Traveller C1

Unit 1

Pygmallion
Act I

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 Module one
Unit One Education
Key vocabulary
Word Definition meaning
Getting ahead To make progress ‫ الى االمام‬/‫تقدم‬
Root out Remove ‫يقتلع من الجذور‬
Bristled Stood in the end ‫يقف الشعر‬
Scarcely hardly ‫بالكاد‬/‫نادرا‬
Originated began ‫ بدء‬/ ‫نشأ‬
Enhance improve ‫حسن‬/‫ نمى‬/‫عزز‬
Simultaneously At the same time ‫فى نفس‬
‫معا‬/‫الوقت‬
Endeavour effort ‫ حاول‬/ ‫سعى‬
‫بذل‬/
Flexibility The quality of adapting easily ‫مرونة‬
Needful Necessary ‫حيوى‬/‫ضرورى‬
Nurtured Cared for / protected / developed ‫غذى‬/‫ ربى‬/‫رعى‬
Cyberspace The imaginary place where ‫الفضاء‬
electronic messages exist ‫االلكترونى‬
Initiative A new plan for dealing with a ‫روح‬/‫مبادرة‬
particular problem ‫المبادرة‬
‫خطوة اولى‬

*Finish the sentences with a word(s) from the table:

1. Activities at school should be done…….with learning other subjects.
2. The cat's fur ……………… and it arched its back.
3. I ………….. heard him laugh all his life.
4. Football is thought to have …………….. in the UK and then it spread
and developed in most countries of the world.
5. The government are ………………. to locate the source of the problem
and solve it
6. You can improve your body's ………………… by exercising a lot.
7. She wants to stay at home and ……………. her children.
8. You can find the answer to almost any question in …………………..
9. The peace ……………. was welcomed by both sides.

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10. After Revolution 25th January, we need to
………………..corruption at all levels.
11. This is a great opportunity to……………….the reputation of the
company.
Objectives of Education ‫أهداف التعليم‬
Word Definition meaning
prioritise To put problems in order of importance ‫يعطى‬
‫االولوية‬
Acquisition of knowledge Gaining knowledge ‫أكتساب‬
‫معرفة‬
Instilling of values To gradually make sb think or behave ‫ترسيخ القيم‬
Competent workforce Good standard/ having enough skill ‫عمالة ّذات‬
‫كفاءة‬
Perspective A particular attitude towards something ‫وجهة نظر‬

Words relating to Education

Word Definition meaning
Rote learning ‫تعلم عن ظهر قلب‬
Boarding school ‫مدرسة داخلية‬
Exchange student ‫طالب التبادل الثقافى‬
Extracurricular activities ‫أنشطة غير صفية‬
Physical education ‫تربية بدنية‬
Corporal punishment ‫عقاب بدنى‬
Vocational training ‫تدريب مهنى‬
Distance learning course ‫دورة تعليم عن بعد‬

*Complete the sentences with words from the table:

1. ……….involves memorizing facts word for word as they appeared in text
books.
2. ………courses provide students with the skills needed for a particular job.
3. Teaching ………at school is important as healthy minds are in healthy bodies.
4. ……….is suitable for people who don’t have the opportunity to attend the
academic institutions.
5. ……….is no longer considered an acceptable way to discipline children.
6. ……….give the children the opportunity to take part in pursuits that interest
them.

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7. As a /an ………I learnt a lot about the customs and traditions of the country I
was studying in.
8. ……………is a school where children can live during to the school year

Prefixes
Under Less than
Estimate Underestimate ‫استخف‬/‫بخس قدره‬
Fund underfunded ‫تعاني نقصا في‬
‫التمويل‬
Staff understaffed ‫نقص بالعمال‬
Paid underpaid ‫يتقاضى أجرا هزيال‬
over More than usual/ too much
Rate Overrated ‫مبالغا فيه‬
Qualified Overqualified ‫كثير المؤهالت‬

