​2. Present perfect VS past simple :Where did you spend your last holiday?
A: (go I) ……………. to Australia.
B: Really? (never I be) there. How ……………………(it be) ?
A:Well, ………………….(be, it) great……………….. (see I) many beautiful places and (meet)
many interesting people.
B: Are you thinking of going there once again?
A: Yes, I'm planning to go there with husband next year. ……………….(not be he)
to Sydney for 12 years. What about you? Where are you going this year?
B: Well, as always I'm not going abroad…………………. (never I be)
really fond of it. I just find such trips boring.
A: That's too bad…………………….. (hope I really)
you would come with me next year.
​3.Fill in the spaces with the simple past or past continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1.​I ……………….. (work) when she called me.
2.​She was cooking when we ……………(arrive).
3.​Gregory …………………… (swim) when it started to rain.
4.​The children …………………. (play) outside when it started to snow.
5.​Heather was listening to music when the power ……………………. (go) out.
6.​The dogs ………… (be) born in 2004.
7.​My laptop …………… (stop) when the battery ran out.
8.​She ………………… (sing) after the music started.
9.​Dina and Lisa ……………. (talk) while the movie was playing.
10.​The telephone was ringing when she …………………..(begin) to speak.

A: I WENT to Australia.

B: Really? I HAVE NEVER BEEN there. How WAS IT ?

A:Well, IT WAS great I HAVE SEEN many beautiful places and MET many interesting people.

B: Are you thinking of going there once again?

A: Yes, I'm planning to go there with husband next year. HE HASN'T BEEN to Sydney for 12 years. What about you? Where are you going this year?

B: Well, as always I'm not going abroad. I HAVE NEVER BEEN really fond of it. I just find such trips boring.

A: That's too bad I REALLY HOPED you would come with me next year.

1 was working

2 arrived

3 was swimming

4 were playing

5 went

6 was

7 stopped

8 was singing

9 were talking

10 began

​2. Present perfect VS past simple

:Where did you spend your last holiday?

A:  I …went…. to Australia.

B: Really?...I have (never been) there. How …was……(it) ?

A:Well, .( it was) great ( I saw) many beautiful places and (met) many interesting people.

B: Are you thinking of going there once again?

A: Yes, I'm planning to go there with husband next year. …He has….(not been) to Sydney for 12 years. What about you? Where are you going this year?

B: Well, as always I'm not going abroad. I have (never been) really fond of it. I just find such trips boring.

A: That's too bad. I really hoped you would come with me next year.

​3. Fill in the spaces with the simple past or past continuous form of the verb in brackets.

1.​I (was working) when she called me.

2.​ She was cooking when we (arrived).

3.​Gregory (was swimming) when it started to rain.

4.​The children (were playing) outside when it started to snow.

5.​Heather was listening to music when the power (went) out.

6.​The dogs (were) born in 2004.

7.​My laptop (stopped) when the battery ran out.

8.​She (sang) after the music started.

9.​Dina and Lisa (talked/were talking) while the movie was playing. оба

10.​The telephone was ringing when she (began) to speak.