Exercises from page 74 to 79

Ex. 1

1. I have never win a quiz
2. How long have you been sunbathing?
3. Can you believe that? We have been playing this game of chess for four hours!
4. I have been collecting stamps for years. I have collected over 5,000 so far.
5. What has been Andy doing? He’s covered in paint! He has been painting his room
6. Have you ever went camping? Yes, I have went once. But I haven’t going since.
7. My sister has broke her favourite doll. Oh, what a shame. Has she had it for a long time? Yes, she’s been having it since she was little.
8. Are you tired? You have been working hard all the afternoon. Yes, I am a bit. I haven’t had a break for three hours. I have been trying to write my essay and I have only wrote.

Ex. 2

1. We have been played this game for about an hour.
2. I’ve already done one job interview this week.
3. I’ve had my first lesson when I was about six.
4. It’s been ages since I’ve seen this film.
5. I’ve last worn this hat three years ago.
6. Kim has been watching TV since 7 o’clock.
7. They’ve been friends since they met on holiday.
8. We’ve just missed our couch!
9. Gina has stayed with us twice this year.

Ex. 3

1. How long have you been waiting? I’ve got here about ten minutes ago.
2. Did you go to the new exhibition at the art gallery? Yes, I went last week.
3. How long has he gone to keep-fit classes? Oh, not for long. He started them about six months ago.
4. The new sports centre has opened last week. Did you go there yet? The facilities are amazing. No, not yet. I’ve been too busy
5. Have you ever been on a cruise? But my grandparents went on loads. They have been going on them for years now, actually. Last year they have travelled around the Caribbean for a month. And the year before, they sailed around the Greek islands.
6. Did you enjoy the concert last night? I’ve been a fan of the band for years, so it has been fantastic to finally see them live. It’s the best gig I’ve ever went to. Did you go? Yes, I’ve loved it! I saw them twice before, actually. But last night it was the best I’ve seen them.

Ex. 4

1. Has been
2. Took part
3. Said
4. Has become
5. Was
6. Have worked
7. Explained
8. We have been ordering
9. Had

Ex. 1

1. Because I had already eaten
2. Because it had gone off
3. No, we had never met before.
4. No, they had already sold out
5. No, when we arrived there she had already left
6. Yes, I had never flown before.

Ex. 2

1. I finally found the book I wanted after I had looked on about ten websites.
2. He failed his exam because he didn’t study enough.
3. The plants died because no one had watered them.
4. We had lots to talk about. We hadn’t seen each other for months.
5. I wanted to surprise Max with the good news, but Jim had already told him.
6. Sam looked really tired when we had visited him, I think we woke him up.
7. Roberto had already left when we arrived at the party, so we hadn’t seen him.
8. I was a bit later and they already had dinner by the time I got there. I think they got fed up with waiting for me!
9. My parents met at University. I think they only had known each other for about six months before they got married.

Ex. 3

1. Decided
2. Had been
3. Never went
4. Had worked
5. Had saved up
6. Set off
7. Started
8. Had made
9. Had taken off
10. Realized
11. Started
12. It  turned out.

Ex. 1

1. He had been worrying
2. I think she had been crying
3. They hadn’t played well until that.
4. She had been complaining for months. How had she been working there long?
5. They had been playing. Yes, I heard it rained.
6. He had been working in theatres for 10 years.
7. He had been studying

Ex. 2

1. We had been queuing since 1 o’clock
2. I’ve been waiting
3. I’d been walking

Ex. 3

1. It says here that they had been living separately for three years before divorcing.
2. It says here that the athlete had been using drugs for years
3. Amazing! The winner had been using the same numbers for thirty years.
4. Apparently, they had been dating secretly for six months.

Ex. 4

1. Because I had already read it.
2. Hadn’t been waiting long
3. Had finished
4. I had seen
5. Had been going out
6. Had been playing tennis
7. Had never played
8. I think he had been running
9. Sam had been running