1. 1 Complete the sentences with the words given.
seeker • experience • temporary • meeting • supervisor • employees • skills • interview
1 She’d rather not talk about the last interview, it didn’t go too well.
2 The company has been making redundant many employees lately, it’s terrible.
3 She’s just received a job offer for a temporary employment for the summer.
4 The job position requires very precise skills and not only dedication and hard work.

2. 5 A job seeker is a person who is looking for a job.
6 You’re the employee and I’m your supervisor so I decide what happens.
7 I’m sorry but you have no experience in this field, we cannot accept your application.
8 I haven’t seen her since the last meeting, I hope everything is OK.

3. 1 Have you ever been on a trip to China?
2 Complete with never, ever, already, just or yet.
1 Have you ever been on a trip to China?
2 I’ve just finished typing up the report.
3 I’ve never worked in publishing before, this is my first experience.
4 Have you already completed your master?
5 Hasn’t she been to lunch yet? It’s almost time for the meeting.

4. 3 Underline the correct option
1 I’ve working / worked in London for many years.
2 Have you had / have many interviews today?
3 She hasn’t been learning / learned French for a long time.
4 Have they already gone / went home? It’s only 5pm.
5 We have studied / been studying so much over the past week,
the exam is very soon!

5. 6 I’ve been having / had this phone for a year already.
7 Has she driven / been driving all this way just for a short interview?
8 Excuse me, do you know how many people have waited / been waiting
to see the supervisor?
9 They’ve gone / been to the bank, I don’t know when they will return.
10 Has he always had / been having such a nice TV?

6. 1 Has she eaten (eat) anything yet? We could take her to lunch.
4 Fill in the gaps with the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Has she eaten (eat) anything yet? We could take her to lunch.
2 I have worked (work) too much today, it’s time to go home.
3 Have you been (be) to the Human Resources Department to sign your contract yet?
4 He has always shown (show) great skills in all of his projects.
5 How have you found (find) the interview so far?

7. 5 Complete the presentation with the verbs given in the right form.
travel • see • give • be • have • work (x2) • receive • learn • complete
My name is Peter Dwight and I’m 32 years old.
I 1 ’ve just completed my MBA at Nottingham University and I 2 ’ve been working in business management for
the past 3 years.
I decided to do my MBA because I 3 ’ve seen some of my colleagues complete it and since finishing they 4 ’ve
received numerous job offers.
I 5 have been lucky because I 6 ’ve always had professional bosses as well as colleagues.
Prior to working in business management I worked in sales.
I 7 ’ve always travelled for my various jobs but I now travel less, though recently I 8 ’ve been working
extensively throughout the country.
I needed a break last year and went to Australia. Since the trip I 9’ve been learning how to scuba dive.
10 Have I given enough information or would you like to know anything else?

8. 6 Rewrite the sentences using the words in capitals to transform them, retaining their meaning.
1 I was 40 years old when I started working as a consultant for Electron Engineering 5 years ago. SINCE
I’ve worked as a consultant for Electron Engineering since I was 40 years old./2011
2 There were never any problems with clients in my 5 years at Electron. EVER
I haven’t ever had any problems with clients in my five years at Electron.
3 I started learning French 5 years ago so I can communicate internationally. FOR
I’ve been learning French for five years so I can work internationally.

9. 4 My objective is to work on an important project in the USA.
I never did this in the past 5 years. YET
I haven’t worked on a project in the USA yet.
5 Anna went to the Oxford St office but she will be back soon. GONE
Anna’s gone to the Oxford St office but she will be back soon.
6 Jake returned one minute ago from football practice. JUST
Jake has just returned from football practice.
7 I didn’t ever seen them talking to the supervisor. NEVER
I’ve never seen them talking to the supervisor.

10. 8 He went to Holland on a business trip the past week but he returned yesterday. BEEN
He’s been to Holland on a business trip the past week but he returned yesterday.
9 They went to Paris earlier this month so they won’t go again this year. ALREADY
They’ve already been to Paris earlier this year so they will not go again this year.
10 She still has the same mobile phone she bought in HAD
She has had the same mobile phone since 2001.

11. 7 present perfect simple or present perfect continuous ?
1 I know the report took a long time to do.
Have you been working (you / work) on it a lot?
2 Sam has been listening (listen) to the supervisor.
3 She’s such a good writer, have you read (read) her books?
4 This is a big problem, have you thought (think) of a solution?

12. 5 Sharon has been waiting (wait) for the boss to call her.
6 She isn’t a very good employee, have you seen (see) her talk to the customers?
7 I haven’t seen you all week, you look very stressed, what has been happening? (happen)

13. 8 Underline the correct option
We have 1just opened a new company called Alcon Innovations.
The company was 2set up with the idea of providing technological solutions to
big corporations.
Alcon’s 200 3employees are all IT engineering university graduates who
finished in the top 5% of their graduate courses.
1 A already B just C even
2 A make B open C set up
3 A employees B employers C peoples

14. The majority of these graduates have been 4collaborating with similar
companies 5for the last few years as 6software or electronics experts.
This experience was usually in the form of a work 7placement or a
8short-term contract.
Alcon offered permanent contracts to the graduates and they have
9already 10demonstrated their value to the company.
4 A collaborate B collaborated C collaborating
5 A on B for C since
6 A secretaries B software C architects
7 A game B practice C placement
8 A short-term B movement C restriction
9 A already B since C even
10 A gone B seen C demonstrated