Упражнение 1.
Complete the pairs of sentences. Use the Present Perfect or the Past Simple in
the other.
- I
(know) _______ her for six years.
I (know)
_______ him when I was at school.
- He (live)
_______ in Paris from 1997 to 2000.
He (live)
_______ in New York since 2001.
- Where's
Pete? I (not see) _______ him for ages.
I (not see)
_______ Pete last night.
- We (be)
_______ at primary school from 1993 to 1998.
We (be)
_______ in this class since September.
- I (not
watch) _______ this video yet.
I (not
watch) _______ a video at the weekend.
Упражнение 2.
Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or in the Present Perfect.
1. I ________ (never/ be) to the USA. I ______ (want)
to go there last summer but I couldn’t.
2. He _______ (live) in this street all his life.
3. His father ________ (come back) to London last
Sunday.
4. Yan __________ (write) a letter to Nick two days
ago.
5. He ________ (send) his letter yesterday.
6. They ________ (just/ buy) some
postcards.
Упражнение 3.
Fill in last night, ever, ago, just, yet, always in the right place.
1. Nick’s uncle went to Russia 3 years.
2. Mr. Rambler has come back from Belarus.
3. Nick has wanted to visit Belarus.
4. Mr. Rambler saw Yan.
5. They haven’t visited this old castle.
6. Have you been to England?
Упражнение 4.
Choose the correct option.
- She has /‘s had a moped since she was 15.
- We took /‘ve taken a taxi to town that morning.
- We played /'ve played volleyball last night
- I'm really hungry. I didn’t eat / haven’t eaten since last
night.
- They visited/ ‘ve visited Colorado last summer.
Упражнение 5.
Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or in the Present Perfect.
1. Maria (get) ______ some bad news last week. She (be)
______ sad since she (get) ______ the bad news.
2. I (start) ______ school when I was five years
old. I (be) ______ at school since I (be) ______ five years old.
3. I (change) ______ my job three times this year.
4. I (change) ______ my job three times last
year.
5. The weather was hot and dry for many weeks. But two
days ago it (rain) ______.
6. Tom (break) ______ his leg five days ago.
He’s in hospital. He (be) ______ in hospital since he (break) ______
his leg.
7. Are you going to finish your work before you go to
bed? — I (finish) ______ it (already). I (finish) ______ my work
two hours ago.
Упражнение 6.
Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or in the Present Perfect.
1. I (have, just) ______ a nice pot of coffee. Would
you like a cup?
2. I (see, not) ______ Steve this morning yet.
3. Carol and I are old friends. I (know) ______
her since I (be) ______ a freshman in high school.
4. Maria (have) ______ a lot of problems
since she (come) ______ to this country.
5. I (go) ______ to Paris in 2003 and 2006.
6. A car came round the corner and I (jump) ______
out of the way.
7. Don’t throw the paper away because I (not to read)
______ it yet.
8. Is Jim going to eat lunch with us today? — No.
He (eat) ______ (already).He (eat) ______ lunch an hour
ago.
9. Since we (start) ______ doing this
exercise, we (complete) ______ some sentences.
10. I (be) ______ never to Italy.
Упражнение 7.
Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or in the Present Perfect.
1. You (ever work) ______ in a shop?
2. I (work) ______ at my uncle’s shop when I was younger.
3. It’s the first time I (be) ______ on a ship.
4. Ann is looking for her key. She can’t find it. She
(lose) ______ her key.
5. How many symphonies Beethoven (compose) ______?
6. Look! Somebody (spill) ______ ink on the notebook.
7. You (have) ______ a holiday this year yet?
8. You (see) ______ any good films recently?
9. He (have, not) ______ any problems since he (come )
______ here.
Упражнение 8.
Раскройте скобки,
употребляя глаголы в Past Simple или
Present Perfect
1. I (cut) ______ some flowers from my garden
yesterday. I (cut) ______ lots of flowers from my garden so far this
summer.
