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: