Everyday English 3 Teacher’s Notes

Module 5 • Situation 1 Grammar Activity

Answer Key

Present Perfect Simple

A Tommy Needs a Check Up

Betty and Fran bump into each other and start chatting about their children, who go to school
together.
Fran: Hi, Betty! Mark says Tommy hasn’t been at school for a few days. Has he been sick?
Betty: Yes, he has. He’s resting at home right now.
Fran: W hat’s wrong? Is it allergies? He’s suffered from allergies since he was young, hasn’t
he?
Betty: Y es, he has, but I don’t think that’s the problem. He hasn’t suffered from allergies for
a while. He has had a low fever and a cough since Friday.
Fran: Poor thing! Perhaps he has caught the flu. Have you taken him for a checkup yet?
Betty: No, I haven’t.
Fran: Why not?
Betty: I haven’t taken Tommy to see Dr. Green because Dr. Green has been too busy. I can’t
get an appointment until Wednesday.
Fran: Have you spoken to Carol? She’s the nurse who works for Dr. Green.
Betty: No, I haven’t. Carol wasn’t there when I called.
Fran: Perhaps I can help. Let me speak to Carol for you. She’s a friend of mine.
Betty: How long have you known her?
Fran: I’ve known her since college.

B 1. Have you drunk C 1. have you suffered

2. hasn’t told 2. have you taken
3. Has … taken 3. haven’t had
4. have … taken 4. has your son been
5. have rested 5. has taken
6. hasn’t been 6. has he had
7. has caught 7. hasn’t
8. have just taken 8. has the patient received
9. has suffered 9. have you given
10. have had, haven’t seen 10. have taken

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Everyday English 3 Teacher’s Notes
Module 5 • Situation 2 Grammar Activity
Answer Key

Past Simple / Present Perfect Simple

A  It has been a busy afternoon for the doctors and nurses in the emergency room.
Earlier this afternoon a young boy fell off his bicycle. His parents brought him in to the
emergency room. Dr. Jeffrey x-rayed his arm and told him it was broken. The nurse helped the
doctor put the boy’s arm in a cast. It was very painful. This happened two hours ago. Now the
boy is feeling fine. He has already gone home with his parents.
Dr. Jeffrey also helped a woman with a sprained ankle an hour ago. He asked the nurse to put a
bandage on the woman’s ankle. After that, the doctor gave an injection to a young man with an
infected arm wound.
Half an hour ago a young woman came in. She had a deep cut in her finger. But all the doctors
and nurses were busy with other patients. Now the time is 4:30 p.m. Has a doctor seen the
young woman yet? Yes, Dr. Green has just put stitches in her finger.
Now everyone is running to meet an ambulance. What has happened? There has been an
accident. One man is bleeding a lot. It looks like his injuries are serious. It also seems that the
doctors and nurses haven’t finished their work yet!

B 1. already / just C 1. Have you had

2. How long 2. was
3. When 3. did … come
4. just / already 4. came
5. since 5. had
6. six weeks ago 6. Has … put
7. never 7. has been
8. Yesterday 8. cut
9. Last week 9. gave
10. for 10. has become
11. Did you give
12. fell
13. Have you done
14. x-rayed
15. put

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Everyday English 3 Teacher’s Notes
Module 5 • Situation 3 Grammar Activity
Answer Key

Present Perfect Continuous

A  Tim and Annie own a drugstore. They have two children, Pete and Kelly. The children have been
feeling sick since yesterday morning so they have been taking it easy at home.
W
 ho has been taking care of them? Annie has. She hasn’t been working. She has been taking their
temperature every few hours. They both have a low fever. Pete has been watching TV for hours.
Kelly hasn’t been watching TV with her brother. She has been sleeping on and off the whole time.
Pete and Kelly haven’t been eating. But they have both been drinking lots of fluids. Annie
has been trying to get through to the doctor’s office. She wants to take the children to see Dr. Green.
What has Tim been doing? He has been working at the drugstore, hasn’t he? Yes, he has. He is
very busy. He has been filling prescriptions all morning. It seems many people have been catching
the flu lately. They have been buying cough medication and pills for fever. Right now Tim is
speaking to his sister Margaret on the phone.
“Let’s do lunch,” Margaret says.
“Sorry, I can’t,” Tim answers. “The kids are sick and Annie has been looking after them at home.
I’ve been working here on my own since noon yesterday.”
“Oh my goodness! You poor things!” Margaret says. “Can I help?”
“I appreciate that, Margaret,” Tim answers.

