10 OPTIMISE YOUR GRAMMAR | Standard A2

Present perfect simple: for, since, Unit round-up

already, just, yet
1 Find and cross out one word in each
sentence that is not necessary.
1 I’ve known my best friend for six years yet.
2 Ben just hasn’t done anything about his foot yet.
3 Don’t worry. We’ve already have spoken to
the doctor.
4 They’ve been here since for this morning.
5 The bookshop has just opened since.
6 Have you just finished your homework yet?
2 Choose the correct words.
1 I think I’ve just / already broken my finger.
2 Have you took / taken your medicine yet?
3 I’m worried. Max has been ill since / for Monday.
4 Oh no! The bus has / hasn’t already left. We’ll
have to call a taxi.
5 You’ve got a stomach ache because you’ve ate /
eaten all those sweets.
6 They haven’t been to the dentist for / since over
a year.
5 Choose the best answer (A, B or C) to fill
each gap.
Living in one of the world’s healthiest
cities: Copenhagen
I’m Magda, I’m 13 and I live in Copenhagen,
which is one of the healthiest cities in the world.
It’s a great city. I’m from a small town in the west
of Denmark, but my parents decided (1)    here
when my dad got a new job and we’ve been here
(2)    five years.
I really (3)    cycling and Copenhagen is a great
city for it. Over the last few years, more people
(4)    using their cars and started cycling to
school and work so it’s really safe and the air is
clean too. You can also (5)    visiting the parks
or walking along the canals or by the sea.
If you want (6)    healthy food, it’s also very
easy to find it. Lots of new healthy cafés and
restaurants (7)    since we came to live here.
Actually, my school has (8)    started serving
really healthy vegetarian food too. It’s amazing.

Verb patterns: verb + infinitive / -ing

1 A to move B moving C living
3 Match to make sentences.
2 A since B already C for
1 The dog tried   
3 A enjoy B want C chose
2 The teacher told   
4 A stopped B stop C have stopped
3 Anna asked the nurse   
5 A hope B spend time C decide
4 I kept   
6 A eating B eat C to eat
5 Paul hoped   
7 A have opened B opened C open
6 Erica enjoyed   
8 A yet B to C just
a) to get better quickly after he broke his leg skiing.
b) playing tennis with her friends.
c) to open the cupboard door to get some food.
d) us to stop talking and read.
e) getting headaches after playing video games.
f) to put a bandage on her leg.

4 Choose the correct words.

1 I haven’t finished writing / to write my
report yet.
2 The doctor decided giving / to give my grandad
a different medicine.
3 She stopped taking / to take the pills when she
felt better.
4 They don’t mind watching / to watch basketball
but they prefer football.
5 My parents agreed paying / to pay for my new
computer.
6 Carl hopes being / to be out of hospital soon.

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