1. Meeta has been / was afraid of spiders ever since he was
bitten by one as a kid. 2. Basketball has been invented / was invented more than 100 years ago. 3. Jenny was out of breath because she had been practising / had practised a dance routine. 4. The children haven’t been playing / didn’t play in the garden a lot lately because it’s been too cold to go out. 5. We’ve eaten / We’ve been eating at our local restaurant several times. The food is always really good! 6. The latest Disney live action film has been given / has been giving great reviews. 7. The volunteers have been collecting / had collected plastic on the beach all day, so they are really tired now.
B. Complete the sentences. Use the correct word or phrase
below. yet • for • recently • never • since
1. I go to the cinema a lot but I’ve ………………… seen such a terrible
film. 2. Leena is trying to be healthier, so she’s been eating a lot of fruits and vegetables ever ……… . 3. Lucy has had her dog ………………………. she was 10 years old. 4. Joe hasn’t collected a lot of information for his project …………………… . He needs to do some more work. 5. I haven’t been doing yoga ………………………. long but I’m really enjoying it.