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Exercise 8. Two colleagues meet by chance on holiday in New York. Complete the conversation by choosing the correct form of the verb. Mel Nell, fancy meeting you here.
Were you/ Have you been (1) here long?
Nell No,
we came/‘ve come (2) the day before yesterday.
Mel I don’t think you
met/’ve met (3) my partner, Loren.
Nell Yes, we
met/’ve met (4) at the Christmas party.
Mel You’re not here on your own, are you?
Nell No, my sister’s with me, but she
stayed/’s stayed (5) in the hotel because
she
didn’t sleep/ hasn’t slept (6) very well since we
got/’ve got (7) here.
Mel We
were/’ve been (8) here for a week and so far we really
enjoyed/’ve really enjoyed (9) it.
Nell I
read/’ve read (10) a couple of books about New York before we
set off/’ve set off (11).
Mel Yes, we
did/ have (12). We
ate/’ve eaten (13) at a couple of places that
the books
recommended/ have recommended (14). In fact, we
went/’ve been (15) to a very good restaurant last night.
Nell And
did you visit/ have you visited (16) the Empire State Building yet?
Mel Yes, but there
was/ has been (17) an enormous queue so we
decided/’ve decided (18) to walk up the stairs. I
never climbed/’ve never climbed (19)
so many stairs on my life.
