Grammar & vocabulary revision 1

Grammar
Present perfect 4 she was ten
5 I was born
1 Write the words in the correct order to make
sentences. 6 about a year

girlfriend just has split up Jack with his

4 Read the information about Matt and Ella.
Jack has just split up with his girlfriend. Imagine it’s the year 2014. Write Present perfect
1 you stayed up ever all night have ? sentences with for or since.

2 Lily been never to London has Matt met Ella in 1984, when they were children.
He started going out with her when they
3 have met we each other already were teenagers.
They got married in 2007.
4 still the boys haven’t a match won They bought their house in London in 2009.

They moved to the USA last year.
5 their yet parents have told they ?
Matt started working in New York in April.

6 just my spoken Maths teacher I to have I/know/Ella/thirty years
‘ I’ve known Ella for thirty years ,’ says Matt.
1 We/be together/we/be/teenagers
2 Complete the dialogue with the correct Present
‘ ,’ says Ella.
perfect form of the verbs and ever, never, just,
still, already or yet. 2 They/be married/seven years

Louise What’s the matter, Amina?
3 We/own/our home/London/2009
Amina My mum ’s just told (tell) me that she and
Dad want an arranged marriage for me. ‘ ,’ says Matt.
Louise I 1 (meet) anyone in 4 They/live/the USA/last April
an arranged marriage! I thought they didn’t
exist anymore. 5 Matt/have/job/New York/six months
Amina Well, it’s normal in my culture.
2 your parents
(try) to find a boyfriend for you? Present perfect v Past simple
Louise No, never! What will you do?
5 Complete the dialogue with the correct Present
Amina I don’t know. I’m only fifteen – I
perfect or Past simple form of the verbs.
3 (not leave) school
, but my mum Ella Have you been (go) to the
4 (plan) my marriage! cinema recently?
Louise Is he nice? Good-looking? Toby No, I 1 (not see) any
Amina I’ve got no idea! My parents films for ages.
5 (not introduce) me Ella I 2 (go) to the cinema
to him! last week, but I 3 (not
enjoy) the film very much.
Present perfect with for and since Toby Who 4 you (go)
with?
3 Complete the phrases with for or since. Ella David… why do you ask?
since we were children Toby Oh, no reason. How long 5 you
1 yesterday afternoon (know) David?
2 two years Ella Since we 6 (be)
3 a few minutes babies. He isn’t my boyfriend!
Toby Oh good!

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6 Complete the text with the correct Present Vocabulary
perfect or Past simple form of the verbs from
Relationships
the box.
9 Complete the sentences with the correct form
appear be become cost of the phrases from the box. Then put the
not change get not forget spend sentences in the correct order (1–8).

When David and Victoria Beckham got ask (someone) out introduce fancy
married in 1999, the couple 1 have an argument go out meet
£500,000 on their special day. At the time this get on well split up
2 a lot of money, but a I asked my best friend who he was and she
since 1999, incredibly expensive weddings me to him.
3 fashionable in the world b But last month he forgot my birthday and
of football. In 2009, one footballer’s wedding we about it.
4 £3 million!
c I saw this tall, good-looking boy and I really
But we 5 David and him!
Victoria’s wedding. And since then, the couple d 1 I met David at a party six months
and their children 6 ago.
regularly in magazines all over the world. Unlike
e On our first date we couldn’t stop talking –
footballers’ weddings, that’s something that
we with each other.
7 !
f David phoned the next day to
me .
Present perfect v Present perfect continuous
g We started with each other
7 Choose the correct alternative. immediately. 
How long has he waited/ been waiting for me? h I decided the relationship was over and
1 The film hasn’t finished/been finishing yet. we .
2 We’ve chatted/been chatting for hours!
3 I’ve sent/been sending Sara two texts but she
Extreme adjectives
hasn’t replied yet. 10 Complete the sentences with the words from the
4 Matt has revised/been revising all morning and box and the correct extreme adjective.
he hasn’t had a break yet.
5 It’s rained/been raining all day. When will it interesting tiring angry bad
stop? unpleasant funny good-looking
When Alice failed her Maths exam, her parents
8 Complete the text with the correct Present were angry , but when she failed English
perfect or Present perfect continuous form of the too, they were furious !
verbs from the box. 1 Last night I felt and this morning I
feel ! I have to stay in bed today.
avoid be (x2) decide have feel
2 This book isn’t – I haven’t laughed
know not arrive sit go out wait
once. The last one was better. In fact, it was
!
It’s nine o’clock. I ’ve been waiting for Kirsty 3 Daniel is , but Laura really fancies
for an hour, but she 1 yet. I Ben. She thinks he’s !
2 to finish with her. I don’t
4 The 15 km walk was , but the
want to, but I 3 fed up for
30 km walk was .
ages now. I 4 Kirsty for years –
5 I like reading about English history. It’s very
since we were twelve – and we 5
good friends since then. I 6 , especially Henry VIII and all his
with her for three months and most of the time it wives. I find them .
7 great. But recently Kirsty and 6 As a vegetarian I find meat quite .
I 8 lots of arguments and she But fish is even worse – it’s !
9 me since last week. I like
Kirsty, but I’m not an idiot. I 10
here for too long. I’ll finish with her tomorrow.

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