2. complete the sentences below by putting the verb in brackets into the present perfect simple or present perfect continuous.
1. i (paint) this room for five days now. it's a never-ending job.
2. how long (you/know) mike?
3. i (have) this watch for twenty years. it's as accurate as it was the day i bought it.
4. i (never/be) to sweden.
5. how long (you/live) in this house?
6. hi, john. sorry i'm late. i hope you (not/wait) long.
7. so, michael, what (you/do) since i last saw you?
8. it (rain) all day today.
9. this strategy seems to be good. sales of our products (increase) for some time.
10. this manager (visit) our branch office three time so far this year.
Singers work on a stage. They sing different songs or play musical instruments. They sing songs of styles which had been chosen by their fans. Singers usually wear bright and expensive clothes on the concerts. In their work time they have a lot of rehearsals.
A president.
A president works in the government. He should take necessary laws. He wears strict clothes. His responsibility is running his country.
A writer.
Writer’s work place is situated in their homes or sometimes in the office. They write books and poems. They don’t have a dress-code.
a) brother
2. The only book Matilda’s parents had was a … .
b) cook book
3. Mrs Phelps was a … .
b) librarian
4. At first Matilda read … books.
a) children’s
5. Matilda liked … the books she read.
a) some of
6. Mrs Phelps thought that Dickens was … for Matilda.
a) too difficult
7. The first book by Dickens that Matilda read was … .
b) “ Great Expectations”
8. When Matilda began to borrow books from the library she turned her … into a reading room.
b) bedroom
9. She liked to drink … when she was reading.
b) chocolate