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 <html><p><img height="203" id="154" style="width: 92px; height: 113px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/154_572427abff7941dacbd9675510a9a7da.jpg">&nbsp; <span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ve bought </span>some new shoes. Do you want to see them?</strong></span>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p></html> <html><p><img height="203" id="154" style="width: 92px; height: 113px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/154_572427abff7941dacbd9675510a9a7da.jpg">&nbsp; <span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ve bought </span>some new shoes. Do you want to see them?</strong></span>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p></html>
 =====Definition===== =====Definition=====
-<html><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext;"><strong><font size="2"><font face="Arial">The present perfect simple is a tense that we use to talk about events which occurred in a current, unfinished time frame. </font></font></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext;"><strong><font size="2"><font face="Arial">These events are always relevant to the present. </font></font></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext;"><strong><font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext;"><strong>It is used to talk about actions in the past but, unlike the past simple, there is no reference to a specific time. </strong></span></font></font></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext;"><strong>We use it when it is not important when something happened. Instead, there is always a link with the present.</strong></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font color="#ff0000">&nbsp; </font></span></span></font></font></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp;</p></html>+<html><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext;"><strong><font size="2"><font face="Arial">The present perfect simple is a tense that we use to talk about events which occurred in a current, unfinished time frame. </font></font></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext;"><strong><font size="2"><font face="Arial"></font></font></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext;"><strong><font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp;</font></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext;"><strong>It is used to talk about actions in the past but, unlike the past simple, there is no reference to a specific time. </strong></span></font></font></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: windowtext;"><strong>We use it when it is not important when something happened. </strong></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font color="#ff0000">&nbsp; </font></span></span></font></font></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp;</p></html>
 =====Construction===== =====Construction=====
 <html><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; " lang="EN-US"> <TABLE border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 83.4pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top" width="111"><strong>affirmative:</strong></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 290.55pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top" width="387"><strong>subject + 'have' + past participle </strong> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BACKGROUND: white; tab-stops: 70.9pt" ><strong>I'<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">ve read </SPAN>the report.</strong></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 127.6pt" ><SPAN style="" lang="EN-US"><FONT face="Calibri">&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 83.4pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top" width="111"><strong>negative:</strong></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 290.55pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top" width="387"> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BACKGROUND: white; tab-stops: 70.9pt" ><strong>subject + 'have' + 'not'+ past participle</strong></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BACKGROUND: white; tab-stops: 70.9pt" ><strong>I <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">haven't read </SPAN>the report.</strong></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BACKGROUND: white; tab-stops: 70.9pt" ><SPAN style="" lang="EN-US"><FONT face="Calibri">&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></P></TD></TR> <TR style="HEIGHT: 30.6pt; ; "> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 83.4pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; HEIGHT: 30.6pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top" width="111"><strong>interrogative:</strong></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 290.55pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; HEIGHT: 30.6pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top" width="387"><strong>'have' + subject + past participle </strong> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 3pt; BACKGROUND: white; tab-stops: 70.9pt" ><strong><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; mso-fareast-language: FR; " lang="EN-US">Have</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-language: FR; " lang="EN-US"> you <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">read</SPAN> the report?</SPAN></strong><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-language: FR; " lang="EN-US"></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 127.6pt" ><SPAN style="" lang="EN-US"><FONT face="Calibri">&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></SPAN></B> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 70.9pt" >&nbsp;</P></html> <html><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; " lang="EN-US"> <TABLE border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 83.4pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top" width="111"><strong>affirmative:</strong></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 290.55pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top" width="387"><strong>subject + 'have' + past participle </strong> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BACKGROUND: white; tab-stops: 70.9pt" ><strong>I'<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">ve read </SPAN>the report.</strong></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 127.6pt" ><SPAN style="" lang="EN-US"><FONT face="Calibri">&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 83.4pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top" width="111"><strong>negative:</strong></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 290.55pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top" width="387"> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BACKGROUND: white; tab-stops: 70.9pt" ><strong>subject + 'have' + 'not'+ past participle</strong></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BACKGROUND: white; tab-stops: 70.9pt" ><strong>I <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">haven't read </SPAN>the report.</strong></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BACKGROUND: white; tab-stops: 70.9pt" ><SPAN style="" lang="EN-US"><FONT face="Calibri">&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></P></TD></TR> <TR style="HEIGHT: 30.6pt; ; "> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 83.4pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; HEIGHT: 30.6pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top" width="111"><strong>interrogative:</strong></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 290.55pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; HEIGHT: 30.6pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" valign="top" width="387"><strong>'have' + subject + past participle </strong> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 3pt; BACKGROUND: white; tab-stops: 70.9pt" ><strong><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; mso-fareast-language: FR; " lang="EN-US">Have</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-language: FR; " lang="EN-US"> you <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">read</SPAN> the report?</SPAN></strong><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-language: FR; " lang="EN-US"></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 127.6pt" ><SPAN style="" lang="EN-US"><FONT face="Calibri">&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></SPAN></B> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 70.9pt" >&nbsp;</P></html>