1. Never ……………..your opponent

2. The government does not admit that the Hospital Service is ………………..
3. The problem with employing people who are ………….. for the job is that they
often don't stay in it for long.
4. In my opinion, her reaction when he proposed to her has been…………..
5. Teachers complain of being overworked and ……………..
6. If a shop, business or organization is …, it does not have enough employees
Verb-noun derivatives:
suspension suspend ‫ فصل مؤقت‬-‫أيقاف‬
instruction instruct ‫تعليم‬
Collaboration collaborate ‫تعاون –اشتراك‬
correspondence correspond ‫مراسلة‬
Assessment assess ‫تقدير‬-‫تقييم‬
expulsion expel ‫نفى‬-‫طرد‬
*Finish the sentences with the previous voc. :
1.After violating the school rules ,James was ………..
3.Continuous ……….. involves various methods to monitor students’
performance.
4.Students have to ……….with their peers when doing project work.
5.Jack was given a five-day ………….for hitting a younger student.
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6.Conventional means of ……..,like letter writing, develop students’
communications.
Extraordinary ‫استثنائى‬
Unprecedented ‫ال مثيل له‬
Independent ‫مستقل‬
Enables ‫يمكن‬
Incomprehensible ‫ مبهم‬/ ‫غامض‬
Exercises on Vocabulary
Choose the correct answers from a,b,c or d :
1. The idea of learning abroad was………in Sweden.
Located originated bristled stuck
2. He speaks two languages. He is …………………….
Mono-lingual mono-syllabic bilingual irregular
3. The quality of adapting easily means……………
Flexibility priority importance difference
4. I'll travel abroad to…………..my languages.
Bristle enhance originate Endeavour
5. Plant facts and………..everything else.
Run out keep away root out run on
6. Don't ………your potentials you are often capable of achieving more
than you think.
Overqualified understaffed underpaid underestimate
7. I think that film is…………I didn't really think it was that good.
Overrated understaffed underpaid under qualified
8. ………..punishment is no longer considered an acceptable way to discipline
children who don't conform to an establishment's rules and regulations.
Collaboration corporal vocational bilingual
9. ……….training course are designed to provide students with skills
needed for a particular job.
Boarding rote vocational corporal
10. Students memorize facts word for word through………
Rote learning activities exchanging distance learning
11. A ………is suitable for people who are interested in furthering their
studies.
Rote learning curricular activities
corporal punishment distance learning
12. As an…………..student, I learnt a lot about the customs and
traditions of the country.

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 Expelled exchange instructed educated
13. I attended a/an …….school as my parents always traveled a lot.
Boarding extended breading private
Write a dialogue of at least six exchanges on the following situation :
- A tourist asked the receptionist about the most important historic places in Egypt
which he could visit
Write two paragraphs of not less than 18 lines on the following :
-Reading is one of the most important means to enlarge the scope of knowledge .

