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Present Perfect or Present Simple? Are the verbs in bold type in these sentences right or wrong? Correct those which are wrong.
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1. He has worked for GKN for many years.
2. He has lived in Munich two years ago.
3. They have been married for four years.
4. I have bought a new car last year.
5. The Sales Manager has been in London yesterday.
6. I met my husband two years ago.
7. Profits have risen last month.
Use Present Perfect I or the Past Indefinite in the following sentences:
I. I never (to see) anyone more beautiful than your wife.
2. I (to meet) your husband this afternoon at Green Street.
3. He said, "You (to meet) this passenger. He calls himself Major Jones." "I (to speak) to him."
4. "You (to hear) the news?" "What news?" "About Ted and Dave. They (to be) out on the roof last night and Ted (to slip) and Dave (to try) to hold him but he couldn't and (to be) pulled off too. They're both in hospital with concussion and their people (to be) sent for."
5. I understand you (to have) an unpleasant experience at the week-end? What (to happen) exactly?
6. You remember the coin you (to find) in the pool?
7. "Mr Dillon (to arrive), Kate." "Oh, good. You (to find) your way all right then, Mr Dillon? I (not to hear) you ring the bell." "I couldn't find the bell, so I (to knock) instead."
8. He (to light) a cigarette and (to walk) to the window.
9. "Can we get dinner here?" "Of course we can. Have you got enough money? I (to spend) my last dollar on the taxi."
10. You (to say) just now that time (to be) everything. What you (to mean) by that?
11. "Hallo," the little girl said to her mother and looked at her companion. "Come and say 'How do you do' to Mr Ogden." "I (to see) him already." "You can't have done, dear. He only just (to arrive) here." "I (to see) him in the hall this afternoon." "I'm sure you didn't. You (to see) my little daughter yet, Mr Ogden?" "I don't think we (to meet) before," said Mr Ogden.
12. "I remember you (to have) three funny little freckles on your nose," he said, "but they (to disappear)."
13. I think I'd better go now. I (to act) wrongly and I in a way (to deceive) you. I'm sorry.
14. "You (to read) 'Winnie the Pooh' by A. A. Milne?" "Yes." "And how you (to like) it?" "Very much indeed."
15. She (to come) into the room and (to lean) over her father's chair and (to kiss) his cheek. "You (to have) a good trip?"
16. You (not to hear) what the pilot (to say)?
17. At school I (to be) never good at languages, but here I (to pick) up a bit of French.
18. "Good night. It (to be) nice to meet you," he (to say) and (to go) off to his car.
19. Well, I know what you (to be) through.
20. "Then what (to happen) to you there?" "Let's forget it. Even now I can't believe I (to do) it."
Use the Past Indefinite or the Present Perfect instead of the infinitives in brackets:
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1. How long you (to know) him? - I (to know) him since 1965.
2. He (to live) in Leningrad, for two years and then (to go) to Siberia.
3. When he (to arrive)? - Не (to arrive) at 2 o'clock.
4. I (to read) this book when I was at school.
5. I can't go with you as I (not to finish) my work.
6. The clock is slow. - It isn't slow, it (to stop).
7. You (to have dinner) yet?
8. The performance (to begin) at 7 o'clock and (to last) for 3 hours. We all (to enjoy) it.
9. The lecture just (to begin). You are a little late.
10. We (to miss) the tram. Now we'll have to walk.
11. You (to be) here before? - Yes, I (to spend) my holidays here last year.
12. You (to see) Kitty on Monday?
13. Where is Tom? - I (not to know). I (not to see) him today.
14. I (to lose) my pen. You (to see) it anywhere?
15. You ever (to try) to give up smoking?
16. Why you (to switch oh) the light? It is not dark yet.
17. When it (to happen)?
18. He (to leave) for the Far East two years ago and I (not to see) him since.
19. The last post (to come)?
20. When you (to meet) him last?
21. You (to be) to the laboratory this week?
22. Why you (to take) my pen while I was out? You (to break) it.
MODAL VERBS (CAN)
ABILITY
1. Mr Stevensson is very clever. He can speak six languages: German, French, English, Swedish, Spanish and Italian, but he can’t speak Japanese.
2. I can swim but I can’t ski.
3. It’s very noisy. Can you hear me?
4. He’s very busy, but he can see you for ten minutes.
IMPOSSIBILITY
1. Have you seen my car keys? I can’t find them.
2. They can’t come to the meeting on Friday.
Permission
1. Can I borrow some money for the drinks machines?
2. Can I park here? – Yes, of course you can.
Work in pairs. Make complete questions from the words below. Take turns to ask for permission and to respond to your partner.
Example:
Can / smoke / here? →Sorry, you can’t. You can only smoke in the Cafeteria.
Can I smoke here?→Sorry, you can’t. You can only smoke in the Cafeteria.
1. Can / look at / book? → Yes, of course. Here you are.
2. Can / borrow / £10? →Sorry, I've only got £5.
3. Can / sit / here? → Yes, of course. The seat's not taken.
4. Can / borrow / newspaper? → Sorry, I'm reading it myself.
5. Can / turn over / TV? → Yes, of course. This programme's not very interesting.
Now cover the responses and repeat the exercise.
Work in pairs or groups. Design a robot to help you at work. Think of ten things that it can do. Then tell the other Students what your robot can do.
Write the names of five people that you know on the left. Then write one things that each person CAN and CAN’T do on the right.
Example:
Alessandra She can play the trumpet.
She can’t drive a car.
Behavior
Look at the statements below. They describe office culture in four different countries. Which countries do you think they are? Do you think the statements are TRUE? Are they also TRUE for other countries?
1. You shouldn't leave work before your boss. You have to live for your work. People often work twelve or fifteen hours a day but also they have a job for life.
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2. Office protocol is very informal. For example, you don't have to wear a suit and tie. You can even wear shorts when it's hot. But at the same time you always need to show respect for one thing: financial success.
3. Clothes and appearance are very important. If you want respect, you must look elegant and successful, even if your job is not very important. Somehow, even people with low incomes are able to buy clothes that look expensive.
4. You ought to learn the basics of polite language because you could easily offend someone if you don't use words like 'sorry' and 'thank you'. You might even offend someone without knowing it because no one will tell you if they are offended.
What rules are there in your office? Use as many modals as you can to explain office and business protocol in your country.
BE ABLE TO and HAVE TO
Complete the following tables with the correct forms of HAVE TO and BE ABLE TO. Use HE and WORK in every sentence. Some are already done for you.
| Have to | + | ? | - |
| Past | He had to work | ||
| Present Perfect | Has he had to work? | ||
| Present | Does he have to work? | ||
| Future | He won’t have to work |
| Able to | + | ? | - |
| Past | He was able to work | ||
| Present Perfect | Has he been able to work? | ||
| Present | Is he able to work? | ||
| Future | He won’t be able to work |
| Ability in the past When we talk about ability in the past, we usually could… · to talk about general skills and abilities I could read when I was four. I got the job because I could use a computer. · to talk about senses I could smell gas when I entered the office. I couldn’tsee anything because it was dark. We use able to… · to talk about our ability to perform Although it was dark, I was able to find the single actions gas heater, read the instructions and turn it off. |
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