3 2 Complete the conversation. Use the present perfect or the past simple
Molly The play is tonight. Are you ready for it?
Fiona Well, I've done (do) nearly all the things on my list.
Molly Let's look at it together.
Fiona Well, I?
(learn) the script. That was hard!
Molly Great. Have you checked the lights?
Fiona
Yes. I
(check) them this morning.
Molly And have you cleaned the stage?
Fiona No, I haven't, but I 4
(sell) all the tickets.
Molly What about the make-up?
Fiona IS
(buy) it yesterday. Mum's got it.
Molly And the costumes?
Fiona The costumes are... Oh no! 16
(not take)
them to the theatre!​

Molly: The play is tonight. Are you ready for it?

Fiona: Well, I've done nearly all the things on my list.

Molly: Let's look at it together.

Fiona: Well, I learned the script. That was hard!

Molly: Great. Have you checked the lights?

Fiona: Yes. I checked them this morning.

Molly: And have you cleaned the stage?

Fiona: No, I haven't, but I sold all the tickets.

Molly: What about the make-up?

Fiona: I bought it yesterday. Mum's got it.

Molly: And the costumes?

Fiona: The costumes are... Oh no! I haven't taken them to the theatre!

To complete the conversation, we need to choose the correct form of the verb in each gap. Let's analyze each sentence:

1. Fiona says, "Well, I learned (the script). That was hard!" Here, she is talking about an action that happened in the past. She has learned the script at some point before the conversation, so we use the past simple tense. The correct form of the verb is "learned."

2. Molly asks, "Have you checked the lights?" Molly is asking if Fiona has completed the action of checking the lights. Since this action is connected to the present, we use the present perfect tense. The correct form of the verb is "checked."

3. Fiona responds, "Yes. I checked them (the lights) this morning." Fiona confirms that she has already checked the lights earlier today. We again use the past simple tense to talk about a completed action in the past. The correct form of the verb is "checked."

4. Molly asks, "And have you cleaned the stage?" Molly wants to know if Fiona has completed the action of cleaning the stage. Since this action is connected to the present, we use the present perfect tense. The correct form of the verb is "cleaned."

5. Fiona responds, "No, I haven't, but I sold all the tickets." Fiona admits that she has not cleaned the stage. She uses the present perfect tense to talk about an action that has not yet been completed. The correct form of the verb is "sold."

6. Molly asks, "What about the makeup?" Molly wants to know if Fiona has obtained the makeup. Since this action is connected to the past, we use the past simple tense. The correct form of the verb is "bought."

7. Fiona responds, "I bought it yesterday. Mum's got it." Fiona states that she has bought the makeup the day before. Here, she uses the past simple tense to talk about a completed action in the past. The correct form of the verb is "bought."

8. Molly asks, "And the costumes?" Molly wants to know the situation with the costumes. She is referring to the present moment, so we use the present simple tense. The correct form of the verb is "are."

9. Fiona realizes and exclaims, "Oh no! I haven't taken them (the costumes) to the theatre!" Fiona admits that she has not yet taken the costumes to the theatre. She uses the present perfect tense to talk about an action that has not been completed. The correct form of the verb is "haven't taken."

So, the completed conversation is:

Molly: The play is tonight. Are you ready for it?

Fiona: Well, I've done nearly all the things on my list.

Molly: Let's look at it together.

Fiona: Well, I learned the script. That was hard!

Molly: Great. Have you checked the lights?

Fiona: Yes. I checked them this morning.

Molly: And have you cleaned the stage?

Fiona: No, I haven't, but I sold all the tickets.

Molly: What about the make-up?

Fiona: I bought it yesterday. Mum's got it.

Molly: And the costumes?

Fiona: The costumes are... Oh no! I haven't taken them to the theatre!