B 1. a. has been taking it easy b. hasn’t been working

2. a. have been counting b. haven’t been eating
3. a. hasn’t been watching b. has been working out
4. a. haven’t been playing b. have been taking c. resting
5. a. hasn’t been sleeping b. has been trying
6. a. have been filling b. haven’t been taking

C 1. How long have you been working at the drugstore

2. She hasn’t been feeling well lately, has
3. Who has Steve been dating
4. Have they been taking their medication
5. Where have they been filling their prescriptions
6. You have been living in New York since last December, haven’t
7. Has she been taking it easy at home
8. What has Harold been suffering from

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Everyday English 3 Teacher’s Notes
Module 5 • Situation 4 Grammar Activity
Answer Key

Present Perfect Simple / Present Perfect Continuous

A Dear Susan,
I’m sorry I haven’t written for ages. We have been so busy since we moved to New York. We
moved into our new apartment a week ago and since then I have been painting the apartment and
shopping for furniture we need.
But I haven’t only been buying things! I’ve also been taking a course in alternative medicine.
My class has been meeting in the evenings. So far we’ve learnt a lot of acupuncture. It’s a great
way to reduce pain and stress and help people relax.
Peter has started his new job already. He has been working in a sports medicine clinic as a
massage therapist. He’s really enjoying it. Lately he has even treated some famous athletes!
Things have been so busy that we haven’t even been to a Broadway play or to Central Park yet!
Peter wants the two of us to take a special day off together. He has been planning it for weeks.
Unfortunately, he hasn’t had time off from work yet.
How have you all been? Has it been raining a lot there? Have you already finished writing your
book?
Write soon.
Love to all,
Marsha

B 1. has already finished 6. all morning

2. have been going 7. Have you treated
3. four times this month 8. just
4. Since the massage 9. have you been waiting
5. have never felt 10. has been drinking
C 1. a. She has been treating patients for four hours.
b. She has treated six patients so far.
2. a. They have performed acupuncture on over a hundred patients since 2002.
b. They have been working together since 2002.
3. a. I have been working out for an hour.
b. I have done four exercises so far.
4. a. He has been doing athletics since he was eight.
b. He has won first prize three times.

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Everyday English 3 Teacher’s Notes
Module 5 • Situation 5 Test
Answer Key

A 1. have spent F 1. have been exercising

2. has forgotten 2. has been studying
3. have not / haven’t had 3. have sprained
4. have taken 4. has taken
5. has suffered 5. hasn’t … given
6. has x-rayed 6. Have you … suffered
7. have fallen off 7. have … been waiting
8. have not / haven’t sprained 8. has … finished

B 1. a 4. a G A
 nswers will vary. Accept all correct answers
2. a 5. b in the student’s own language.
3. b 6. a

C 1. b 4. b
2. a 5. b
3. a 6. a

D 1. has not / hasn’t been exercising

2. have not / haven’t been studying
3. has been bleeding
4. have not / haven’t been working
5. have been drinking
6. have not / haven’t been watching
7. has been suffering
8. have been practicing

E 1. Why has Bob’s wife been sitting in the emergency room all morning
2. Mary has been working in a sports clinic since February, hasn’t she
3. How have you been feeling recently
4. Where have they been studying massage therapy all year
5. Have we been taking enough vitamins lately
6. Which medicine has the doctor been giving her for the last few months
7. I haven’t been talking too long, have I
8. Have you been seeing a doctor regularly

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