Complete the dialogues with the present perfect or past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

Ruth: Have you ever broken (you / ever / break) something really expensive?

Oscar: Yes, I ¹…….. It ²…….. (be) three or four years ago.  I ³…….. (drop) my dad's laptop. He ⁴…….. (not let) me use his tablet or smartphone since it 5…….. (happen)!

Alex: ⁶……..  (you / ever / meet) a celebrity?

Sara: No, I ⁷……..,  but my uncle ⁸……… He ⁹……… (go) to school with Keira Knightley, the actress. But she ¹⁰……… (not be) famous then, of course. They ¹¹……… (be) only six years old!

Alex: ¹²……… (he/see) her since she ¹³……… (become) famous?

Sara: No, he ¹⁴………

Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

1 Joe _________ (live) in London between 2009 and 2012.

2 'Emeli Sandé _________ (just/bring out) a new record. _________ (you/hear) it yet?'

'Yes, I _________ (download) it last night.'

3 'Sorry I'm late! _________ (you/be) here long?'

'No, I _________ (just/arrive).'

4 _________ (you/ever/visit) the USA?' 'Yes, I _________ (go) there last summer.’

5 _________ (you/eat) before you _________ (leave) home?'

'Yes, I _______

6 I _________ (have) this MP3 player for a year.

X.   Complete the sentences with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple or the present perfect tenses.

1.   I’m really hungry. I ______________ (not have) lunch yet.

2.   We ______________ (not have) a maths class last week.

3.   Keith’s not home now. He ______________ (go) to the beach this weekend.

4.   My family ______________ (move) to Canada in 2010.

5.   _________ you ever __________ (visit) San Adarino?

6.   He ______________ (live) in London for two years when he was a student.

7.   __________ Jenny __________ (go) to the dentist yesterday?

8.   They ______________ (work) in this company since 2001.

9.   _________ you __________ (see) Joana recently?

Complete the following sentences.Use the past simple  and present perfect form of the verbs in brackets:

1.It ( start)…………started………………..raining  an hour ago.

2.I ( know )……have known…………………….Lan for  some months.

3.When…………did……………..Nam and Hoa first ( meet)………met…………………..?

4.We ( not see )…………………………………Nga since Sunday.

5.Lan ( be )…………………………………………in the USA for 2 years.

6.I ( go)……………………………………to bed at  11 o’clock  last night.

7.They ( move)……………………………….to London  in 2003

8.They ( live)……………………… in Ho Chi Minh City since January.

9.That’s a very old bike. He ( have)…………………………………it for  a long time

10.I ( buy)………………………………….the motorbike  5 years ago.

11.Peter ( be)…………………………………..ill for  aweek.

12. They ( buy) ………………..that car  since  last week

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Read the Recycle! box. Complete the extracts from the dialogues with the verbs in brackets. Use the present perfect or past simple. Listen again and check your answers.

Dialogue 1

a My ankle really hurts. I think I__________ (twist) it.

b Yes, it's a bit swollen. You__________(sprain) it.

Dialogue 2

c I __________ (have) an accident. I__________ (bang) my head.

d I__________ (trip) over the cat and__________ (hit) my head on the corner of a table.

Dialogue 3

e I__________ (hurt) my thumb. I __________ (trap) it in the car door.

f You __________ certainly __________ (bruise) it.

g It's really painful. Do you think I __________ (break) it?

Complete the sentences with the past simple or would + the infinitive without to form of the verbs in brackets.

1 I wish I _________(have) a brother or sister.

2 If only they _________(stop) talking - I can't hear the film.

3 I wish you _________ (take) a photo of me so I could send it to my friends.

4 If only we _________ (understand) Spanish, we could ask for directions.

5 I wish you _________(like) Chinese food; I don't want pizza again.

6 I wish you _________(finish) that burger; I don't like the smell.

Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 I __________ (have) a crash while I__________ (learn) to drive.

2 Sam __________(get) his first job while he__________ (live) in London.

3 It __________ (rain), so we __________(decide) to cancel the barbecue.

4 What __________you __________ (do) when I (see) you in town?

5 Emma __________ (not hear) the phone ringing because she __________ (listen) to music in her bedroom.

6 Ryan __________ (break) his arm while he _________ (ski) in France.

7 Harry __________ (work) as a chef when he __________ (meet) Sally.

8 You obviously __________ (not listen) when I __________ (ask) you to turn down the music.

1 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 .When it _______________________ (stop) raining, we _______________________ (go out) and _______________________ (put) the kayak in the water.

2. While I _______________________ (wait) at the bus stop, I _______________________ (see) an accident.

3 .Suddenly, the man _______________________ (take) the purse from the woman’s handbag and _______________________ (run off).

4 .At 5 p.m. yesterday, I _______________________ (read) a book about Captain Cook and my sister _______________________ (watch) a film about the explorer Robert Falcon Scott.

5. I _______________________ (relax) in the sun when a cloud _______________________ (appear) in the sky.

6. When the sailor _______________________ (open) the box, he _______________________ (find) an old map inside.

7. While everyone _______________________ (argue), I _______________________ (realise) it was a good time to go.

8. As I _______________________ (leave) the party, I finally _______________________ (remember) the man’s name.

9. The man _______________________ (wear) a raincoat and _______________________ (carry) a big suitcase.

10. The girl _______________________ (run) through the forest when she _______________________ (slip) over.

3 Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letter of each word has been given.

1 It was a bright day in July, but inside the Son Doong C_ _ _ it was very dark and cold.

2 It's a s_ _ _ _ climb to the top of Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands, but the view is worth it.

3 Angel Falls, on the Guaja River in Venezuela, is the highest w_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the world.

4 During the day, the temperature in the Sahara d_ _ _ _ _ can reach 50°C, but at night it sometimes falls to below 0°C.

5 The beautiful White C_ _ _ _s of Dover are very high and it’s dangerous to walk too close to the edge.

6 The edges of Lake Como in Italy are s_ _ _ _ _ _ , but it’s quite deep in the middle.

7 Over 1,500 people lost their lives in the early morning of 15 April 1912 when the Titanic sank in the i_ _ waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.

8 You can collect seashells from the s_ _ _ _ in the Maldives, but you can’t take coral pieces.