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Put the verb into the correct form. Sometimes you need the negative (I'm not doing etc.).

1. I'm tired. I 'm going (go) to bed now. Goodnight!

2. We can go out now. It isn't raining (rain) any more.

3. 'How is your new job?' 'Not so good at the moment. I --- (enjoy) it very much.'

4. Catherine phoned me last night. She's on holiday in France. She --- (have) a great time and doesn't want to come back.

5. I want to lose weight, so this week I --- (eat) lunch.

6. Angela has just started evening classes. She --- (learn) German.

7. I think Paul and Ann have had an argument. They --- (speak) to each other.

Read this conversation between Brian and Sarah. Put the verbs into the correct form.

SARAH: Brian! How nice to see you! What (1) --- (you/do) these days?

BRIAN: I (2) --- (train) to be a supermarket manager.

SARAH: Really? What's it like? (3) --- (you/enjoy) it?

BRIAN: It's all right. What about you?

SARAH: Well, actually I (4) --- (not/work) at the moment.

I (5) --- (try) to find a job but it's not easy.

But I'm very busy. I (6) --- (decorate) my flat.

BRIAN: (7) --- (you/do) it alone?

SARAH: No, some friends of mine (8) --- (help) me.

1.5 Complete the sentences using one of these verbs:

Get change rise fall increase

You don't have to use all the verbs and you can use a verb more than once.

1. The population of the world is rising very fast.

2. Ken is still ill but he --- better slowly.

3. The world ---. Things never stay the same.

4. The cost of living ---. Every year things are more expensive.

5. The economic situation is already very bad and it --- worse.

Present perfect (1) (I have done)

You are writing a letter to a friend. In the letter you give news about yourself and other people. Use the words given to make sentences. Use the present perfect.

Dear Chris,

Lots of things have happened since I last wrote to you.

1. I/buy/a new car

I've bought a new car.

2. my father/start/a new job

3. I/give up/smoking

4. Charles and Sarah/go/to Brazil

5. Suzanne/have/a baby

7.2 Read the situations and write sentences. Choose one of the following:


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