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Have gone to, have been to, have been in
He has gone to Paris. (= He is there or on his way to Paris)
He has been to Paris once. (= He’s visited Paris once but he’s back now.)
He has been in Paris for three months. (= He’s in Paris now.)
In other words:
I’ve never eaten mango before. = It’s the first time I’ve ever eaten.
I’ve never seen such a good film. = It’s the best film I’ve ever seen.
EXERCISE 1. Identify the tenses in bold, then match them with the correct description.
| 1. He works in a TV studio. 2. Tom is always causing trouble at work. 3. She is working at a supermarket at present. 4. Fish live in the sea. 5. She is looking for a job as a nanny in Madrid. 6. The thief grabs the bag and disappears. 7. He usually leaves his office at 6.00pm. 8. She starts her new job on Monday. 9. We are attending a seminar on Monday. 10. The new company is growing steadily. | a. temporary situation b. permanent state c. fixed arrangements in the near future d. dramatic narrative (reviews/sport commentaries) e. permanent truths or laws of nature f. changing or developing situations g. timetables/programmes with future meaning h. frequently repeated actions expressing annoyance i. actions happening at or around the time of speaking j. repeated/habitual actions |
EXERCISE 2. Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or present continuous tense.
1. What Tom (think) of the Budget? - He (think) it most unfair. - I (agree) with him.
2. What this one (cost)? - It (cost) forty pence.
3. You (hear) the wind? It (blow) very strongly tonight.
4. You (see) my car keys anywhere? - No, I (look) for them but I (not see) them.
5. He never (listen) to what you say. He always (think) about something else.
6. This book is about a man who (desert) his family and (go) to live on a Pacific island.
7. You (understand) what the lecturer is saying? - No, I (not understand) him at all.
8. What you (have) for breakfast usually? - I usually (eat) a carrot and (drink) a glass of cold water.
9. When the curtain (rise) we (see) a group of workers. They (picket) a factory gate.
10. Why you (walk) so fast today? You usually (walk) quite slowly. - I (hurry) because I (meet) my mother at 4 o'clock and she (not like) to be kept waiting.
11. I (wish) that dog would lie down. He (keep) jumping up on my lap. - I (think) he (want) to go for a walk.
12. You (recognize) that man? - I (think) that I have seen him before but I (not remember) his name.
13. Look at that crowd. I (wonder) what they (wait) for.
14. This message has just arrived and the man (wait) in case you (want) to send a reply.
15. Stop! You (not see) the notice? - I (see) it but I can't read it because I (not wear) my glasses. What it (say)? - It (say) 'These premises are patrolled by guard dogs'.
16. She always (borrow) from me and she never (remember) to pay me back.
17. It (save) time if you (take) the path through the wood?-No, it (not matter) which path you take.
18. I (save) up because I (go) abroad in July.
19. I (think) it is a pity you don't take more exercise. You (get) fat.
20. The plane that you (look) at now just (take) off for Paris.
21. Tom never (do) any work in the garden; he always (work) on his car.
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