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1. A: ... (you / see) the Bruce Lee film on TV last night?
B: No. But I ... (see) all of his films on video already this year.
2. A: I ... (live) in Germany for five years now. I ... (move) here in 1997.
В: I ... (live) in Portugal for a time, but I live in Rome now.
3. A: My Uncle Tom ... (meet) Winston Churchill.
B: That’s nothing! My mum ... (meet) Prince Charles. .
4. A: Where’s Jane?
B: She ... (go) to America. She ... (leave) last week.
A: Really? Why ... (she / go) there?
5. A: My father ... (work) in that shop for twelve years. Then he ... (get) a job in a bank.
B: He ... (work) at the bank for quite a few years now, hasn’t he?
6. A: How long ... (you / learn) Italian?
В: I ... (start) learning the language when I ... (be) twelve.
V. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, Present Perfect or Past Simple.
1. “Where’s your key?” “I don’t know. I ... (lose) it.
2. I ...(be) very tired, so I lay down on the bed and went to sleep.
3. Mary ... (go) to Australia for a while but she’s back again now.
4. “Where’s Ken?” “He ... (go) out. He’ll be back in about an hour.”
5. I did German at school but I ... (forget) most of it.
6. I meant to phone Diane last night but I ... (forget).
7. I ... (have) a headache earlier but I feel fine now.
8. Look! There’s an ambulance over there. There ... (be) an accident.
9. “Is Helen still here?” “No, she ... (just / go) out.”
10. The police ... (arrest) three people but later they let them go.
11. Ann ... (give) me her address but I’m afraid I ... (lose) it.
12. Where’s my bike? It ... (be) outside the house. It ... (disappear)!
13. What do you think of my English? Do you think I ... (improve)?
VI. Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.
1. Do you know about Sue? She’s given up her job.
2. The Chinese have invented printing.
3. How many plays has Shakespeare written?
4. Have you read any of Shakespeare’s plays?
5. Aristotle has been a Greek philosopher.
6. Ow! I’ve cut my finger. It’s bleeding.
7. My grandparents have got married in London.
8. Where have you been born?
9. Mary isn’t at home. She’s gone shopping.
10. Albert Einstein has been the scientist who has developed the theory of relativity.
VII. Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.
1. I’ve lost my key. I can’t find it anywhere.
2. Have you seen the news on television last night?
3. I’ve bought a new car. Do you want to see it?
4. I’ve bought a new car last week.
5. Where have you been yesterday evening?
6. Jenny has left school in 1991.
7. I’m looking for Mike. Have you seen him?
8. I’m very hungry. I haven’t eaten anything today.
9. Diane hasn’t been at work yesterday.
10. When has this book been published.
B: No. But I have seen all of his films on video already this year.
- In this conversation, the present perfect tense is used to describe an action that was completed in the past but has relevance to the present. In the first sentence, "Have you seen" is the present perfect form of "see." It indicates that the action of seeing the film occurred at an indefinite time before now. The second sentence, "I have seen," also uses the present perfect tense to describe the action of seeing all of the films. The word "already" suggests that the action happened before now.
2. A: I have lived in Germany for five years now. I moved here in 1997.
B: I lived in Portugal for a time, but I live in Rome now.
- In this conversation, the present perfect tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present. In the first sentence, "I have lived" is the present perfect form of "live." It indicates that the action of living in Germany started in the past and continues up to the present moment. The second sentence, "I lived," uses the past simple tense to describe a past action that is not ongoing.
3. A: My Uncle Tom met Winston Churchill.
B: That’s nothing! My mum met Prince Charles.
- In this conversation, the past simple tense is used to describe completed actions in the past. In the first sentence, "met" is the past simple form of "meet." It indicates that the action of meeting Winston Churchill happened at a specific time in the past. The second sentence, "met" is also the past simple form of "meet" and describes the action of meeting Prince Charles.
4. A: Where’s Jane?
B: She went to America. She left last week.
A: Really? Why did she go there?
- In this conversation, the past simple tense is used to describe completed actions in the past. In the first sentence, "went" is the past simple form of "go." It indicates the action of going to America. The second sentence, "left" is also the past simple form of "leave" and describes the action of leaving. In the third sentence, "did she go" uses the past simple form of "go" to ask about the reason for going.
5. A: My father worked in that shop for twelve years. Then he got a job in a bank.
B: He has worked at the bank for quite a few years now, hasn’t he?
- In this conversation, the past simple tense is used to describe completed actions in the past. In the first sentence, "worked" is the past simple form of "work." It indicates the action of working in the shop for twelve years. The second sentence, "has worked" uses the present perfect form of "work" to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present.
6. A: How long have you been learning Italian?
B: I started learning the language when I was twelve.
- In this conversation, the present perfect tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present. In the first sentence, "have you been learning" is the present perfect form of "learn." It indicates the action of learning Italian started in the past and continues up to the present moment. The second sentence, "I started learning" uses the past simple tense to describe a past action that is not ongoing.
V. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, Present Perfect or Past Simple.
1. "Where’s your key?" "I don’t know. I have lost it."
2. I was very tired, so I lay down on the bed and went to sleep.
3. Mary went to Australia for a while, but she’s back again now.
4. "Where’s Ken?" "He has gone out. He’ll be back in about an hour."
5. I did German at school, but I have forgotten most of it.
6. I meant to phone Diane last night, but I forgot.
7. I had a headache earlier, but I feel fine now.
8. Look! There’s an ambulance over there. There has been an accident.
9. "Is Helen still here?" "No, she has just gone out."
10. The police arrested three people, but later they let them go.
11. Ann gave me her address, but I’m afraid I lost it.
12. Where’s my bike? It was outside the house. It has disappeared!
13. What do you think of my English? Do you think I have improved?
VI. Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.
1. Do you know about Sue? She has given up her job. (corrected)
2. The Chinese have invented printing. (correct)
3. How many plays has Shakespeare written? (correct)
4. Have you read any of Shakespeare’s plays? (correct)
5. Aristotle has been a Greek philosopher. (wrong - change to "Aristotle was a Greek philosopher.")
6. Ow! I’ve cut my finger. It’s bleeding. (correct)
7. My grandparents have got married in London. (wrong - change to "My grandparents got married in London.")
8. Where have you been born? (wrong - change to "Where were you born?")
9. Mary isn’t at home. She has gone shopping. (correct)
10. Albert Einstein has been the scientist who has developed the theory of relativity. (wrong - change to "Albert Einstein was the scientist who developed the theory of relativity.")
VII. Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.
1. I’ve lost my key. I can’t find it anywhere. (correct)
2. Have you seen the news on television last night? (wrong - change to "Did you see the news on television last night?")
3. I've bought a new car. Do you want to see it? (correct)
4. I’ve bought a new car last week. (wrong - change to "I bought a new car last week.")
5. Where have you been yesterday evening? (wrong - change to "Where were you yesterday evening?")
6. Jenny has left school in 1991. (wrong - change to "Jenny left school in 1991.")
7. I’m looking for Mike. Have you seen him? (correct)
8. I’m very hungry. I haven’t eaten anything today. (correct)
9. Diane hasn’t been at work yesterday. (wrong - change to "Diane wasn't at work yesterday.")
10. When has this book been published? (wrong - change to "When was this book published?")