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1 PaST vs PPST A. Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets in PaST or PPST. 1. She loves Paris. She ..................... (be) there many times. 2. Bill ....................... (work) in that company for 3 years. (He still works there). 3. They ....................... (go) to London on holiday last summer. 4. I ....................... (read) that book. It´s good. 5. His parents ....................... (be) here yesterday. 6. They ....................... (go) to Germany when he ....................... (be) only 4. 7. ........... you ......... (watch) any film last night? 8. I ....................... (have) a couple of toasts for breakfast this morning. 9. He ....................... (live) in Rome since he was a teenager. 10. The house looks different. .......... you .............. (paint) it? 11. I ....................... (not see) you in class last Friday. 12. Shakespeare ....................... (write) over one hundred sonnets. B. Say if the following sentences are right or wrong. Correct them if necessary. 1. Have you ever been to Thailand? ........................................................................................... 2. I´ve had sausages for lunch at half past one. .......................................................................... 3. She´s enjoyed herself at the party last night. .......................................................................... 4. I´ve read that book but I didn´t like it much. .......................................................................... 5. Tom has left school one year ago. .......................................................................................... 6. My cousins have lived in Dublin since they´ve been children. .............................................. 7. We have worked here for a year and a half. ........................................................................... 8. My parents lived in Britain for a couple of years. .................................................................. 9. James has made a cake yesterday. .......................................................................................... 10. I´ve washed the car. It looks great now. ............................................................................... C. Complete the sentences with a verb from the following in present perfect or past simple: BE, FINISH, STOP, WATCH, NOT SMOKE, ENJOY, WIN, LIVE 1. She ............... smoking two months ago. 2. She ............... for two months. 3. ......... you ever .......... to Florence? 4. ......... you ........... that TV show last night? 5. They still live in that town. They ............... there for ages. 6. A friend of mine ............... the lottery three years ago. 7. When ........... you ........... your homework? 8. They ............... themselves at the party last summer. D. Write the past participle of these verbs. 1. write 2. wash 3. forget 4. break 5. make

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PaST vs PPST

A. Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets in PaST or PPST.

1. She loves Paris. She ..................... (be) there many times.

2. Bill ....................... (work) in that company for 3 years. (He still works there).

3. They ....................... (go) to London on holiday last summer.

4. I ....................... (read) that book. It´s good.

5. His parents ....................... (be) here yesterday.

6. They ....................... (go) to Germany when he ....................... (be) only 4.

7. ........... you ......... (watch) any film last night?

8. I ....................... (have) a couple of toasts for breakfast this morning.

9. He ....................... (live) in Rome since he was a teenager.

10. The house looks different. .......... you .............. (paint) it?

11. I ....................... (not see) you in class last Friday.

12. Shakespeare ....................... (write) over one hundred sonnets.

B. Say if the following sentences are right or wrong. Correct them if necessary.

1. Have you ever been to Thailand? ...........................................................................................

2. I´ve had sausages for lunch at half past one. ..........................................................................

3. She´s enjoyed herself at the party last night. ..........................................................................

4. I´ve read that book but I didn´t like it much. ..........................................................................

5. Tom has left school one year ago. ..........................................................................................

6. My cousins have lived in Dublin since they´ve been children. ..............................................

7. We have worked here for a year and a half. ...........................................................................

8. My parents lived in Britain for a couple of years. ..................................................................

9. James has made a cake yesterday. ..........................................................................................

10. I´ve washed the car. It looks great now. ...............................................................................

C. Complete the sentences with a verb from the following in present perfect or past simple:

BE, FINISH, STOP, WATCH, NOT SMOKE, ENJOY, WIN, LIVE

1. She ............... smoking two months ago.

2. She ............... for two months.

3. ......... you ever .......... to Florence?

4. ......... you ........... that TV show last night?

5. They still live in that town. They ............... there for ages.

6. A friend of mine ............... the lottery three years ago.

7. When ........... you ........... your homework?

8. They ............... themselves at the party last summer.

D. Write the past participle of these verbs.

1. write

2. wash

3. forget

4. break

5. make

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E. Choose the PPST or PaST:

1. I _________________ (see) three police cars this morning (it’s still morning).

2. After he _________________ (arrive) home, he _________________ (unpack) and

_________________ (go) to bed early.

3. A: What’s wrong?

B: I _________________ (break) a glass!

4. My grandparents only _________________ (know) each other for a few months before they

_________________ (get) married.

5. I _________________ (be) in London for three years. I love it here.

6. We _________________ (see) Julie last night.

7. He _________________ (be) a teacher before he _________________ (become) a musician.

8. When the boss _________________ (walk) into the room, we _________________ (know)

someone was going to get fired.

9. The children _________________ (break) a window in the school last week.

10. He _________________ (see) that film last year.

11. Lucy _________________ (break) her leg, so she can’t come skiing.

12. Julie _________________ (arrive)! Come and say hello!

13. They _________________ (be) cold when they _________________ (arrive) home.

14. Jack _________________ (break) his arm when he _________________ (fall) off a horse in 2005.

15. I _________________ (know) about the problem for months, but I _________________ (not /

find) a solution yet.

16. A: When _________________ (you / arrive)?

B: At 10pm last night.

17. She _________________ (be) a teacher for ten years, and she still enjoys it.

18. How long _________________ (you / know) Jill? I know you see her often.

19. I _________________ (see) the sea before.

20. A: Hello

B: Hi Mum, it’s me. I just wanted to say I _________________ (arrive) safely and everything is

fine.

F. 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?

G. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use PaST or PPST.

1. John ........................... (not call) me recently.

2. They ........................... (buy) a new car last month.

3. The teacher ........................... (not return) the tests yet.

4. How long ........................... she ........................... (know) about this problem?

5. ........................... you ever ........................... (hear) such an unbelievable story?

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6. When I was a child, I ........................... (live) in England for two years.

7. He ........................... (buy) me a beautiful gift for my birthday.

8. I am so excited to have a dog. I ......................................... (always / want) one.

H. Correct the error in each of the sentences.

1. Have you ever eat Chinese food?

........................................................................................................................................................

2. Mr Brown already left the office.

............................................................................ ............................................................................

3. She has moved to another city last year.

............................................................................ ............................................................................

4. We haven’t been abroad since a year.

............................................................................ ............................................................................

5. They have sent out the invitations yet.

............................................................................ ............................................................................

6. The lesson has started ten minutes ago.

............................................................................ ............................................................................

7. Jack hasn’t seen Jill since she has graduated.

............................................................................ ............................................................................

8. Did she just leave?

............................................................................ ............................................................................

I. Complete the passage with suitable words (such as have, since, never, already, just, ago, for,

had, yet, ever, already).

I (1).............................. always been very fit and healthy and I have (2) .............................. had a

serious illness. However, a couple of weeks (3) .............................. I caught the flu. I must admit that

until then I (4) .............................. 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) .............................. 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) .............................. I got ill. In fact, I have (7) ..............................

been to the doctor to ask if it’s normal to feel weak for so long. He says I’ll soon feel better.

Apparently I’m lucky. For some people, especially the old and the weak, the flu can be very serious.

Doctors have tried (8) .............................. years to find a cure for the flu, but they haven’t found one

(9) ............................... . Fortunately, researchers have developed a vaccine which gives effective

protection against the disease. According to my doctor, most of his elderly patients have (10)

.............................. received their flu shots.