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 =====Examples===== =====Examples=====
 <html><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="167" valign="middle"> <p><br></p></td> <td width="665" align="left" valign="middle"> <p><br></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <p><span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><img height="112" id="372" style="width: 109px; height: 79px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/372_f3df83c86ed46447511615dc90792502.jpg"></span></p></td> <td valign="middle"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>Have</strong></span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">had </span>a blood test before, Mr Brown?&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'>Yes, lots of times. </span></strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <p><span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><img height="98" id="237" style="width: 110px; height: 71px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/237_905dcaa5b9f8eb631ce1f2783826cc63.jpg"></span></p></td> <td valign="middle"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ve handed </span>in my notice - I just couldn't go on working here anymore. </strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Have </span><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>you<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> told </span>your husband yet? </span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'>No, I'm going to tell him tonight.</span></strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <p>&nbsp;<b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><img height="100" id="28" style="width: 104px; height: 77px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/28_ee94ca298edfd2b3f105f70ffed0a4a8.jpg"></span></b></p></td> <td valign="middle"> <p><strong><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'>Hello, George. Where <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">have </span>you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">been</span>? I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">haven't seen </span>you around lately.<br>I<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ve been </span></span>away a lot -&nbsp;visiting clients in the UK.</span></span></strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <p><span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><img height="195" id="1438" style="width: 93px; height: 105px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1438_c8173d01cc8cd629d083a08d78170b71.jpg"></span></p></td> <td valign="middle"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Have </span><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>you<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> had </span>a break today? You look really tired. </span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>No, I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">haven't had</span> a break since I got here.</span></strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <p><b><img height="195" id="1439" style="width: 91px; height: 100px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1439_6b252d2f73e582b47ab8b5119441c7fc.jpg"></b></p></td> <td valign="middle"><strong><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Where<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> have </span>you<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> put</span> my keys? I can't find them anywhere.</span> </span></strong></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <p><b><b><span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><b><img height="101" id="345" style="width: 115px; height: 80px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/345_3bb3f70056a0d7dd1026d1c29297ff25.png"></b></b></span></b></b></p></td> <td valign="middle"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ve had </span>three holidays already this year and we'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ve</span> just <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">booked</span> another one! </span></span></span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ve</span> always <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">wanted</span> to go to China.</span> </span></span></strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <p><b><b><b><b><b><b><img height="103" id="446" style="width: 111px; height: 78px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/446_ac088bb63ca26387932ff6a6e612f82c.jpg"></b></b></b></b></b></b></p></td> <td valign="middle"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>The </span>government <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">has announced </span></span><span class="ft"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>that the increase of the retirement age to 67 will now take place </span></span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span class="ft"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>between&nbsp;2026 and 2028.</span></span> </span></span></span></strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <p><b><b><b><b><img height="178" id="6" style="width: 100px; height: 97px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/6_509d9220e524d3337a0ad8cf1b2c14db.jpg"></b></b></b></b></p></td> <td valign="middle"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span class="ft"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Look, we'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ve made </span>a mistake here.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <p><b><b><b><b><b><img height="140" id="330" style="width: 100px; height: 108px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/330_18c30ed1c90726bbd134b460405f270c.jpg"></b></b></b></b></b></p></td> <td valign="middle"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span class="ft"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><font color="#000000">We're going to Paris for the weekend next month. I'</font>ve booked <font color="#000000">the hotel and </font>bought <font color="#000000">a good guide book</font></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span class="ft"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><font color="#000000">but I</font> haven't decided <font color="#000000">whether to fly or go by Eurostar yet.</font></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <p><span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><img height="96" id="30" style="width: 98px; height: 68px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/30_c26f02c159496f4f4dabd1e4a1310bde.jpg"></span></p></td> <td valign="middle"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><font color="#000000"><strong>Hello Bill, this is Helen. <br>Y</strong></font><strong><font color="#000000">es, I know; we'</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ve</span><font color="#000000"> already </font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">met</span><font color="#000000">. How </font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">have</span><font color="#000000"> you </font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">been</span></strong></span><strong>?