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The key answer of exercise 6

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 7.1 - The secret of success for the textbook Speakout Intermediate - Students' Book with authors Antonia Clare and J. J. Wilson from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Read sentences a)-e). Underline examples of the present perfect simple and circle examples of the present perfect continuous.
  2. Match sentences a)-e) with rules 1-3. Some sentences will match more than one rule.

Answer

a)

  1. Martina ['s been playing] tennis since she was three years old.
  2. Anya ['s been going] to ballet lessons since she was a child.
  3. I've known Max for years.
  4. How long [have] you [been studying] French?
  5. He's always enjoyed playing sport.

b)

  1. sentences a), b) and d)
  2. sentences c) and e)
  3. sentences a), b), c) and d)