Exercise 1
Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.
1) I've lost key. I can’t find it anywhere. ________
2) Have you eaten a lot of sweets when you were a child? ________
3) I've bought a new car. You must come and see it. ________
4) I've bought a new car last week. ________
5) Where have you been yesterday evening? ________
6) Lucy has left school in 1999. ________
7) I'm looking for Mike. Have you seen him? ________
8) ‘Have you been to Paris?’ 'Yes, many times.' ________
9) I’m very hungry. I haven’t eaten much today. ________
10) When has this book been published? ________
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1)
1 OK
2 Did you eat
3 OK
4 I bought
5 Where were you
6 Lucy left school
7 OK
8 OK
9 OK
10 When was this book published?
Exercise 2
Make sentences from the words in brackets. Use the present perfect or past simple.
2)
1 It hasn’t rained this week.
2 The weather has been cold recently.
3 It was cold last week.
4 I didn't read a newspaper yesterday.
5 I haven't read a newspaper today.
6 Emily has earned a lot of money this year.
7 She didn't earn so much last year.
8 Have you had a holiday recently?
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2)
1 You don’t seem very happy today.
2 What are you doing?
I'm thinking.
3 Who does this umbrella belong to?
4 The dinner smells good.
5 Is anybody sitting there?
6 These gloves don't fit me.
Exercise 3
Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect or past simple.
1) ‘What’s Madrid like?’ 'I don’t know. ________ (I / not / be) there.'
2) When ________ (I / get) home last night, ________ (I / be) very tired and ________ (I / go) straight to bed.
3) A: ________ (you / see) Lisa recently?
B: Yes, ________ (I / saw) her a few days ago.
4) I’m tired. ________ (I / not / sleep) well last night.
5) The bus drivers were on strike last week. ________ (there / be) no buses.
6) Mr Lee ________ (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then ________ (he / give) it up. Now he works as a gardener.
7) Mary lives in Dublin. ________ (she / live) there all her life.
8) A: ________ (you I go) to the cinema last night?
B: Yes, but ________ (it / be) a mistake. The film ________ (be) awful.
9) grandfather ________ (die) before I was born. ________ (I / never / meet) him.
10) I don't know Karen's husband. ________ (I / never / meet) him.
11) Ifs nearly lunchtime, and ________ (I / not / see) Martin all morning. I wonder where he is.
12) ‘Where do you live?’ 'In Boston.'
'How long ________ (you / live) there?' 'Five years.'
'Where ________ (you / live) before that?' 'In Chicago.,
'And how long ________ (you / live) in Chicago?' 'Two years.'
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3)
1 I haven’t been
2 I got … I was … I went
3 Have you seen … I saw
4 I didn't sleep
5 There were
6 worked … he gave
7 She's lived / She has lived
8 Did you go … it was … was
9 died … I never met
10 I've never met / I have never met
11 I haven't seen
12 have you lived or have you been living … did you live … did you live
Exercise 4
Write sentences about yourself using the ideas in brackets.
1) (something you haven't done today) ________
2) (something you haven’t done today) ________
3) (something you didn’t do yesterday) ________
4) (something you did yesterday evening) ________
5) (something you haven't done recently) ________
6) (something you've done a lot recently) ________
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4)
1 I haven’t eaten any fruit today
2 I haven't bought anything today.
3 I didn't watch TV yesterday.
4 I went out with some friends yesterday evening.
5 I haven't been to the cinema recently.
6 I've read a lot of books recently.
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