Unit 1
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REVISION
Present simple v present continuous
1 Choose the correct option.
0 I often do / am doing homework in the afternoon,
but today I play / ’m playing volleyball.
1 I usually am working / work in an office but this
week I work / am working at home.
2 He is / is being a geography teacher but this
month he teaches / is teaching history.
3 Amanda is travelling / travels around South
America at the moment. She loves / is loving
travelling.
4 Our teachers usually drink / are drinking tea,
but now they drink / are drinking coffee.
2 Complete the mini dialogues with the present
simple or present continuous of the verbs
in brackets.
0 A What is Oliver studying (study) at the
moment?
B He .......................... (study) chemistry.
A Why .................... he .................... (study)
chemistry?
B He .................... (want) to be a chemist.
1 A Where .................... (be) Silvia?
B She .................... (be) in the post office.
A What .................... she .................... (do)?
B She .................... (post) a letter.
Present perfect
3 Match a result 1–6 with an action a–g.
0 g   His hands are clean.
1   Her bike is broken.
2   They’re very happy.
3   I’m really tired.
4   The house is empty.
5   They aren’t hungry.
6   The dog isn’t in the garden.
a They’ve had a big lunch.
b She’s had an accident.
c Marie has taken him for a walk.
d They’ve passed their exams.
e I’ve been up all night.
f They’ve gone on holiday.
g He’s washed them.
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4 Complete the sentences using the present
perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
0 Mike is excited because he has been (be) on
the rollercoaster.
1 Sarah and James ...................... (fly) here from
Germany.
2 Mum ...................... (write) the shopping list.
3 The school is empty, the students ......................
(go).
4 You ...................... (leave) the window open again.
5 Use the prompts to write negative sentences
in the present perfect.
0 I / not finish / collecting all the cards
I haven’t finished collecting all the cards.
1 We / not do / our homework
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2 She / not prepare / her rucksack for tomorrow
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3 They / not tell / Sam about the party
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4 I / not decide / what to do this afternoon
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Present perfect v past simple
6 Choose the correct option.
0 I read / have read that book last month.
1 I woke up / have woken up at 6 am this morning.
2 When have you got / did you get married?
3 We have never been / never were here before.
4 We went / have gone there on holiday last year.
5 The train has arrived / arrived. Look! there’s
Peter.
6 Did you go / Have you been to school here when
you were a child?
Present perfect with just, already and yet
7 Put the words in brackets in the correct place.
0 I haven’t heard that song yet . (yet)
1 We have started eating. (just)
2 They have bought the tickets. (already)
3 I have woken up. (just)
4 Have you shown Joe this photo? (yet)
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