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6 / In 4, the past simple suggests two 3 have been wanting
7 talked actions that followed each other - 4 I've been learning
8 bought his mother looked away and then 5 phone's ringing
9 • Steve slipped away; the past 6 have you been learning
10 have lived continuous implies that she was 7 has been working
looking away for a longer period,
5.2 and during this time Steve slipped 7.4
The most likely verbs are given 2 have been fighting
away.
1 crashed 3 /
2 have worked In 6, the past simple is unlikely to 4 was looking
3 started replace the past continuous. 5 •
4 have been 6.3 6 was working
5 haven't missed 1 a were having or had; b had 7 have been receiving
6 wore 2 a lived; b were living 8 /
7 has happened or lived
8 have spent 3 a was; b were being or were
9 rescued 4 a was enjoying or enjoyed; UNIT 8
b enjoyed
5 .3 8.1
2 Did you ever eat (a) 6.4 1 a has disappeared; b have
3 Have you ever met 1 ...was talking... been disappearing ('have
4 Have you ever thought 2 / ('I spent' is also possible) disappeared' is also possible)
5 Did you ever learn 3 ...won... 2 a has been giving ('has given'
6 Did you ever talk 4 ...had to... is also possible); b has given
7 Have you ever heard 5 / ('were going to the beach' is 3 a have ('has' is also possible,
8 Did you ever have also possible) but less likely) moved;
b have been moving ('have
moved' is also possible)
UNIT 6 UNIT 7 4 a has been claiming ('has
6.1 7.1 claimed' is also possible);
b has claimed
2 broke...was skiing Most likely verbs are given. 5 a have been stopping ('have
3 met...was working 1 have been risking stopped' is also possible);
4 was looking...slipped 2 has been helping b has stopped
5 ordered...was waiting 3 have been preparing/working/
6 arrived...was getting revising 8.2
7 closed...sat 4 have been thinking lb; 2a 3b; 4a 5a; 6b 7a; 8b
8 shut...started 5 have been carrying 8.3
9 wasn't concentrating...was 6 has been holding/organising
thinking 1 have enjoyed
10 was writing...was driving 7.2 2 has been snowing ('has
11 came...put 2 The project to send astronauts snowed' is also possible)
12 took...place to Mars has been going on 3 have ('has' is also possible, but
since 1991. less likely) been playing ('have
6.2 3 Campbell has been serving a (or has) played' is also possible)
The past simple could be used life sentence for murder since 4 have never understood. (Note
instead of the present continuous 1992. the word order: 'have' comes
in 2, 3 and 5 with a similar 4 Colin James has been running before 'never')
meaning. the company for six months. 5 haven't read
In 1, the past simple implies that I 5 Graham has been suffering 6 have been putting ('have put' is
was already in the bath when the from a knee injury since the US also possible)
fire alarm went off; the past Open earlier this year. 8.4
continuous implies that I was in 6 Local authorities have been
-
the process of getting in 1 wasn't investing heavily in new 1 Inflation has been falling since
in yet. computer systems since the 1990. ('has fallen' is also
beginning of the 1990s. (Note possible)
the preposition 'in' after 2 Industrial output has grown
'heavily',) from $2 billion in 1945 to $6
billion today.
7.3 3 The number of deaths from
1 has been going on lung cancer has been rising
2 always find since 1950.
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