Jake and Michael, two friends, are talking.J: Hello, I (1) _______

Jake and Michael, two friends, are talking.

J: Hello, I (1) _______ (not see) you for ages.

M: No, it must be about two years since we last (2) ______ (meet). What (3) ______ (you/do) with yourself?

J: I (4) ______ (do) all sorts of things. Life (5) ______ (be) very busy lately. I (6) ______ (start) a new job at the sailing centre.

M: Really! Doing what?

J: Well, I (7) ______ (teach) beginners' courses to school groups this term but when those (8) ______ (finish), I'll be teaching more advanced groups on holiday courses.

M: That sounds great. What about your old job at the tourist office then?

J: Well, I (9) ______ (work) there for ten years and I quite (10) ______ (enjoy) the job but I (11) ______ (want) to do something different. I (12) ______ (always/enjoy) sailing in my spare time so I (13) ______ (think) it would be nice to do it for a job.

M: So how long (14) ______ (you/be) at the sailing centre?

J: For about two months now. I'm sure I (15) ______ (do) the right thing. It's a really enjoyable job. And what about you?

M: Well, I'm still at the Rembrandt Hotel. I (16) _______ (work) there for fifteen years now. But I (17) ______ (have) a promotion so that's good. They (18) ______ (give) me the job of head receptionist.
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J: Oh, that's good news.

M: Yes, it (19) ______ (make) me feel much better about work. I mean, I (20) ______ (do) a lot of different jobs at the hotel but I (21) ______ (never have) a job with this much responsibility before. I (22) ______ (work) on the reception desk for four years when I (23) ______ (start) at the hotel that was before they (24) ______ (move) me into the office but I (25) ______ (be) only a junior receptionist then so I just (26)______ (do) what I (27) ______ (be told) to do.

J: So when (28) ______ (you/get) the new job?

M: A month ago, after I (29) ______ (pass) my intermediate exams in Spanish and German at the college. Did you know I (30) ______ (do) language evening classes at the college for a while now?

J: No, I didn't realize.

M: Yes, I (31) ______ (decide) that I (32) ______ (cannot get) any further at work without learning some languages.

A: And so you did! What a good idea.



3. In your notebook, rewrite the following passages putting the verbs into the present perfect simple or past simple.

News (1) _______ (just come in) that there (2) ______ (be) an air crash somewhere off the south coast of England. There (3) ______ (be) 120 passengers and crew on the plane and it is understood that no survivors (4) ______ (be found). Apparently the plane (5) ______ (go) mysteriously out of control and (6) ______ (plunge) into the sea. Relatives of most of the passengers and crew (7) ______ (now be informed) and many of them (8) ______ (set off) for the sea rescue base, but they (9) ______ (not be given) much hope. Most of the passengers (I0) ______ (be) on business.

Despite the problems that the government (11) ______ (have) in the last two years, it (l2) ______ (somehow manage) to stay in power. There (13) ______ (be) a number of scandals involving government ministers, including one rumour about the Prime Minister himself. It is said that he (4) ______ (promise) gifts to certain Members of Parliament in exchange for their vote before he (15) ______ (be elected) leader. In spite of all this, the government (16) ______ (maintain) its position in Parliament and (17) ______ (claim) that this (18) ______ (be) the most successful term of office that a government (19) ______ (ever have). This is rather surprising as they (20) ______ (come) to power with only a small majority.