Exercise 1 page 63:

1. We’ve lived here for ten years.
2. I’ve played the guitar since I was about 12.
3. I haven’t seen Giorgio for months.
4. We’ve been married for about fifty years.
5. They’ve been here since 10 o’ clock.
6. It hasn’t rained for a few days now.
7. No one has heard from Andy since his birthday.
8. I haven’t seen Gemma for several weeks.

Exercise 2 page 63:

1. Hi, Jenny. I haven’t seen you for ages. How are you?
2. I’m fine. And you?

1. Nice car! How long have you had it?
2. For about six month.

1. How do you know Antonella?
2. We have been friends for years. We have known each other since we were at primary school.

1. Where do you live?
2. In Rome.
3. Nice! Have you always lived in Rome?
4. No, I’m from Milan originally.
5. Oh, how long have you been in Rome?
6. I have been here for about ten years.

1. Would you like some chorizo?
2. No, thanks. I don’t actually eat meat. I’m vegetarian.
3. I didn’t know that. How long have you been vegetarian?
4. Well, I have never eaten meat, actually. I have been vegetarian for all my life.

Exercise 3 page 63:

1. Thomas and I have been friends since we were at elementary school.
2. It has rained for about a month.
3. I have played for a couple of years.
4. Polly has done since she was twelve.
5. I have bought for about two years.

Exercise 1 page 64:

1. We’ve spent a lot of money recently.
2. She arrived at 6.30.
3. We haven’t watched TV recently.
4. I’ve seen Anthony earlier today.
5. They got married in 1996.
6. I haven’t eaten since breakfast.
7. We went to the cinema two weeks ago.
8. Have you had lunch yet?
9. What did you do last night?
10. Was Jake been at the party on Saturday?

Exercise 2 page 65:

1. Have you seen the Lord of the Rings films?
2. Yes. I have seen them lots of times. I watched them all the time when I was about twelve.

1. I have lost my mobile. Have you seen it?
2. Have you looked in the all? I saw in there earlier.

1. How long have you known Peter?
2. We met when we were in primary school. We have known each other for about ten years now.

1. Have you seen Gina recently?
2. Yes. I saw her this morning, actually. She was here in Oxford for a meeting, but she has gone back to London now.

Exercise 3 page 65:

In the 1990s, the mobile phone was a new exciting invention. Since then, the mobile phone has became an important part of everyday life. And at heart of mobile phone use is SMS text messaging. Phone companies first introduced texting in 1995, but initially it was possible only between people on the same network. Cross-network texting didn’t became available until three years later, in 1998. Since then, texting has take over from the phone conversation as the way to communicate and today billions of text messages are sent every day.

The mobile phone has also became much more than just a phone. It is also a camera, a music player and a way to connect to the internet. And apps, which first appeared in 2009, allow users to play games and instantly obtain information about almost anything.

Furthermore, the mobile phone itself has became a fashion object. It is a statement of who you are – both in the way it looks and the way it sounds. Users have been able to download personalized music ringtones for several years now. In fact, in 2006, a song based on the Crazy Frog ringtone became a chart hit in several countries.

Exercise 4 page 65:

1. It hasn’t rained for weeks.
2. How long is it since when you last went on holiday?
3. We have lived in Perugia 2008.
4. It’s been ages since I last spoken to Joanna.
5. When did you buy your scooter?
6. The last time I saw John was about a month ago.