Impressive events

Grammar
1. Underline the most appropriate verb structure.

a) I've been knowing / I've known / I know Alice since I was a child.

b) I had / I've had / I used to have breakfast with Ben this morning.

c) I'm talking / I've been talking / I was talking to Cathy just before the lesson started.

d) I like / I'm liking / I'd like Dan a lot - he's one of my best friends.

e) I've learnt / I've been learning / I'm learning English for about the same number of years as Erica.

f) I've gone / I've been / I've been going out to dinner with Frank lots of times.

g) I've already met / I already met / I'd already met Gina before I joined this class.

h) I was having / I used to have / I'd have a friend called Harry, but we've lost touch with each other.

2. Choose five sentences from Exercise 1 and change the names to make the sentences true for you.
 Impressive events
Grammar
Match the verb structures with the examples from the text below.

a) Present simple _______

b) Present continuous _______

c) Past simple _______

d) Past continuous _______

e) Present perfect simple _______

f) Present perfect continuous _______

g) Past perfect simple _______

h) Past perfect continuous _______

I (1) live in a small flat in London. I (2) 've been studying management and my course (3) has almost
finished. When I (4) arrived, I (5) 'd been planning to look for a job here, but now I (6) 'm thinking of going
to the United States. I (7) 'd never wanted to go there before, but I (8) wasn't expecting to find London so
expensive.
Underline the most appropriate verb forms in the text.
Impressive events
Grammar

I am just buying / have just bought a really cool pair of blue sunglasses. I walked / was walking
around Camden Market when I have seen / saw a new designer shop. I had been looking / used to
look for some Aviator glasses for ages, and the shop was selling / had sold some very cheaply. I
used to have / would have a very similar pair. I had always been feeling / always feel so much more
comfortable when I 'm wearing / have worn sunglasses.