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Answer for exercise 1

The solution for exercise 1 in chapter 9B - Fearof.net of English File Pre-Intermediate - Workbook by Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden and Jerry Lambert

Question

  1. Complete the conversations with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use contractions where possible.
  2. Rewrite the sentences and correct the mistakes in bold phrases.
  3. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in brackets and for or since. Use contractions where possible.

Answer

a)

  1. hasn't been
  2. 've had
  3. have you lived
  4. 's worked
  5. haven't heard
  6. 've had

b)

  1. How long have you had your dog?
  2. Gill's hated spiders since she was a child.
  3. How long has your brother been an actor?
  4. We've been married for ten years, and we're very happy.
  5. My cousin's been in the USA since February.
  6. He's had the same job for eight years.
  7. I've had this bike for a long time.

c)

  1. 've known each other for
  2. 've only had him since
  3. hasn't rained for
  4. 've been together for
  5. hasn't been on holiday for
  6. 've lived here since
  7. haven't eaten anything since
  8. 's played in the band for
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