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The key answer of exercise 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 2B - Changing lives for the textbook English File Intermediate - Workbook with authors Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden and Jerry Lambert from Oxford University Press

Question

  1. Write the words and phrases from the list in the correct column.
  2. Complete the sentences with the present perfect simple form of the verb in brackets and for or since.
  3. Complete the conversations with the present perfect continuous form of the verbs.
  4. Circle the correct form. If both forms are possible, tick (✓) the sentence.

Answer

a)

for

  • a long time
  • six months
  • two weeks
  • three
  • days
  • years

since

  • 2015
  • Christmas
  • I was very young
  • lunchtime
  • Tuesday

b)

  1. 've had; for
  2. 's been; for
  3. 've known; since
  4. 's worked; for
  5. have lived; since
  6. have loved; since
  7. 've wanted; for
  8. hasn't spoken; since
  9. haven't seen; for
  10. 's liked; since

c)

  1. Have they been playing
  2. We've been travelling
  3. has he been working
  4. She's been looking for
  5. He hasn't been doing
  6. Have you been waiting
  7. I've been looking after
  8. I haven't been playing

d)

  1. ✓
  2. I've been studying
  3. have had
  4. ✓
  5. ✓
  6. I've known
  7. We've been going
  8. ✓
  9. Have you been riding
  10. I've washed