Unit 1
Basic Grammar
Name Class Date
1 Put the words in the correct order to make 3 Complete the sentences with the present
sentences and questions. perfect simple or present perfect continuous
1 been / have you / designing / How long / clothes / ? form of the verbs in brackets.
How long have you been designing clothes?
2 bought / for a long time / I / any new clothes /
haven’t
3 since / looking / this morning / for a wedding /
dress / We’ve been
4 worn / never / high-heeled shoes / I’ve
5 to a fashion show / been / Have you / ever / ? 1 I ’ve been studying (study) since breakfast but I
still haven’t finished.
6 waiting / been / I’ve / for my jacket to arrive / 2 She (buy) three new handbags this
month already!
all week
3 I (give) a lot of my old clothes away
to charity.
4 He (wear) this hat for the
2 Circle the correct options. last three months.
1 … a hat because I don’t like them. 5 Your eyes are hurting because you
a I’ve never worn b I haven’t been wearing (not wear) your glasses lately.
2 Where … your dirty sports kit? I can't find it.
4 Match the words (1–5) with the meanings (a–e).
a have you been putting 1 a bit e a rather
b have you put 2 quite b far
3 We can’t go out because our clothes … yet. 3 absolutely c totally
a haven’t dried b haven’t been drying 4 a lot d really
4 Just go and buy that dress! … at it all week! 5 extremely e a little
a You’ve been looking
b You’ve looked 5 Circle the correct options.
5 Lately, scientists … on new fabrics that are kind 1 I bought these shoes as they were a lot / rather
to the environment. cheaper than the others.
a have worked b have been working 2 I think fashion is a lot / absolutely ridiculous,
so I wear the same things all the time.
6 They … the new shopping centre for ages.
When will it be finished? 3 He’s fairly / totally good at art so he might
become a designer.
a ’ve been building b ’ve built
4 It’s a bit / quite colder than normal so bring warm
clothes to the park.
5 The costumes were really / extremely fantastic.
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