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EXERCISE
27. ALREADY, YET, STILL, ANYMORE.
Directions:
Complete the sentences with your own words.
Example:
I ... not
... because I've already …
→I'm not hungry
because I've already eaten. OR
→I'm not going to
go to the movie because I’ve already seen it. oh
→I don't have to
take the English test because I've already taken it.
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1
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I used to ______ but ______ anymore.
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2
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I can't ______ because I haven't ______ yet.
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3
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Are ______
still______?
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4
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______ because I've already ______
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5
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I don’t ______
anymore, but ______ still ______.
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EXERCISE
28. Verb tense review.
Directions:
Compare the different meanings of the verb tenses. Identify which sentences
express duration.
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a. Rachel is taking English classes.
b. Nadia has been taking English classes for two months.
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2
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a. Ann has been in Jerusalem for two years. She likes it there.
b. Sue has been in Jerusalem. She's also been in Paris. She’s been
in New York and Tokyo. She's been in lots of cities. She travels a lot.
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3
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a. Jack has
visited his aunt and uncle
many times.
b. Man has
been visiting his aunt and uncle for the last three day
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4
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.a. Jack is talking on the phone.
b. Jack talks on
the phone a lot.
c. Jack has been talking to his boss on the phone for half an hour.
d. Jack has talked to his boss on the phone lots of times
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5
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.a.
Mr.Woods walks his dog in Forest Park every day.
b. Mr.
Woods has walked his dog in Forest Park many times.
c.
Mr.Woods walked his dog in Forest Park five times last week.
d.
Mr.Woods is walking his dog in Forest Park right now.
e.
Mr.Woods has been walking his dog in Forest Park since two o'clock.
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EXERCISE
29. Verb tenses.
Directions:
Make sentences about your life using the simple past, present perfect, or
present perfect progressive.
Example:
for the last two weeks
→I’ve had a cold
for the last two weeks.
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since I was a child
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7
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since last Tuesday
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2
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for a long
time
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8
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for a number
of years
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3
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two years ago
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9
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a week ago
today
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4
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so far today
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10
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for the last ten minutes
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5
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many times in
my lifetime
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11
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already ..., but
... yet
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6
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never
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12
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still ...,
but ... anymore
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