illnesses and advice
present perfect and past simple
present perfect
Comparison
Modal verb
100
What?! 40ºC?! I´ve got
a temperature.
100
I ______ (study) English for 5 years.
have studied
100
John isn´t here. He has _______ to London to study English.
gone
100
I don´t know anyone who is smarter than Benjamin. (smartest)
Benjamin is the smartest person I know.
100
He _____ be smoking because I don´t smell smoke.
can´t
200
You´d better go see an eye doctor. You´ve got a _____ ______.
sore eye
200
She ______ (go) to London three years ago.
went
200
Sarah knows English really well because she has ____ to London 10 times.
been
200
Andalusia is smaller than Kentucky. (not)
Andalusia is not as big as Kentucky.
200
It _____ be raining because they are wet.
must
300
Call an ambulance! I´ve got a _______ in my chest!
pain
300
They saw a rat in the restaurant. Since then they _________ (stop) going there to eat.
have stopped
300
I haven´t studied English ______ I returned from London.
since
300
Hipercor is very expensive. There isn´t a more expensive shop in Huelva. (most)
Hipercor is the most expensive shop in Huelva.
300
I don´t know, but the answer _____ be "a".
might/could
400
I feel _______. I think I´m going to vomit.
sick
400
They _______ (visit) Seville 20 times in the last 10 years.
have visited
400
We have an exam tomorrow, but he hasn´t studied anything ____.
yet
400
English is easier than Maths. (less)
English is less difficult than Maths.
400
She _______ be studying because she has an exam tomorrow and she is a good student.
must
500
My arm _______. I think it might be broken.
hurts
500
After his illness, he ____(start) resting on the weekends.
started
500
I don´t have to study this weekend because I´ve ____ studied for seven hours this week.
already
500
Academia Britanica is better than other language schools. (as)
Other language schools are not as good as AB.
500
He _______ be studying, but probably not. He´s lazy.
might/could
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