1. Choose the correct verb form (a or b) in the sentences.
1) ____ to the west coast of Ireland? It’s beautiful.
a Did you ever go
b Have you ever been
2) I ______ a lot of interesting cities in life, but I think New York is favourite.
a ‘ve visited
b visited
3) I ______ Mexican food a few times, but it’s too spicy for me.
a ‘ve tried
b tried
4) You should get your postcard soon. I ______ it a week ago.
a ‘ve posted
b posted
5) dad ______ about two hundred photos on this holiday so far.
a has taken
b took
6) ____ any souvenirs when you were in Canada?
a Have you bought
b Did you buy
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1) b 2) a 3) a 4) b 5) a 6) b
2. Complete the email. Use the present perfect or past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
To: anna@email.com
Dear Anna,
I’m on a coach tour of Europe with parents. So far we 1) _________ (visit) two cities – Paris and Amsterdam. We 2) _________ (start) the tour in Paris. 3) _________ you ______________ (go) there? It’s beautiful. The first day we 4) _________ (go) up the Eiffel Tower. The view was incredible. I 5) _________ (never / see) anything like it.
Now we 6) _________ (arrive) in Florence, in Italy. Yesterday we 7) _________ (explore) the old town on foot. Then we 8) _________ (climb) up the Campanile, which is a really tall tower. There were 414 steps, but it was worth it.
Next, we’re going to Rome. I 9) _________ (read) all about it last night and am really looking forward to it. I hope you’re enjoying the summer. The weather here 10) _________ (be) fantastic.
Love
Daisy
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1) ’ve visited 2) started 3) have ___ been 4) saw
5) ’ve never seen 6) ’ve arrived 7) explored 8) climbed
9) read 10) has been
3. Complete the sentences with has / have been, has / have gone or went.
1) Lucy isn’t at home. She’s gone to the sports centre.
2) We haven’t had a holiday this year, but last year we ____________ to Brazil.
3) We’ve got plenty of food – I ____________ to the supermarket yesterday.
4) She knows Madrid very well. She ____________ there lots of times since she moved to Spain.
5) I love water sports. I ____________ surfing in lots of different countries.
6) I hope Toby is enjoying the summer. He ____________ to Italy for six weeks.
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2) went 3) went 4) ’s been 5) ’ve been 6) ’s gone
4. Complete the mini-dialogues. Use the correct present perfect or past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1) a _________ ever ____________ (you / have) a holiday in Turkey?
b Yes, I ________ I ____________ (spend) two weeks there last year.
a Which cities ____________ (you / visit)?
b Only two. We ____________ (start) in Istanbul and then ____________ (travel) to Izmir.
2) a _________ ever ____________ (you / try) an extreme sport?
b No, I ________ But I ____________ (learn) to ski last winter.
a Really? ____________ (you / enjoy) it?
b Yes, I ________ In fact, yesterday I ____________ (book) next skiing holiday!
3) a _________ ever ____________ (you / go) on a coach tour?
b Yes, we ________ We ____________ (go) across the USA by coach last July.
a How long ____________ (it / take)?
b Three weeks. We ____________ (stop) at lots of interesting places on the way.
4) a _________ ever ____________ (you / eat) insects?
b Yes, I ________ I ____________ (buy) a bag of insects as a snack in Thailand. But I ____________ (not enjoy) them very much.
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1 A: have you ___ had b : have, spent
A: did you visit b : started, travelled
2 A: have you ___ tried b : haven’t, learned
A: did you enjoy b : did, booked
3 A: have you ___ been b : have, went
A: did it take b : stopped
4 A: have you ___ eaten b : have, bought, didn’t enjoy
5. Complete the email with the correct past simple or present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
Hi Lisa!
We 1) _________ (be) in Siena for three days. I really love it now, although I 2) _________ (not like) it much at first. We 3) _________ (arrive) very late on Wednesday night and we 4) _________ (discover) that our room reservations 5) _________ (not exist) and that the hotel 6) _________ (not have) any other rooms available. I 7) _________ (deal) with the owners of many small hotels through the years, but I 8) _________ (never meet) one as kind and generous as Signora Tenaglia. She 9) _________ (call) all over town until she 10) _________ (find) a really nice room for us, and she also invited us to have a home-cooked meal with her. We 11) _________ (not do) it yet, but we 12) _________ (decide) to do it on Tuesday.
See you soon,
Emma
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1) ‘ve been 2) didn’t like 3) arrived 4) discovered
5) didn’t exist 6) didn’t have 7) dealt
8) have never met 9) called 10) found
11) haven’t done 12) ‘ve decided
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