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    HEAAADERLOGORIGHT

    GENERAL ENGLISH · GRAMMAR PRACTICE · PRE-INTERMEDIATE (A2-B1)

    CHANGES

    QrrkoD Scan to review worksheet

    Expemo code:
    1DU2-72EB-D239

    1 Listening

    Listen to the dialogue and put T (True) or F (False) next to each statement.
    Audio

    1. Alice looks different than before.


    2. Mark’s hair is shorter than before.
    3. Alice quit her job last month.
    4. Alice works as a tour guide.
    5. Alice doesn’t enjoy her job.
    6. Mark has a different job now.
    7. Mark speaks a little Russian.

    2 Grammar - Present perfect

    Now study the information in the box and complete the dialogue on the next page, putting the verbs
    in brackets into the present perfect.

    We use the present perfect (I’ve started working as a tour guide) when we talk about
    a change that happened between a time in the past and now. We don’t say when this
    change happened. When we talk about a finished action in the past, and if we say when
    it happened, we use the simple past (I visited Russia last year).
    To form the present perfect, we use have/has + past participle.
    The present perfect of work:

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    affirmative forms negative forms questions

    I’ve (=I have) worked I haven’t worked Have I worked?


    You’ve worked You haven’t worked Have you worked?
    He/she/it’s worked He/she/it hasn’t worked Has he/she/it worked?
    We’ve worked We haven’t worked Have we worked?
    You’ve worked You haven’t worked Have you worked?
    They’ve worked They haven’t worked Have they worked?

    Short answers
    Yes, I have. / Yes, you have. / Yes, he has ...
    No, I haven’t. / No, you haven’t. / No, he hasn’t ...

    Mark: Hi Alice, it’s good to see you again. I (not/see) you for ages. How
    (you/be)?
    Alice: Not too bad.
    Mark: I see you . (change)
    Alice: Yes, I (be) on vacation. I see you (change) too. Your hair is
    longer than before.
    Mark: Yes, I (not/cut) it since last year. How’s work?
    Alice: Well, I quit my job.
    Mark: Really? When did that happen?
    Alice: Last month.
    Mark: And (you/find) a new job yet?
    Alice: Yes, I ’ve started (start) working as a tour guide.
    Mark: That’s great. Do you enjoy your work?
    Alice: Oh, yes. I (make) lots of friends at work. And what about you? Are you still
    working for the same company?
    Mark: Yes, I (not/change) my job. I’m still a graphic designer and still working for the
    same company. But I (travel) a bit.
    Alice: Where (you/be)?
    Mark: Well, I visited Russia last year. It was really interesting. I can speak a little Russian now.
    Alice: Wow.

    Listen again to check your answers.

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    3 Practice
    Look at the pictures below. Each picture is about a change from past to present. Complete the
    sentences about each picture using the phrases below.
    lose weight put on weight go up
    start a family grow old stop raining

    1. They .
    2. He .
    3. He .
    4. She .
    5. The price .
    6. It .

    4 Since and for


    Look at the diagram and the sentences below.

    I haven’t seen you since 2010.

    I haven’t seen you for years.

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    Now complete the rules with ‘since’ or ‘for’:

    1. We use the present perfect with when we talk about a period of time up to now.
    2. We use with the present perfect when we talk about a specific point in time (up to now).

    Complete the sentences below with ‘since’ or ‘for’:

    1. I haven’t had a vacation last year.


    2. I’ve lived here 10 years.
    3. Paul and Jane have been married 20 years.
    4. Simon hasn’t lived overseas 2001.
    5. Mario has been on vacation nearly one month.
    6. It hasn’t rained ages.
    7. Pierre has been at work seven hours.
    8. Have you spoken to her yesterday?
    9. They haven’t cleaned their house last September.

    5 Present perfect vs. Simple past

    Think about your life last year and now. Look at the sentences below. If they are true for you, put ‘T’.
    If they are false, correct them to make them true. Compare with a partner.

    1. I haven’t changed my home address. 7. I’ve learned another language.


    2. I’ve bought a car. 8. I’ve started a new hobby.
    3. I haven’t been on vacation. 9. I haven’t traveled.
    4. I’ve been to a wedding. 10. I’ve started a business.
    5. I’ve changed my name. 11. I’ve changed my job.
    6. I’ve made new friends. 12. My lifestyle has changed.

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    Now have a conversation with your partner about the things that have changed. Student A, ask
    questions with where/what/when/who, for example ‘Where did you go?’, ‘Who did you meet?’, ‘When
    did that happen?’

    A: Hi, I haven’t seen you since last year. What’s new?


    B: I’ve been on vacation.
    A: Where did you go?
    B: I went to Thailand.

    FOOOOTERRIGHT Learn without forgetting! 5/5


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