1: Complete the phone conversation with the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets or short answers.
Kate: Hello, Kate speaking.
Dave: Hi Kate. It's David. I'm phoning from Budapest.
Kate: Hi David! It's great to hear from you. So, you.............(find) your mobile!
Dave: Actually, no. I.................(buy) a new one, but my number.....................(not change).
Kate: Well, it's great to hear from you. We....................(not speak) for ages. ...................(you/ find) somewhere to live yet?
Dave: No, I.................., but I......................(just / look) at a beautiful flat near the Danube.
Kate: Are you going to live there?
Dave: I.....................(not decided) yet. I can't really afford it!
Kate: ........................(you start) work?
Dave: Yes, I................. . I ...............(give) about twenty lessons, but the school...................(not play) me yet!
2: What have or haven't you done today? Write an affirmative and a negative sentence in the present perfect for each verb in the box.
| Eat ; drink ; hear; see; speak. |
3: Complete the sentences with been or gone
1) " Where's Maria?" . "She's......................to the supermarket."
2) Jake has................. to the shop. Look at all the CDs he has bought.
3)"Are you going to the picasso exhibition in London?) "I've already................to it. It was fantastic."
4) Tom has............... to Jim's for lunch. He'll be back about two.
5)" I want to speak to Jill. Has she...............yet?" "No, she's still here."
4: Write questions with How long.......? and answer with for or since.
VD: 1) I'm a teacher. I started teaching last year.
How long have you been a tacher?
Since last year. / For a year.
2) I live near the coast. I moved there three years ago.
3) I'm married. I got married two years ago.
4) I know Mary. We first met last Christmas.
5) I work in a factory. I started working there in 1994.
6) I play the piano. I had my first lesson in 2001.
7) I've got a passport. I got it three years ago.
5: Complete the conversations with the verb in the boxes. Use the past simple or present perfect form.
| go; stay; visit |
Harry: .................. you ....................to the USA?
Fiona: Yes, I...................... San Francisco last year.
Hary: Where..................you...............?
Fiona: At my uncle's house.
| be; give; open; receive; say; write |
Harry:.....................you ....................a present that you didn't like?
Fiona: Yes, my aunt................ me a yellow sweatshirt for my birthday.
Harry: What.....................you.....................to her?
Fiona:Nothing. She.....................there when I.................it. But I................... her a nice thank you letter.
6: Write the question with Have you ever.........?. Write true answers about yourself. If the answer is Yes, add more details in the past simple.
VD: 1) go / snowboarding.
Have you ever been snowboarding?
No. I haven't
Yes I have. I went snowboarding in Zakopane last winter.
2) go / to France or Switzeland
3) swim / in the sea
4) break / a bone
5) play / a computer game
6) borrow / money from a friend
7) visit / a museum
7) Some of the sentences are in correct. Rewrite them using the correct tense.
VD: 1) I've been to London yesterday.
I went to London yesterday.
2) She's written three e-mails last night.
3) Last summer we saw some beautiful lakes in Italy.
4) Have you ever met anyone famous?
5)Last Christmas my parents have given me an MP3 player.
6) I lived in London since last year.
7)" Did you buy any presents yet?" " No. not yet"
8)" Have you ever been snorkelling?" "Yes, I've been snorkelling last summer."
