Exercise 6

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 483.

Exercise 5

You are writing a letter to a friend. In the letter you give news about yourself and other people. Use the words given to make sentences. Usethe Present Perfect Tense.

Dear Jack,

Lots of things have happened since I last wrote to you.

1. I / to graduate / from the law institute. I have graduated from the law institute.

2. My father / to start / a new well-paid job and I'm very proud of him. ……………………………………………………………………………………….

3. Our neighbor Mr. Meaner / to break / the local law and is in jail now. ……………………………………………………………………………………….

4. I / to pass / my entrance exams and now I am a postgraduate student. ……………………………………………………………………………………….

5. Someone / to steal / our old car from outside our house and we are going to buy a new one.

.………………………………………………………………………………………

6.My cousin / to hit / a young woman on the road and is serving a prison sentence.

……………………………………………………………………………………….

Read the situations and write sentences usingthe Present Perfect Tense. Choose the verbs from the box.

1. The paralegal is looking for the form book. She can't find it. She has left the form book at home.

2. The thief isn't free to go and he is in handcuffs. The policemen ……….…………………………………………………………………...….…him.

3. We didn't have any experience in this legal field two years ago. Now we have some experience.

We …………………………………………………………………………………

4. My research skills weren't very good. Now they are much better.

I …………………………………………………………….……………………….

5. The plaintiffs were suing their company for $5 thousand. Now they are very disappointed with the results.

They ……………….……………………………………..……………… the case.

6. The jury was conducting deliberations from 3 till 6. Now the judge is passing a sentence. The jury ………………………………….…………a verdict.

7.Jessica was crossing the road on red. Now she is in hospital. The driver ………………………………………………………………………………her.