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Unit 1 Grammar practice 

Present tense review 4 Choose the correct alternatives.


‘Can I see your homework, please, Jane?’
1 Put the words in the correct order to form sentences.
‘I’m sorry. I haven’t finished / didn’t finish it.’
recently / been / you / anywhere / Have / interesting / ?
1 ‘Let’s get something to eat. I’m really hungry.’
Have you been anywhere interesting recently?
‘Hungry? But you’ve have / you’ve had dinner!’
1 adults / social networking sites / days / use / Many /
2 ‘Did Alicia go / Has Alicia been to Canada before?’
these
‘No, she never travel / she’s never travelled

outside the UK before.’
2 replacing / is / communication / Technology /
3 ‘What’s wrong with your hand?’
face-to-face
‘I’ve broken / break it.’

4 ‘Perhaps you should rest, Lucy. You’ve looked / look
3 Peter / at home / staying / today / is very tired.’
‘I am. I’ve been / am to the gym every day this week.’
4 you / for / at / Are / exams / moment / studying / the / ? 5 ‘Did you hear / Have you heard from Glen this
week?’
5 every / meet / Do / day / you / friends / your / ? ‘Yes, he called / he’s called twice today.’
6 ‘Do you want / Are you wanting to go out?’
‘No, it still rains / ’s still raining.’
2 Write sentences. Use the verb tenses in brackets.
7 ‘How often does the bus go / is the bus going into
Fred / stay / with his grandparents / in the holidays town?’
(present simple) ‘It is going / goes every hour on week days.’
Fred stays with his grandparents in the holidays. 8 ‘Quick! Run! There’s our bus!’
1 I / not play / tennis / today / because / it / rain ‘Oh no! We’re missing / ’ve missed it!’
(present continuous)
for / since / just / yet / already
2 Rafa / not often use / the phone / but / he / text / a lot
(present simple) 5 Choose A, B or C to complete the sentences.
Do you know where Sara is? I haven’t heard from her
3 Annie / not work / today  (present continuous) A ages.
A for B since C yet
4 you / listen / to music / every evening? 
1 I’ve given up, but Toni is still trying to do that
(present simple)
maths exercise.

A for B already C yet
5 who / Sally / talk to / on the phone / ?
(present continuous) 2 Have you met the new language assistant ?
A yet B already C just
3 She’s upset because she’s seen her boyfriend
3 Write sentences. Use the present perfect.
with another girl.
how many / text messages / you / send / today? A just B since C yet
How many text messages have you sent today?
4 My computer is broken, so I haven’t checked my
1 you / change / your / email address? messages .

A since B already C yet
2 I / not speak / to / Joe / today
5 Where have you been the past hour?

A since B for C already
3 you / finish / using / the computer?
6 I haven’t seen my brother he came home at

Christmas.
4 not phone / Paul / us / this week
A since B for C yet

5 how long / you / have / a laptop?

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