2. Alex has been going out a lot recently / last.
3. How long / So far have people been celebrating Buy Nothing Day?
4. Martin isn’t here. He’s just / yet gone out.
5. Pat spent her holidays on the Greek islands two years since / ago and she loved it.
Fill in the gaps with a/an or the where necessary.
Penny−wise & Pound−foolish
There is 1) … expression in 2) … English language that perfectly describes someone who is very careful about how he will spend 3) … small amount of money but isn’t careful at all with large amounts. 4) … expression is «penny−wise and pound−foolish».
Are you 5) … type of person who manages 6) … money in 7) … similar way? My friend Jim is. Last year we went to 8) … London on 9) … holiday and he didn’t want to buy 10) … souvenirs from 11) … Gatwick Airport because he thought they were too expensive. However, he was more than happy to spend £115 12) … hour to go down 13) … River Thames on 14) … private boat!
Choose the correct item.
1. We didn’t buy … things from the eco−bazaar.
A. many
B. little
C. few
2. Alexia speaks … French.
A. a few
B. a little
C. much
3. I don’t think Evan is making … effort to lose weight; he’s just eaten a whole pizza!
A. many
B. a little
C. much
4. They saw … nice things to buy at the charity shop.
A. a few
B. a lot
C. a little
5. Can’t you keep … of your money? Do you have to spend it all on jewellery?
A. very few
B. many
C. a little
6. … people at my school know about Buy Nothing Day; most of us haven’t heard about it.
A. Many
B. Few
C. Very little
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