Grammar
Present Simple , Progressive, perfect
and perfect progressive

Present Simple
: ‫ يستخدم للتعبير عن حدث متكرر أو عادة‬
Nurses look after patients in hospitals. Birds fly.
: ‫يستخدم للتعبير عن حقيقة‬
Water is a renewable form of energy.
:) ‫يستخدم للتعبير عن حدث يتم لفترة طويلة ( ممتد‬
I have a bath every other day. I prefer coffee to tea.
: ‫ يستخدم المضارع البسيط في حالة طلب أو إعطاء التعليمات و االتجاهات‬
How do I get to the station? You go straight on, then you turn left.
: he / she / it ‫ للفعل مع‬s ‫ عادة يضاف‬
want wants hate hates
‫) قبل كل األفعال و بعد‬adverbs of frequency( ‫تستخدم الظروف الدالة علي التكرار‬
:‫ و الظروف الدالة علي التكرار هى‬. To Be
never / rarely = seldom / not often / sometimes = occasionally / often=
frequently /usually / always
I always try to save energy. She's often late for work.
‫ تأتي إما في بداية الجملة أو نهايتها‬adverbs of time‫الظروف الدالة علي الزمن‬
We watch TV every night. Every night we watch TV.
: ‫ كفعل أساسي‬do ‫ الحظ استخدام فعل‬
 He does his homework once a week. How often does he do his homework?
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 : ‫ في حالة نفي المضارع‬don't / doesn't ‫ تستخدم‬
 He studies hard. He doesn't study hard.
: ‫ و يمكن أن يستخدم المضارع البسيط مع الظروف الدالة علي الزمن و الكلمات اآلتية‬
ever / generally / / nowadays / on Mondays, on Tuesdays /once/ twice a
..…year / every week , day, year, summer
Do you ever go to school on Friday?
She frequently visits the Pyramids.
: ‫ في حالة السؤال عن المضارع البسيط ويكون الفعل في المصدر‬do / does ‫ تستخدم‬
Do you speak English?
Does she play tennis?
am / is / are + PP. ‫المضارع البسيط في صيغة المبنى للمجهول‬
Somebody cleans this room every day.
This room is cleaned every day.
‫األفعال التي ال يأتي معها مفعول ال تُستخدم في المبني للمجهول مثل‬:
Camp, roar, appear, arrive, begin, break, come, cough, decrease, die,
disappear, drown, fall, go, happen, increase, laugh, lie, matter, rain, rise,
sneeze, snow, stop, swim, wait, work."
Heat and light come from the sun.
A strange thing happened yesterday.
:‫۩ الحظ صياغة األسئلة التالية في المضارع البسيط‬
۩ Where do you come from? = Which country do you come from? ‫للسؤال عن‬
‫الجنسية‬
I come from England/ Italy…
۩ What's your nationality? ‫ جنسية‬I'm English/ Italian.
۩ What do you do? = What's your job? = What do you do for a living?
I'm a teacher.
۩ Where do you live? = What's your address?
15 Lincoln Street, New York.
: ‫ يستخدم المضارع البسط (أو المضارع التام) بعد الروابط اآلتية والفعل الثاني يكون مستقبل أو أمر‬

After / Before / When / As soon as / the moment /till / until + ‫مضارع بسيط أو مضارع‬
‫تام‬

 After I write the letter, I’ll go out.

 Before he goes to bed, he will have dinner.
 As soon as she has received the fax, she will travel to Rangoon.
We’ll leave the moment we get the car fixed.
 She won’t go to the bank until she gets the cheque..

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  First she will take some exercise. Then she will use the computer.
(After/Before/until)
After she finishes the book, she will lend it to me.
Before she uses the computer, she will take some exercise.
She won’t use the computer until she takes some exercise.
: ‫ الحظ أنه يمكن استخدام فعل أمر بدال من المستقبل البسيط‬
 After you finish your work, call me.
 Before you go to bed, turn off the lights.

