Easy Phrasal Verbs: Learn English verbs through conversations

11.5 have gone on (present perfect)

11.5.1 Callum was supposed to join a meeting at work, but he is late because his train has

broken down. Callum calls his colleague, Tristan to give him an update.

Tristan: Hi Callum.

Callum: I’ve been told the train will start moving again soon.

Tristan: It’s ok. We’ve gone on without you. I’ll tell you what happened in

the meeting after you get here.

Callum: Ok, thanks.

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Exercises

Fill in the gaps in the following conversations:

1.

A: I tried that toothpaste you recommended. It tastes really weird. Do you

like  the  taste?  My  dentist  recommended  a  different  one  called  Brighto.

You should use it.

B: Really? No, thanks. I think I’ll ______ using the toothpaste I like.

2.

A: What time did you leave the office last night? It must have been really

late.

B:  Well,  after  you  left  I  just  _______  working.  I  don’t  remember  exactly

what time I finished, but it was very late.

A: You should take it easy today.

B: I wish I could, but I have to write another report!

3.

A: I’m afraid the funding for the project is going to be reduced by 20%.

B: Well, that’s bad news, but we have to ______ with the main event. We

can cut back on the number of smaller events to save money.

A: Ok. Let’s do that.

4.

A: This is a slide showing how the company should grow over the next 5

years.

Phone rings

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B:  Hello?  Sorry,  I’m  in  a  meeting  at  the  moment.  I’ll  call  you  back.

Thanks.

A: Shall I continue?

B: Yes, sorry. Please ______ .

5.

A: What’s that?

B: It’s a solar powered charger for my phone.

A: Why do you need that? If you ______ wasting your money, you’ll have

nothing left for the vacation.

B: It’s ok. This was cheap.

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12. Come on (1)

Present

Continuous

Past

Present

perfect

come on

not

used

with

this

meaning

not

used

with

this

meaning

not

used

with

this

meaning

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Nonseparable

Phrases of similar meaning:

Come with me; Let’s go

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