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0 What are the people saying? Look at the pictures
and complete the sentences with verbs from the

box. Use the present perfect.

break/ break buy cut eat find
give pass sell send stop

► 'Somebody ..:'1.?.^..^.r?.^:?.t/X..........the window
1 'John................. ..............usa postcard.'
2 '1......................... ........a hat.'
3 '1.........................
4 'The rain /
5 'Look what Peter.
6 '1......................... ....... my car.'

7 '1......................... ........too much.'
8 '1.........................
9 '1......................... ........my exam!'
10 '1.........................

Q Put the beginnings and ends together, and put in the present perfect verbs.

break/ change close find forget go leave lend lose see

0 Joe.. ,T?.T. i° . h i s leg, A 'Sorry. 1 know him, but 1...................... his name.'.......

1 Molly can't get into her house B 'Yes, his girlfriend...... ...............him.'.......
2 'He's looking unhappy.' C because she.............. ....... her keys.........
3 'Who's that?' D 'No, 1...................... it /
4 'That's a good film. Shall we go?' E so he can't go skiing. . o
5 'Where's Louise?' F 'Yes, she.................... .. her hair-style.'......
6 'Can 1borrow your bicycle?' G 'We can't. It /

7 Anton.......................a new job. H '1 think she................ .....to Ireland.'.......
8 'Shall we have lunch at the Cantina?' 1 'Sorry, 1..................... it to Maria.'......
9 'Denise looks different.' J He's working in a bank now........

Note the difference between gone (to) and been (to) in present perfect sentences.

'Where's John?' 'He's gone to Paris.' (He's there now.) Mary's gone swimming. She'll be back at 6.00.
I've been to Italy lots of times (and come back), but I've never been to Spain.

^ Put in been or gone.
1 'Where's Zoe?' 'She's.................shopping.' 4 They're not here. They've a ll.................. out.

2 Gary's.................. shopping. The fridge is full. 5 I haven't.................. to the cinema for weeks.
3 Have you ever.................. to the United States? 6 Katie's.................. to live in Greece.

We don't normally use the present perfect with finished-time expressions.

I've seen Ann. OR I saw Ann yesterday. BUT NOT Are-seen-Ano-yesterday-.
We use the simple past, not the present perfect, in stories (see page 47).

A man walked into a police station and said... (NOT A man has walked...)

In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full PERFECT TENSES 61
forms (for example I am, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.