English File Pre-Intermediate File 4

Choose the correct sentence.

• I've laid the table just.

• I've laid just the table.

• I've just laid the table.

• I just laid the table.

Choose the correct sentence.

• I haven't done my homework yet.

• I haven't yet done my homework.

• I haven't done yet my homework.

• Yet I haven't done my homework.

Choose the correct sentence.

• I've tidied my room already.

• I've tidied already my room.

• I've already tidied my room.

• I haven't already tidied my room.

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

I .......................... (be) to London three times.

Answer explanation

A present perfect igeidőt a személyes tapasztalatok leírására használjuk, amik valamikor az életünk során történtek. Gyakran használjuk arra, hogy kifejezzük, hány alkalommal csináltunk már valamit életünkben (three times; this is the first time I've...)

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

I .................. (visit) Paris in 2007.

Answer explanation

A past simple igeidőt múltban történt, befejezett cselekvések leírására használjuk. Pontosan tudjuk, mikor történt (pl. in 2007). Gyakori témák: legutóbbi nyaralás elmesélése, történetek mesélése, mit csináltál a hétvégén stb.

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

'Where's Mum?'

'She .......................... (go) to the supermarket.

Answer explanation

A 'go'-nak gyakorlatilag két 3. alakja van: gone és been. A 'gone'-t használjuk, ha még mindig ott van, ahová ment, és a 'been'-t, ha azóta visszajött.

'Go' has two participles: gone and been. We use 'gone' if she's still there, and 'been' if she has come back since.

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

David ......................... (go) to Germany before. He knows the country very well.

Answer explanation

A 'been'-t használjuk, mert David azóta már hazament egyszer, hogy először járt Németországban.

We use 'been' here because David has returned home since the time he first visited Germany.

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

My Dad ................... (teach) me how to swim.

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

I ...................... (think) you knew the answer to this question.

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Jack .................. (drive) to work yesterday.