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Past Simple / Present Perfect Simple
A Choose the correct answer.
1. I’m really hungry. I (haven’t eaten / didn’t eat) yet.
2. They (arrived / have arrived) a week ago.
3. We (have worked / worked) here for three years.
4. They (didn’t recognise / haven’t recognised) me at yesterday’s meeting.
5. Our neighbour (was / has been) in hospital since Friday.
6. (Have you travelled / Did you travel) abroad many times?
B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or the Present
Perfect
Simple.
1. John hasn’t called (not call) me recently.
2. They bought (buy) a new car last month.
3. The teacher hasn’t returned (not return) the tests yet.
4. How long has she known (know) about this problem?
5. Have you ever heard (hear) such an unbelievable story?
6. When I was a child, I lived (live) in England for two years.
7. He bought (buy) me a beautiful gift for my birthday.
8. I am so excited to have a dog. I have always wanted (always / want) one.
C Correct the error in each of the sentences.
1. Have you ever eat Chinese food? 5. Mr Brown already left the office.
Have you ever eaten Chinese food? Mr Brown has already left the office.
2. She has moved to another city last year. 6. We haven’t been abroad since a year.
She moved to another city last year. We haven’t been abroad for a year.
3. They have sent out the invitations yet. 7. The lesson has started ten minutes ago.
They haven’t sent out the invitations yet. The lesson started ten minutes ago.
4. Jack hasn’t seen Jill since she has graduated. 8. Did she just leave?
Jack hasn’t seen Jill since she graduated. Has she just left?
D Complete the passage with suitable words.
I 1. have always been very fit and healthy, and I have 2. never had a serious illness.
However, a couple of weeks 3 ago, I caught the flu. I must admit that until then, I
4. had not realised just how unpleasant the flu could be. I had a high temperature for nearly
a
week, and my whole body hurt. I don’t think I have 5 ever felt so miserable. It’s taking me
ages to
get my strength back. It really bothers me that I haven’t had enough energy to play football
6.. since
I got ill. In fact, I have 7. already been to the doctor to ask if it’s normal to feel weak for so
long. He
