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English 16 Public

Perspective 3, Unit 2

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Present perfect is usually used to talk about a ______ __________

completed action

Present continuous perfect is usually used to emphasize the _________

process

Fill in the blank with ONE word only The simple past is used to tell a story of ________ events in the past + with time phrases that show _______ time in the past

completed

The number of entrepreneurs ____________ (grow) ever since the arrival of new technology. This new technology _________(reduce) the barriers that previously _______(discourage) people from setting up a business.

has been growing has reduced discouraged

Look at exercise 1, page 131. Which time phrases use with the sentence (a)

last year/ in 2015/ when we did the marketing campaign

Look at exercise 1, page 131. Which time phrases use with the sentence (b)

over the last five years/ in the past few months/ since they found a different distributor/ over the last year.

Look at exercise 1, page 131. Which time phrases use for both sentences (ab)

for a long time

Companies like ours ____________(market) in print magazines

haven't been marketing

The company founder _____(claim) that he slept only 3 hours last night.

claimed

Technology companies ________ (attract) the attention of investors for years

have been attracting

The competition ________(invent) an app that works faster than ours

has invented

In the late 1990s, many people _______ (dream) of becoming tech millionaire

dreamed

Our profits ________( rise) 5% in the last year thanks to automation

has risen

This couple has no manner. They______ (follow) me all day. They _____(take) 100 pictures and written 42 pages of notes. But they _____ (not give) me a single peanut!

have been following have taken haven’t given

I love that film. I _____(see) it three times!

have seen

Sorry, I'm late. How long ______(wait)?

have you been waiting