Present Continuous Tens

:‫ التكوين‬
Am/ is / are + v. +ing
‫ الكلمات الدالة عليه‬:
now / at the moment / look! / Listen! / at present
She is writing a letter now.
I am reading an interesting book at the moment.
«:‫ الحظ عدم استخدام هذه األفعال في األزمنة المستمرة‬
love ‫ يحب‬like ‫ يحب‬hate ‫ يكره‬prefer ‫يفضل‬
want ‫ يريد‬need ‫ يحتاج‬deserve ‫ يستحق‬suppose ‫يفترض‬
mean ‫ يعنى‬understand ‫ يفهم‬believe ‫ يصدق‬remember ‫يتذكر‬
contain ‫ يحوى‬consist ‫ يتكون‬know ‫ يعرف‬belong ‫يخص‬
see ‫ يرى‬hear ‫ يسمع‬smell ‫ يشم‬taste ‫يتذوق‬
recognize ‫ يتعرف على‬realize ‫ يدرك‬surprise ‫ يفاجئ‬astonish ‫يدهش‬
seem ‫ يبدو‬possess ‫ يمتلك‬own ‫ يمتلك‬depend ‫يعتمد‬
concern ‫يتعلق بـ‬/‫ يهم‬matter ‫ يهم‬lack ‫ ينقص‬owe ‫يدين‬
weigh ‫ يزن‬measure ‫ يقيس‬agree ‫يوافق‬
، ‫ بعض األفعال الواردة في الجدول السابق لها معني آخر مختلف واذا جاءت في الجملة بهذا المعني‬
:‫يمكن استخدامها في المضارع المستمر‬
 I'm thinking of going out tonight.
 She is seeing her doctor this afternoon.
 They are having lunch at the moment.
 She is tasting the soup to see if it is ready.
:‫ في حالة« السؤال عن المضارع المستمر‬
 Is she doing the homework now?
 Are they painting the house at the moment?
‫ معني الجملة أحيانا يدل علي المضارع المستمر‬
► Hurry up! We are all waiting for you.
► Be quiet. I am studying my lessons.
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 :)‫استخدام المضارع المستمر للتعبير عن المستقبل (و يشير أيضا إلى وجود ترتيبات مسبقة‬
He's flying to India next Monday. (He's got his tickets.)
I'm going home in half an hour. (I have arranged it with the boss)
 I can't see you tomorrow. We're visiting relatives.
 I am seeing the boss tomorrow. (I have an appointment with him.)
:‫ يمكن أن يُستخدما في المضارع المستمر أو المضارع البسيط‬feel / hurt ‫ الفعالن‬-5
►How do you feel? / How are you feeling?
►My head hurts. / My head is hurting.

am / is / are + being + PP. ‫المضارع المستمر في صيغة المبنى‬

‫للمجهول‬
Somebody is cleaning the room.
=The room is being cleaned.
:‫ في حالة السؤال عن المضارع المستمر‬
- Is she doing the homework now?
- Are they painting the house at the moment?
: ee ‫ إال إذا انتهي الفعل بـ‬ing ‫ قبل إضافة‬e ‫ الحظ حذف حرف‬
invite inviting write writing
: ‫ بمعني يصبغ‬dye ‫ ويشذ عن ذلك فعل‬
She is dyeing her hair.
‫ األفعال ذات المقطع الواحد وتنتهي بحرف ساكن يسبقه متحرك نُضاعف فيها الحرف األخير‬
: ing ‫قبل إضافة‬
hit hitting sit sitting
dig digging run running
- They are digging a well at the moment.
: :ing ‫ والحظ أيضا مضاعفة الحرف األخير في األفعال اآلتية قبل إضافة‬
prefer preferring refer referring
begin beginning
Choose the correct answer:
1- In many countries, the wind (use – uses – is using – is used) to generate
electricity.
2- Scientists (want – wants – are wanting – are being wanted) to find more
forms of renewable energy.
3- Huge amounts of electricity (is produced – produce – are produced – are
producing) in nuclear power stations.
4- Holes (drill – is drilled – will drill – are drilled) into the earth to find hot
water.
5- In some cities, rubbish (burn – burns – is burnt – is burring) to produce
electricity.
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 6- Water (heat – is heated – are heated – is heating) to turn it into steam.
7- The steam (is piped – pipes – is piping – are piped) to a power station.
8- Electricity (produces – is producing – is produced – produce) from the
water in the power station.
9- Electricity is sometimes (to make – making – makes – made) from wind
turbines.
10- In many parts of the world, wood (burns – is burnt – is burning – to
burn) to heat people's homes.
11- Plants and trees (are used – are using – will be using – use) for different
purpose.
12- She often (is working – works – was working – work) at the weekend.
13- We (use – are used – will be used – is used) palm trees to produce
vegetable oil.
14- Sugar cane is (grow – growing – to grow – grown) and used to make fuel
for cars and other vehicles.
15- We (are used – use – using – to use) different types of energy in Egypt
today.
16- He (talks – is talked – is talking – was talking) to the boss right now.
17- As soon as he (finish – finished – finishes – to finish) doing the job, he
will see a movie.
18- She (won't leave – didn't leave – wouldn't have left – not leaves) until
she receives a phone call.
19- Be quiet! I (listen – have listened – was listened – am listening) to the news.
20- He (is seeming – seem – seems – was seeming) very happy now.