</strong></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <p><span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><br></span></p></td> <td valign="middle"><strong><spa style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></spa></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br></p></html> <html><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="167" valign="middle"> <p><br></p></td> <td width="665" align="left" valign="middle"> <p><br></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <p><span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><img height="112" id="372" style="width: 109px; height: 79px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/372_f3df83c86ed46447511615dc90792502.jpg"></span></p></td> <td valign="middle"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>Have</strong></span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">had </span>a blood test before, Mr Brown?&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'>Yes, lots of times. </span></strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <p><span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><img height="98" id="237" style="width: 110px; height: 71px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/237_905dcaa5b9f8eb631ce1f2783826cc63.jpg"></span></p></td> <td valign="middle"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ve handed </span>in my notice - I just couldn't go on working here anymore. </strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Have </span><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>you<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> told </span>your husband yet? </span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'>No, I'm going to tell him tonight.</span></strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <p>&nbsp;<b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><img height="100" id="28" style="width: 104px; height: 77px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/28_ee94ca298edfd2b3f105f70ffed0a4a8.jpg"></span></b></p></td> <td valign="middle"> <p><strong><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'>Hello, George. Where <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">have </span>you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">been</span>? I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">haven't seen </span>you around lately.<br>I<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ve been </span></span>away a lot -&nbsp;visiting clients in the UK.</span></span></strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <p><span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><img height="195" id="1438" style="width: 93px; height: 105px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1438_c8173d01cc8cd629d083a08d78170b71.jpg"></span></p></td> <td valign="middle"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Have </span><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>you<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> had </span>a break today? You look really tired. </span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>No, I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">haven't had</span> a break since I got here.</span></strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <p><b><img height="195" id="1439" style="width: 91px; height: 100px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1439_6b252d2f73e582b47ab8b5119441c7fc.jpg"></b></p></td> <td valign="middle"><strong><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Where<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> have </span>you<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> put</span> my keys? I can't find them anywhere.</span> </span></strong></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <p><b><b><span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><b><img height="101" id="345" style="width: 115px; height: 80px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/345_3bb3f70056a0d7dd1026d1c29297ff25.png"></b></b></span></b></b></p></td> <td valign="middle"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ve had </span>three holidays already this year and we'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ve</span> just <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">booked</span> another one! </span></span></span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ve</span> always <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">wanted</span> to go to China.</span> </span></span></strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <p><b><b><b><b><b><b><img height="103" id="446" style="width: 111px; height: 78px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/446_ac088bb63ca26387932ff6a6e612f82c.jpg"></b></b></b></b></b></b></p></td> <td valign="middle"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>The </span>government <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">has announced </span></span><span class="ft"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>that the increase of the retirement age to 67 will now take place </span></span></span></span></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span class="ft"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>between&nbsp;2026 and 2028.</span></span> </span></span></span></strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <p><b><b><b><b><img height="178" id="6" style="width: 100px; height: 97px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/6_509d9220e524d3337a0ad8cf1b2c14db.jpg"></b></b></b></b></p></td> <td valign="middle"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span class="ft"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Look, we'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ve made </span>a mistake here.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <p><b><b><b><b><b><img height="140" id="330" style="width: 100px; height: 108px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/330_18c30ed1c90726bbd134b460405f270c.jpg"></b></b></b></b></b></p></td> <td valign="middle"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span class="ft"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><font color="#000000">We're going to Paris for the weekend next month. I'</font>ve booked <font color="#000000">the hotel and </font>bought <font color="#000000">a good guide book</font></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span class="ft"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><font color="#000000">but I</font> haven't decided <font color="#000000">whether to fly or go by Eurostar yet.</font></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></p></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <p><span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><img height="96" id="30" style="width: 98px; height: 68px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/30_c26f02c159496f4f4dabd1e4a1310bde.jpg"></span></p></td> <td valign="middle"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><font color="#000000"><strong>Hello Bill, this is Helen. <br>Y</strong></font><strong><font color="#000000">es, I know; we'</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ve</span><font color="#000000"> already </font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">met</span><font color="#000000">. How </font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">have</span><font color="#000000"> you </font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">been</span></strong></span><strong>?</strong></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <p><span style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><br></span></p></td> <td valign="middle"><strong><spa style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></spa></strong></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br></p></html>
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