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Cambridge University Press

978-0-521-18939-2 – English Grammar in Use


Raymond Murphy
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Unit
Exercises 11
11.1 Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.
1 Ben is a friend of mine. I know him very well. OK
2 Ben is a friend of mine. I know him for a long time. I’ve known him
3 Sarah and Adam are married since July.
4 The weather is awful. It’s raining again.
5 The weather is awful. It’s raining all day.
6 I like your house. How long are you living there?
7 Gary is working in a shop for the last few months.
8 I don’t know Tom well. We’ve only met a few times.
9 I gave up drinking coffee. I don’t drink it for a year.
10 That’s a very old bike. How long do you have it?

11.2 Read the situations and write questions from the words in brackets.
1 A friend tells you that Paul is in hospital. You ask him:
(how long / be / in hospital?) How long has Paul been in hospital?
2 You meet a woman who tells you that she teaches English. You ask her:
(how long / teach / English?)
3 You know that Jane is a good friend of Katherine’s. You ask Jane:
(how long / know / Katherine?)
4 Your friend’s brother went to Australia some time ago and he’s still there. You ask your friend:
(how long / be / in Australia?)
5 Tom always wears the same jacket. It’s a very old jacket. You ask him:
(how long / have / that jacket?)
6 You are talking to a friend about Joe. Joe now works at the airport. You ask your friend:
(how long / work / at the airport?)
7 A friend of yours is having guitar lessons. You ask him:
(how long / have / guitar lessons?)
8 You meet somebody on a plane. She says that she lives in Chicago. You ask her:
(always / live / in Chicago?)

11.3 Complete B’s answers to A’s questions.


A B
1 Paul is in hospital, isn’t he? Yes, he has been in hospital since Monday.
2 Do you see Ann very often? No, I haven’t seen her for three months.
3 Is Amy married? Yes, she married for ten years.
4 Are you waiting for me? Yes, I for the last half hour.
5 You know Mel, don’t you? Yes, we each other a long time.
6 Do you still play tennis? No, I tennis for years.
7 Is Joe watching TV? Yes, he TV all evening.
8 Do you watch TV a lot? No, I TV for ages.
9 Do you have a headache? Yes, I a headache all morning.
10 Adrian is never ill, is he? No, he ill since I’ve known him.
11 Are you feeling ill? Yes, I ill all day.
12 Sue lives in Berlin, doesn’t she? Yes, she in Berlin for the
last few years.
13 Do you go to the cinema a lot? No, I to the cinema for ages.
14 Would you like to go to New Yes, I to go to New York.
York one day? (use always / want)

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