Unit 3
grammar
2 complete the sentences with for or since.
a she's lived in london
2003
b we've been in this classroom
two
hours.
c they've been married
a long time.
d he's been at this school
three
years.
e we've been here
--- 10 o'clock.
3 complete the sentences with the verbs in
brackets. use the present perfect or past
simple.
a 1
(live) here for a long
time. my parents
(move) here when i was five.
b we
(go) to ireland
last year but we
(not
visit) england yet.
c1
(finish) my homework
two hours ago but i
call) my friends yet.
d !
(be) at this school
since i was 12.
e we
(start) learning
english three years ago.
(know) my best friend
since we were young. i
(meet) her when we were at junior school.
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4 circle the correct alternatives.
a thad lived / lived in london for a long time
before i learnt / had learnt to speak english
fluently.
b before we came / had come to this country, we
had never travelled / didn't travel by plane.
c i had finished / finished all my homework
before i had met / met my friends.
d when my friend called / had called, i had just
had / just had my breakfast.
e we had studied / studied hard before we took
/ had taken the test.
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grammar
2 complete the sentences with for or since.
a she's lived in london since 2003
b we've been in this classroom for two hours.
c they've been married for a long time.
d he's been at this school for three years.
e we've been here since 10 o'clock.
3 complete the sentences with the verbs in
brackets. use the present perfect or past
simple.
a I have lived here for a long time. my parents moved here when i was five.
b we went to ireland last year but we haven't visited england yet.
c I finished my homework two hours ago but i haven't called my friends yet.
d I have been at this school since i was 12.
e we started learning english three years ago.
I have known my best friend since we were young. i met her when we were at junior school.
4 circle the correct alternatives.
a I had lived in London for a long time before i learnt to speak english fluently.
b before we came to this country, we had never travelled by plane.
c i had finished all my homework before i met my friends.
d when my friend called, i had just had my breakfast.
e we had studied hard before we took the test.