2. I (not / see) ______ Tom lately.
3. The artist (draw) ______ a picture of sunset
yesterday. She (draw) ______ many pictures of sunsets in her lifetime.
4. I (feed) ______ birds at the park yesterday. I
(feed) ______ birds at the park every day since I (lose) ______ my
job.
5. Ann (wake up) ______ late and (miss) _______ her
breakfast on Monday.
6. I (forget) ______ to turn off the stove after
dinner. I (forget) ______ to turn off the stove a lot of times in my
lifetime.
7. The children (hide) ______ in the basement
yesterday. They (hide) ______ in the basement often since they (discover)
______ a secret place there.
8. The baseball player (hit) ______ the ball out of
the stadium yesterday. He (hit) ______ a lot of homeruns since he (join) ______
our team.
9. We first (meet) ______ in 2001. So we (know)
_______ each other for 8 years.
Упражнение 9.
Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or in the Present Perfect.
1. She (change) ______ a lot since she left school.
2. I (see) ______ this film and I don’t want to see it
again.
3. Jazz (originate) ______ in the United States
around 1900.
4. Tom Hanks (win) ______ an Oscar several
times already.
5. Long ago, they (build) ______ most houses out
of wood.
6. Scientists still (not/find) ______ a cure for
cancer.
7. Sean (eat, never) ______ Chinese food before.
8. In my first job, I (be) ______ responsible
for marketing.
9. The last job I (apply) ______ for required
applicants to speak some Japanese.
10. The first modern Olympics (take) ______
place in Athens more than a hundred years ago.
11. I am writing in connection with the advertisement which
(appear) ______ in December.
Упражнение 10.
Complete the sentences. Use the Present Perfect or the Past Simple.
My family and I (move) from London to Cardiff last summer,
so we (live) in Cardiff for seven months now. I miss my friends in London. My
best friend is called Megan. We (meet) at primary school, so I (know) her for
nine years. Unfortunately, I (not see) her since last summer.
I go to Greystone Secondary School in Cardiff. I (be) at the
school since last September. At first I (not like) it because I (not have) any
friends here. But the students in my class are really nice and I'm happy here
now.
Упражнение 11.
Correct the mistakes in these sentences.
- We lived here since 1997.
- I've been ill since two days.
- How long do you know him?
- Susie has seen a good film last night.
- We've finished our homework just.
- I've already wrote three letters.
Упражнение 12.
Complete the sentences. Use the Present Perfect or the Past Simple.
Helen: That's a nice tennis racket. Is it new?
Andy: No, (I/have) ________ it for about a year, but ( I/not
play) _______ with it very much. ( I/buy) ________ it in Florida.
Helen: When ( you/go) ________ to America?
Andy: ( I/go) ________ there with my family in the
spring.
Helen: What was it like?
Andy: Great! (I/stay) ___________ with my penfriend.
Helen: Is your penfriend American?
Andy: Yes. ( I/have) ________ an American penfriend for two
years. (he/come) __________ to England last summer.
Helen: (I/not meet) _______ him.
Andу: No, (you/be) ______ on holiday in
Turkey.
Упражнение 13.
Choose the correct form of the verb.
- We went/ ‘ve been to the seaside last summer.
- I finished / ‘ve finished my homework. Can I go out now?
- I was /‘ve been ill three month ago.
- Have you been / Did you to the shop? I need
some stamps.
- My hobby is fishing. I’ve caught / caught a lot of fish.
- Jenny is in Oxford today, but she was /has been in London
yesterday.
- I played /'ve played basketball when I was younger, but l
don’t play now.
- I’ve already seen / already saw 'Shrek'.
- Julie has been / was ill since Tuesday.
- I didn't see / haven't seen Josh since 1998.
- We've stayed / stayed at our grandparents for three days. We arrived home yesterday.
- The dog went / has gone to sleep an hour ago.
- I had / ‘ve had a cat for two years. It’s
name is Willis.
- I’ve waited / waited for a bus for twenty minutes. Then I
decided to walk.
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