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    Past and Present Grammar Structures

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    Past and Present Grammar Structures

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    The document provides examples of different verb tenses and structures including the present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous, present perfect simple, present perfect continuous, past perfect simple, and past perfect continuous. It then provides sentences using these different verb forms and tenses and asks the reader to identify which example matches each tense/structure.

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    Past and present grammar structures

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    The document provides examples of different verb tenses and structures including the present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous, present perfect simple, present perfect continuous, past perfect simple, and past perfect continuous. It then provides sentences using these different verb forms and tenses and asks the reader to identify which example matches each tense/structure.

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    Impressive events

    Grammar
    1. Underline the most appropriate verb structure.

    a) I've been knowing / I've known / I know Alice since I was a child.

    b) I had / I've had / I used to have breakfast with Ben this morning.

    c) I'm talking / I've been talking / I was talking to Cathy just before the lesson started.

    d) I like / I'm liking / I'd like Dan a lot - he's one of my best friends.

    e) I've learnt / I've been learning / I'm learning English for about the same number of years as Erica.

    f) I've gone / I've been / I've been going out to dinner with Frank lots of times.

    g) I've already met / I already met / I'd already met Gina before I joined this class.

    h) I was having / I used to have / I'd have a friend called Harry, but we've lost touch with each other.

    2. Choose five sentences from Exercise 1 and change the names to make the sentences true for you.
    Impressive events
    Grammar
    Match the verb structures with the examples from the text below.

    a) Present simple _______

    b) Present continuous _______

    c) Past simple _______

    d) Past continuous _______

    e) Present perfect simple _______

    f) Present perfect continuous _______

    g) Past perfect simple _______

    h) Past perfect continuous _______

    I (1) live in a small flat in London. I (2) 've been studying management and my course (3) has almost
    finished. When I (4) arrived, I (5) 'd been planning to look for a job here, but now I (6) 'm thinking of going
    to the United States. I (7) 'd never wanted to go there before, but I (8) wasn't expecting to find London so
    expensive.
    Underline the most appropriate verb forms in the text.
    Impressive events
    Grammar

    I am just buying / have just bought a really cool pair of blue sunglasses. I walked / was walking
    around Camden Market when I have seen / saw a new designer shop. I had been looking / used to
    look for some Aviator glasses for ages, and the shop was selling / had sold some very cheaply. I
    used to have / would have a very similar pair. I had always been feeling / always feel so much more
    comfortable when I 'm wearing / have worn sunglasses.

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