The Present Perfect Tense

:‫ التكوين‬
Have / Has + PP.
 He has just bought a new car.
 They have already done the shopping.
:‫ يستخدم المضارع التام للتعبير عن‬
: ‫ حدث تم في الماضي وال يزال له تأثير في الحاضر‬-1
  My car has broken down. = I have to go to work by bus.
: ‫ حدث تم في الماضي و ما زال مستمر في الحاضر‬-2
  I have done this job for many years. = I still do this job.
  BUT I lived in Cairo for many years.
 = I live somewhere else now.(‫)ماضي بسيط‬
: ‫يستخدم المضـارع التام مع كلمات مثـل‬
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 already / just / ever / never / yet / since / for / lately / recently /
so far / up till now / how long
: ‫ و يستخدم إذا بدأت الجملة بمـا يلـي‬
  It’s/This is the first (second…) time..
  It’s(This) is the only…
  In the last few years/months
  In recent years
  over the ages / over the years / over the centuries «/‫علي مر العصور‬
‫القرون‬/‫السنين‬
 It’s the first time I have been to this place.
 This is the only play I have seen.
  Egypt has made great progress in the last few years.
.PP : ‫ والتصريف« الثالث‬have/has‫ تأتي بين‬ever/never/just/ already ‫ الحظ أن‬
  I have just written the letter.
: ‫ في اإلجابة‬never ‫ في السؤال و‬ever ‫ الحظ استخدام‬
  Have you ever travelled by plane?
  No, I have never travelled by plane.
 Just = a short time ago/ a minute/ a moment ago
  They left the building a minute ago. (just)
 = They have just left the building.

Since + ‫بداية الحدث‬ since / for ‫ الحظ استخدام‬

 Since last week / last summer / 1999 / five o’clock / October / this
morning / yesterday / then / Monday / breakfast

For + „‫فترة زمنية‬

 For a week / the last week / a year / five hours / three months / two
days / a long time
  I haven’t cleaned the house for a week.
  She hasn’t phoned us since October.
: ‫ نستخدم المضارع التام‬since ‫ في حــالة وجـود فعـل واحــد مع‬
‫ و الفعل الثاني في‬past simple ‫ ماضي بسيط‬since ‫ يأتي بعد‬، ‫ في حـالة وجـود فعلين‬
: ‫المضارع التام‬
  I haven’t seen her since she graduated.
: since ‫ مـع‬ago ‫ الحظ أنه يمكن استخدام‬
  I haven't seen him since three years ago.
: past simple ‫ نستخدم‬، ‫ فقط‬ago ‫ ولكن في حالة وجود‬

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  I saw him three years ago.
Last / The last time / ago + past simple
:‫ بدال من الكلمات السابقة نستخدم مضارع تام منفى‬since / for ‫ عند استخدام‬
  I last had my hair cut when I was in Cairo. (since)
 = I haven’t had my hair cut since I was in Cairo.

  The last time I met Jennie was in 2000. (since / for )

 = I haven’t met Jennie since 2000.
 = I haven’t met Jennie for 9 years.
 = I haven't met Jennie since 9 years ago.
  The last time I played chess was six years ago. (since/for)
 = I haven’t played chess since 2003.
 = I haven’t played chess for six years.
 = I haven't played chess since six years ago.
:.started to / began to + inf ‫ نستخدم‬for ‫ بدال من‬ago ‫في حالة استخدام‬
  He has learnt English for six years. (ago)
 He began / started to learn English six years ago.
:‫ نستخدم التركيب اآلتي‬for ‫ بدال من‬since ‫ الحظ انه عند استخدام‬

It’s + ‫ فترة زمنية‬+ since + ‫ فاعل‬+ + last + ‫ماضي بسيط‬

  He hasn’t visited his uncle for a long time. (since)
 It’s a long time since he last visited his uncle.
:‫ نستخدم صيغة تفضيل‬never ‫ بدال من‬ever ‫ الحظ انه عند استخدام‬
  I have never done such a tiring job. (This is…)
 = This is the most tiring job I have ever done.
  ‫ الحظ أنه عند استخدام‬never ‫ بدال من‬ever ‫ نستخدم‬such (a/an) adj. + n.:
  This is the worst luck I have ever had. (never)
 = I have never had such bad luck.
‫ في الجملة المنفيــة‬yet ‫ الحظ استخدام‬
  I haven’t finished my homework yet.
:‫ نستخدم مضارع تام منفى بدال من المضارع المستمر‬still ‫ بدال من‬yet ‫في حالة استخدام‬
  He is still writing the report. (yet)
 He hasn’t finished writing the report yet.
: just / already ‫ في نفي جمــلة بهـا‬yet ‫ تستخدم‬
  He has just arrived. He hasn’t arrived yet.

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 Grammar
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The present perfect
simple and continuous

: „‫يستخدم المضارع التام في الحاالت اآلتية‬

:‫ حدث بدأ في الماضي وما زال مستمرا‬-1
►She has worked very hard this week.
►She has lived here for 10 years.
: ‫ حدث تم مؤخرا أو منذ فترة قريبة‬-2
►He has just passed the exam.
►She has already done the homework.
: ‫ للتعبير عن خبرة شخص في شيء معين‬- 3
►He has always enjoyed fishing.
: ‫ للتعبير عن حدث تم في الماضي وله صلة بالحاضر‬-4
.Charles has written a number of short stories►
‫الجملة السابقة تدل ضمنا علي أن هذا الشخص ما زال حيا ويمكن أن يكتب المزيد من القصص‬
„:‫ويستخدم المضارع التام اذا بدأت الجملة بعبارات معينة مثل‬
.This / It / That is the first / second / third / only / best / worst, etc
.This is the first time I have seen this man►
.This is the fifth time you have asked me this question►
.It is the worst film I've (ever) seen►
:‫الحظ الفرق بين ما يلي‬
Have / has gone to ‫ذهب إلي مكان ولم يعد منه بعد‬
Have / has been to ‫ذهب إلي مكان وعاد منه‬
►She has been to Myanmar. She came back two days ago.
►He has gone to Turkey. He will be back in a few days.

:‫ولذلك نستخدم عادة السؤال التالي عندما نسأل شخص عن المكان الذي كان موجودا فيه وعاد منه‬
►Where have you been?
►I have been to London.

Present Perfect Continuous

: ‫يتكون المضارع التام المستمر„ من‬

Have been / has been + V+ing.

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 : ‫ويستخدم المضارع التام المستمر„ عادة مع الكلمات‬
since / ever since / for / all day
‫يستخدم المضارع التام المستمر„ ليدل علي حدث بدأ في الماضي و مازال مستمرا حتى اآلن‬
: ‫ويعبر عن‬
: ‫ حدث مستمر حتي الوقت الحاضر‬-1
.I've been studying all day
: ‫ حدث تم بانتظام بدأ في الماضي واستمر حتي اآلن‬-2
.I've been running a lot recently
.I've been learning Spanish for the last few months
.It has been raining heavily for the past three days
: ‫ تفسير لموقف في الحاضر‬-3
.I've been running – that's why I'm so tired
.I'm sorry about this mess. I've been painting my room
„:‫ وغالبا ما تكون في الجملة كلمات تدل علي االستمرار‬

