Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple

Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple

In the nineties we.............(come) here every year on holiday. Then in 2001 we............... (decide) to open a restaurant. We..............(live) here since then and we..........(just open) a guest house nearby. The main problem is holidays. We.............((go) to Spain twice, but our last holiday......(be) two years ago. We..............( not have) any time off since then. My parents are here at the moment-it's the third time they............(visit) us this year! Brian's family are arriving today too. In fact, he.................(just go) to pick them up from the airport.

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Softening opinions and making generalisations

Speaking part: Think of reasons why you tend to agree or disagree with these sentences. Men watch too much sport. Men are better at sport than women. All teenagers are lazy.cfg,n._, Fast food is bad for you. Pets cost a lot of money. Motorbikes are dangerous. There's never anything good on TV. Softening opinions and making generalisations Sometimes English speakers soften the way they express their opinions so that they don't sound rude or offensive. We often use these phrases in bold to soften our opinions: Some of them can be quite rude at times. They tend to get rather loud. That's not very normal behaviour. Generally speaking, most people who go to matches are just loyal fans . You get a few who can be a bit too enthusiastic. On the whole, most fans just want to see a good game. After tend to we use the infinitive: He tends to be a bit aggressive. Rather, quite, n...

SOME / ANY

Ово дело је лиценцирано под условима лиценце Creative Commons Ауторство-Некомерцијално-Без прерада 3.0 Србија . https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/SomeAny-exercises-and-explanations-1397130 Fill in with some or any : (Sometimes both are possible, depending on how you perceive the situation) 1. There are____apples in the fridge. 2. Is there____bank near here? I'm new and still wandering around the city. 3. There aren't _____oranges left! 4. Would you like____coffee? 5. Do you have____clue how to solve this problem? 6. I have____very interesting books, come and we can read together! 7. Tony was having ____ problems with his car, so he couldn't drive his child to the school. 8. She didn't have_____toys left to play with, so I borrowed her_____. ...

MUCH / MANY

Fill in with much or many: 1. There aren't____apples left. 2. How____money do you need for the books? 3. Are there____people at the party? 4. There are____nice people in here. 5. We don't have____time. Please hurry up! 6. I can see____children playing in the garden! Much / Many- exercises and explanations 7. It happened to me____times! 8. I'd like to have____opportunities for travelling. 9. There isn't____sugar left. 10. How____chairs can you see? 11. A: I've got a bad mark. B: How____mistakes have you made? A: ____ mistakes... 12. ____ native English speakers give private lessons. If you have enough time and money, you can hire someone. 13. I haven't eaten so _____a...

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