Question

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: present perfect or simple past. (In some cases the present perfect continuous is also possible.)

4 Ann: Hello, Jack! I (not see) you for ages! Where you (be)?
Jack: I (be) in Switzerland. I (mean) to send you a postcard but I (not have) your
address with me.
Ann: Never mind. You (have) a good time in Switzerland? How long you (be) there?
Jack: I (be) there for a month. I only just (get) back. Yes, I (enjoy) it thoroughly. I (ski)
all day and (dance) all night.
5 Ann: I (ski) when I (be) at the university, but I (break) a leg five years ago and since
then I (not do) any.
6 When I first (come) to this house, it (be) a very quiet area. But since then a new
housing estate (be) built and it (become) very noisy.
7 My son (not start) work yet. He's still at the High School. ~
How long he (be) at school? ~
He (be) at the High School for six years; before that he (spend) five years at the
Primary School in Windmill Street.
8 I just (hear) that Peter is in Australia. ~
Oh, you (not know)? He (fly) out at the beginning of the month. ~ You (hear) from him? Does he like
the life? ~
Yes, I (get) a letter last week. He (tell) me about his job. But he (not say) whether he
(like) the life or not. Perhaps it's too soon to say. He only (be) there three weeks.
9 I (not know) you (be) left-handed. ~
I'm not left-handed; but my oil-heater (explode) yesterday and I (burn) my right hand,
so I have to use my left.
10 This bicycle (be) in our family for fourteen years. My father (use) it for the first five
years, my brother (ride) it for the next five, and I (have) it for the last four.

Answer 1

Răspuns:

Ann: Hello, Jack! I haven't seen you for ages. Where have you been?

Jack: I was in Switzerland. I ment to send you a postcard but I dind.t have your address with me.

A: Never mind. Did you have a good time in Switzerland? How long were you there?

J: I was there for a month. I only just got back. Yes, I enjoyed it thoroughly. I was skiing all day and dancing all night.

A: I skied when I was at the university, but I broke a leg five years ago and since then I haven't done any. When I first came to this house it was a very quiet area. But since then a new housing estate was built and it became very noisy. My son hasn't start working yet. He's still at the High School.

How long has he been at school?

He has been at the High School for six years; before that he spent five years at the Primary School in Windmill Street.

I've just heard that Peter is in Australia.

Oh, didn't you know? He flew out at the beginning of the month. Did you hear from hom? Does he like the life?

Yes, I got a letter last week. He told me about his job. But he didn't say whether he liked the life or not. Perhaps it's too soon to say. He's only been there three weeks.

I didn't know you were left-handed. I'm not left-handed; but my oil-heater exploded yesterday and I burnt my right hand, so I have to use my left.

This bicycle has been in our family for fourteen years. My father used it for the first five years, my brother rode it for the next five, and I've had it for the last four.

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