since…….still for……..now
for……….still for………yet
since …….yet all day

.He has been working there ever since he passed his exams
.He has been working there for a long time / for 3 years
.It has been raining for three days now
They started to do the homework at 6 o’clock and they are still doing it. (since)
They have been doing the homework since 6 o’clock.
She started to clean the house two hours ago and she hasn’t finished yet.(for … now)
She has been cleaning the house for two hours now.
We have been living here for 6 years and we don’t intend to move.
‫ أحيانا يستخدم المضارع التام المستمر„ مع‬How long :
How long have you been smoking?
:‫في الماضي البسيط‬When „‫ بمعني‬How long ago ‫ولكن الحظ استخدام‬
How long ago did you do the job? = When did you do the job?
: ‫يستخدم هذا الزمن غالبا مع األفعال التي تستغرق وقتا طويال إلي حد ما مثل‬
teach / learn / rain / cook / sleep / play / run / study / write / read /
stay
It has been raining for the past three hours.
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 : present perfect ‫إذا ذكر عدد مرات حدوث الفعل يستخدم المضارع التام‬
He has written three letters.
‫الحظ أن هناك أفعال ال تستخدم في األزمنة المستمرة حتى مع وجود كلمات تدل علي االستمرار في‬
:)‫ (راجع هذه األفعال في الوحدة األولي‬:‫الجملة‬
I have known him for ten years now.
I have owned this washing machine for 5 years now.
He has been in the army for 5 years now.

:Exercises on Grammar
 Choose the correct answer:
1- Rania (has been working-worked-had worked-is working) as a doctor
for the last ten years.
2- Fareed (has been working-works-had worked-has worked) all night
and he is very tired.
3- Dawud has been learning English (for-ago-when-since) he was 7
years old.
4- Ali has been travelling (for-ago-when-since) the last five days.
5- I have been doing my homework (for-ago-when-since) three hours.
6- What (have you doing-have you been doing-are you been doing-did
you do)? You look so tired!
7- I (have been working-had worked-worked-were you working) on this
English exercise for the last hour!
8- They have been doing the homework (for-ago-from-since) 6 o’clock.
9- She has been cleaning the house (for-ago-from-since) two hours now.
10- We (lived-have lived-have been living-were living) here for 6 years
now and we don’t intend to move.
11- She (revised-has been revising-had revised-revises) for the test for
three hours now.
12- He has been learning French (for-since-while-when) the age of six.
13- She (passes-is passing-has just been passing-has just passed) the
driving test.
14- (Do-Did-Have-Had) you watched that film yet?
15- Where's Hala? I can't see her. – She (goes-has gone-has been-had
been) to the shops.

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 Exercises on Grammar
Choose the correct answer:
1- We have been building a new house (since – for – ago – in) last
month.
2- He has been learning French (for – since – while- when) the age of
six.
3- We have been waiting here (since – for – ago – while) two hours.
4- He has been playing football (since – for – while – when) 16 years.
5- I (work – have to work – have been working – will work) hard since
the morning.
6- She (has to revise – has been revising – had revised – revises) for the test
for three hours now.
7- She (passes – is passing – has just been passing – has just passed) the
driving test.
8- I (tried – was trying – have been trying – have to try) to phone you since
yesterday afternoon.
9- (Do – Did – Have – Had) you watched that film yet?
10- Where's Hala? I can't see her. – She (goes – has gone – has been – had
been) to the shops.
11- She (has been studying – has been studied – had to be studied – will be
studied) hard all day.
12- They (have to learn – had learnt – have been learning – are learning) Spanish
for the last few months
Rewrite the following sentences:.
1- I’m always being asked to help people. ( People )
2- Mr Henderson came to teach in this school five years ago. ( for )
3- Do insects frighten you? ( Are )
4- You lent me the book a week ago and I’m still reading it. ( yet )
5- The last time Stephen spoke to me was at the committee meeting.( since)
I’ve planned to visit my uncle next week. ( visiting )
6- Are you understanding what the teacher says? ( Do )
7- He comes to school early at all times. (always )
8- It’s arranged that she will spend two weeks in Alexandria in August( spending
)
9- Sama has been writing letters all day. (Letters )
10- - It’s three months since I visited my aunt. ( Begin with: I )
11- It’s a long time since I read an English story. (Begin with: I haven’t)
12- Three years ago I met Ali at a party. That’s the last time I saw him ( since )
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13- You lent me that book a week ago and I’m still reading it. (Use: yet)
14- The last time I ate fish was in Alexandria. ( Use: since )

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