Pag 143

n.1

a)    \

b)    Sophie has been going to the shops.

c)    I have been having French since March.

d)    I haven’t read this book yet.

e)    Paul has just left the room.

f)    I haven’t gone to the cinema for ages.

g)    I haven’t eaten snails before.

h)    I’ve forgotten Helen’s phone number.

n.2

a)    \

b)    I’ve received Tony and Barbara’s wedding invitation. I didn’t know they were getting married.

c)    The doctor has been visiting patients all morning

d)    The doctor has visited five patients so far.

e)    Tom’s been seeing Meg for almost a year now.

f)    Tom has seen Meg only in a photograph.

g)    Lee’s been watching videos since he woke up.

h)    Lee’s watched at least three videos since he woke up.

i)     Who’s been eating my chocolates? There are only two left.

j)     Who’s eaten my chocolates? There are none left.

n.3

a)    \

b)    I have been studying all day, and I have not finished yet.

c)    A: I have been phoning Carol all day, but there’s no reply.

B: I expect she has gone swimming with her friends.

d)    Have you heard the news?

Someone has robbed the bank at the end of the road.

e)    I have broken it, of course.

 

Pag.150

n.1

1.    \

2.    I thought you have been meeting Jonathan before.

3.    Did you ever think about finding a new job when you were younger?

4.    Too late! Dad had already spoken to Mum.

5.    Hurry up! We wait for an hour.

6.    He had worked in a office before.

 

n.2

a)    \

b)    I have no voice – I have been talking all day.

c)    I’m sorry you have lost your job – what are you going to do now?

d)    My dad was sure he has parked his car in front of the bank.

e)    Somebody has used my car – the tank is totally empty.

f)    By the time she met Tim, had already married three times.

g)    You look upset. Have you cried?

h)    She got really scared on the plane because she had never flown.

n.3

a)    \

b)    Hasn’t been studying

c)    Had learned

d)    Have been trying 

e)    Had not seen

f)    Had never helped

g)    Have been working

h)    Had not had

i)     Has been helping a lot

n.4

a)    I have been studying English for 10 years.

b)    Yes, I had.

c)    I have been studying words about sports.

d)    Yes; I have been visiting England.

e)    No, I haven’t.

f)    Yes, I have.

n.5

a)    Non sono mai stati all’estero prima di adesso.

b)    Hanno giocato a tennis insieme per anni.

c)    Siamo stato fortunati, il tempo era bello.

d)    Non l’ho ancora incontrata. E’ carina?

e)    Quanto hai vissuto in quella casa prima di trasferirti?

f)    Mi ero appena sposato quando decisi di trasferirmi in Spagna.

g)    Mio padre ha lavorato per Alitalia per 30 anni.

n.6

a)    Marco has been living in Paris for one year.

b)    We have never been to Greece.

c)    Have you yet met the new secretary?

d)    I have never seen such a thing like this.

e)    Sally and Peter have been working together for many years.

f)    Last Saturday we had gone to Carlo and Daniela’s house.

g)    When I met Mike, he had just moved to Miami.

h)    My son was born in this house.