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    9C GRAMMAR  present perfect or past simple?

    (2)
    a Complete the conversations with the present perfect or the
    past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

    1 A How long have you played (play) the violin?


    B Since I was (be) four. I (love) music all my life.
    A Was it a difficult instrument to learn?
    B It (be) very hard when I (start).

    2 A your brother (finish) university?


    B Yes, he (finish) three weeks ago.
    A What’s he going to do now?
    B He (not decide) yet.

    3 A Where do your parents live?


    B In Brighton. They (live) there since last year. Before that they (live) in
    Birmingham.
    A Why they (leave) Birmingham?
    B Because my dad (retire), and they (want) to live near the sea.

    4 A I (see) Oliver yesterday. He (tell) me about your plans to move to


    Australia.
    B Yes, I’m very excited...and a bit nervous too.
    A you ever (live) abroad before?
    B No, never. I (never be) very interested in travelling.
    A How about your wife?
    B Oh, Lily loves travelling! She (visit) lots of different countries.

    5 A you (hear) about Andy and Francesca?


    B No. What?
    A They (separate).
    B Really? That’s a pity. I (think) they were very happy together.

    6 A Is your brother married?


    B Yes, he (be) married for ages – about ten years. He (meet) his wife
    Sarah when they were both at secondary school. They (get) married when they
    (be) only 18.

    b Practise the conversations with a partner.

    ACTIVATION

    Complete the sentences with information about real people (either people you know or famous people).
    1 and were married for about years.
    2 and have been married since .
    3 lived in for about years.
    4 have / has lived in for about years.
    198
    198 English File fourth edition Teacher’s Guide Pre-intermediate  Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2019

    4037624 00 EF4e Pre-Int PCMs.indb 198 05/10/2018 11:19

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