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her since last year haven't seen didn't see

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Q4 - Shc uncmployed since she lefi school O has not been

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was not

the contract las! week finalised have finalsed Q6 - Thc film yet D hasn't started D didn't start Q7 - She ill since Thursday

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has been Q8 - I ........ the project last night

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was

have finished

Iinished their handbag in lhe room

lelt

Q9 - Look- someone

has leR to Rome?

Did vou cver go

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O llav~ Y0l! cvc; been Qll - I carrt get into my house because 1 ........ my keys O lost
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have lost

Q12 - Nobody ....... lhephone when iI rang

has answered Q13 - I up smoking laSI year

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Q14 - You can't see her because she home O has gane O went Q15 to the United States? O Did you ever go O Have you ever been Q16 -1 never my grandmother as she died before I was bom O knew O haveknown Q17 -lt's the first time I caviar O ate D have eaten Q18 - The first time we was just the other day D spoke O have spoken Q19 - lt stinks in here; someone srmking O was D has been Q20 - He's in hospitalbecause he leg O has broken D broke Q21 - I've known her since we ......... at school together O were D have been Q22 -lt's ages since we ........ O spoke D have spoken Q23 - It's been ages since we fromDave O have heard D heard Q24 - TheJast time I saw Fran ........ ages age D was O has been Q25 - I ........ from her Iately O haven't heard D didn't hear Q26 - I just ........ the time to go to the cinemarecently O didn't have O haven't had Q27 - I just Meg and Brian at the party O have seen O saw Q28 - I ........ busy for the past fortnight O was O have been Q29 - She ......... away for the last two weeks O has been D was Q30 - ......... to the concert on Friday? D Didyougo D Have you been Q31 - This is the first time I here D have been O was

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Q32 - I ....... them since my schooldays O haveknown

O knew
Q33 - He yet O hasn't arrved O didn't arrive Q34 - They the contract yet O didn't sign O haven't signed Q35 - The newspaper very successfullately O hasn't been O wasn't Q36 - He ...... during the war

D D

died
has died

Q37 - I breakfst before leaving home this morning D haven't had D didn't have Q38 - 1 ....... a taxi so I carne on the bus D haven't found D didn't find Q39 - JoOO's nervous because he such a diflicult test before O has never taken D nevertook Q40 - My stereo ....... working last night O stopped D has stopped Q41 - Two people ....... at the game on Saturday D were arrested D have been arrested Q42 -1 a holiday for ages D didn't have D haven't had Q43 - We ....... out on Saturday night D haven't gone D didn'tgo Q44 - I ....... it last week O bought D have bought Q45 - She hasn't ........ here for ages D been D gone Q46 - I to water-ski in 1993 D leamt D have learnt Q47 - She ....... an absolute fortune last year D has eamed D eamed

Q48 - The weather ........ dreadful for the whole two weeks we were there
was has been Q49 - No one ...... to dlo it yet O has managed D managed

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Q50 - I the dog for a walk because it was raining O haverit taken O didn't take Q51 - I finished the exam in time yesterday O onlyjust finished O have only just finished Q52 - The weather ..... dreadful at the weekend D has been O was

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