Teacher R

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English Classes
Teacher Rô
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Perfect Tenses
Aulas 03 e 04
Houses of Parliament
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A) Circle the correct answers.
I know Adrian for a very long time. We have
been friends since our first day at school,
thirty years ago. He came round to see me last
night to ask for my advice. His company has been
doing very well for the last few years, and they
have opened several new offices.
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They have just asked Adrian to move to Scotland,
to run an office there. He hasn't decided what to
do yet. He doesn't really want to move he has
never lived outside Manchester, and he bought a
new house there last year. But the new job would
be interesting, and very well paid. We talked
about it for a long time last night, but of
course I couldn't tell him what to do.
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B) Read about tennis star Martina Hingis. Write
the verbs in the present perfect. And choose time
expressions since or for.
Martina Hingis picked up her first tennis racket
at the age of two. Since then, she has become one
of the greatest tennis players in the world. Born
in Slovakia, she has lived in Switzerland for
many years. She became the outdoor Swiss champion
at age nine. Since then she has won many
international competitions including Wimbledon,
the U.S. Open, and the Australian Open.
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For young stars like Martina, life has its
difficulties. They are under constant pressure to
win, and they don't have time to just hang out
with classmates. In fact, Martina hasnt attended
school since 1994, and she has been in the
public spotlight for years. But she seems to be
handling her success well. Since she turned
professional, she has played tennis all over the
world and has earned millions of dollars. She
sees her life as normal because tennis has been
the most important thing to her since she was a
little girl.
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C) Complete the interview about Martina Hingis.
Use the words in parentheses to write questions.
Then answer the questions.
How long has she played tennis?
She has played tennis since she was two.
How long has she lived in Switzerland?
She has lived in Switzerland for many years.
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Has she won any competitions since the outdoor
Swiss championship?
Yes, she has.
Has she attended school since 1994?
No,she hasnt
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How much money has she earned since she began her
career?
She has earned millions of dollars.
How long has tennis been important to her?
Tennis has been important to her since she was a
little girl.

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A) Put in Present Perfect and Simple Past Verbs.

• The cat has eaten your supper. She took it off
  the table when I was out.  
• 2. Ann has left her job at the bank. She didnt
  like her boss.
• 3. I have bought a beautiful dress. I found it at
  Parkers yesterday.  
• 4. Cathy and Sam have sold their house. They got
  a very good price.

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5. Dad has found his glasses Where did he find
them? Under his pillow. 6. Bill has had an
accident. He fell off his bike last night.   7.
John and Sue havent arrived yet. They took the
wrong train.
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B) SIMPLE PAST or PRESENT PERFECT
Last year was not a good year for Pete and
Sonia. Pete had a car accident and spent a
month in hospital, Sonia lost her job, the
children didnt pass their school exams, and
a lot of other bad things happened.
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  This year has been much better. Pete has
changed his job, and is making much more
money. They have bought a new house. Sonia
has opened a small restaurant, and it's going
very well. They have had a baby. And the
other children have passed all their exams this
time.
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F) Relacione as colunas  1 My little brother
started school when he was six. 2 The Prime
Minister hasn't been abroad since January 3 I
caught a cold when we went out in the rain. 4
My father has been asleep in bed all day. 5 The
Red Cross started in the 19th century. 6 The
dentist has asked us to wait for a few minutes. 7
The last bus left several minutes ago.
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• G) Choose the correct form of the verbs.
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• My sister has been interested in medicine ever
  since
• she was a child.
• b) How long did you study before you qualified?
• c) Where did you first meet your husband?
• d) Is this the first time you've cooked pasta?
• e) We wanted to go to the theatre last night, but
  there weren't any seats.

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• H) Write either since or for in the blanks.
• I haven't seen my brother for 6 months. I haven't
  seen
• my sister since April.
• b) My wife and I have moved three times since we
  got married.
• c) We've lived here for three years, but we're
  going to move again soon.
• d) The Smiths have lived here for a long time.
  They've lived here since 1980.
• e) They have been married since last summer
• f) The clock on the campus tower hasn't moved
  since
• 3 13 on March 2, 1966.
• g) Nobody has been able to fix the clock since
  that time.

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I) Write sentences about these situations with
since and for. a) Jake has run a small business
for five years. b) Andy has lived in Dublin since
last year. c) Helen has played the piano for two
years. d) Rob has had a Mercedes for five
years. e) Jan has been living with Pete since
1994.