2 She has already eaten. They had gone by the time I arrived. 3 What does he want? 4 Give her the documents. /ʃiz/ /ðeɪd/ /dəzi/ /gɪvə/ 5 I gave him the book. 6 Who has finished? 7 Where has he gone? 8 Charlie had finished. /geɪvɪm/ /huːz/ /wԑːzi/ /ʧɑːli əd/
Practice Sentences 2
Remember that we take away the /h/ sound in he, his, him, her and have, has, had (auxiliary verbs) when the word is unstressed, not negative (haven’t) and there is a consonant before it.
1. Cross out any “h” letters that are not pronounced. 2. Listen to the audio – it’s at conversational speed so listen carefully. 3. Check your answers by clicking the Answer button below
1 2 3 Tell her to put the kettle on and give him a cup of tea. Katy has already told himthat it wasn’t necessary to phone her till tomorrow. In hindsight, his hiring policy could have been improved if he had prepared.
4 Have you had dinner? The neighbours have cooked for us this evening. 5 What have you done with his homework? I hope you haven’t cheated by looking at his answers. 6
I think he has taken her umbrella rather than his one. 7 In his exam in August, Matt had discussed how literature has tackled controversial topics.
8 He said he saw the cat who lives across the street. His name is Harvey and he has black fur. 9
She had heard that Harry had taken her house keys with him by accident.
10 When he booked his holiday to Hawaii, he didn’t realise that he had to arrive at Heathrow airport two hours before.
