Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect simple, present perfect continuous or the past simple.Ann Baker was graduated from the law school in 1962 but she has never been worked as a lawyer. She has decided to become a science fiction writer because of she always has been finding stories about other planets fascinating. Ann wrote books for more than fifteen years and so far she has been published eleven books. She has been received many awards and one of her books became the best seller in 1975. For the last six months, Ann has been worked on her latest novel which is about a young couple who travel to Pluto.
A. Choose an appropriate word to complete each sentence. There are two extra.
charity/ appealing fresh spicy/ rare/ mashed/ grate/ poached/ boil/ portions
1. Would you like to stay for dinner? We're having roast chicken with mashed potatoes.
2. A healthy diet should contain plenty of fresh
fruit and vegetables.
3. This restaurant serves very small portions
. I'm always hungry after I leave here!
4. Greg made a delicious spicy
sauce for the spaghetti.
5. He can't cook. He doesn't even know how to boil
an egg.
6. Not only should obentos be nourishing and healthy, they should also look appealing.
7. Dinner is almost ready. I just have to grate the cheese for the pasta.
8. Ben likes his steak rare
so don't cook it more than ten minutes.
Grammar
B. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or present perfect continuous.
1. She has been studying with me for three years.
2. I haven't tried
windsurfing so far.
3. I haven't done much sightseeing yet.
4. Brian has been reading
this book all morning.
Have you ever tried Chinese food?
C. Underline the correct item.
1 Gary has gone to
the baker's to buy some bread.
2 Helena has never been
been to Japan before so she's
very excited about the trip.
Alex has been in
Scotland for two months now
and he loves it.
4 Can you take the dog for a walk,
please? He's been in the house all day.
George has
gone to the post office but he
won't be long. You can wait for
him, if you like.
6 Mum bought Dad a pair of
Italian leather shoes for his birthday.
7 Your doctor can give you some good
advice on how to follow a more balanced diet.
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