Part 2: Complete the questions and answers with the present perfect or the past simple of the verbs in brackets.

A: How long ............................................. (you/be) friends for?
B: We first ....................... (meet) ten years ago but we ................. (start) being friends about six years ago.

A: ............................................. (you/meet) Carol for dinner last night?
B: No, I ........................... (go) out with Fiona last night. I .......................... (not hear) from Carol in ages.

A: I .............................. (just/speak) to Jenny on the phone. She ......................... (be) away for two weeks.
B: Where ............................................. (she/go)?
A: She ............................................. (go) to Berlin.

A: ............................................. (you/see) my keys?
B: No. Why? ............................................. (you/lose) them?
A: I can’t find them anywhere.

A: ............................................. (you/buy) a present for Mum’s birthday?
B: Yes. I ................................. (go) shopping yesterday and I .......................... (find) a very nice gold necklace at a jewellery shop.

A: ............................................. (you/have) lunch yet?
B: Yes, we all ............................................. (have) lunch about half an hour ago.
A: What ............................................. (you/eat)?
B: Green salad and burgers.

A: Rhonda and I ............................................. (meet) for dinner last night.
B: I ............................................. (not see) Rhonda in ages! How is she?
A: She’s fine. She ............................................. (just/have) her second baby.
B: Really? I ............................................. (not know) that.

Use the past simple or present perfect of the verbs in the brackets:

1.This is my house . - How long ............you (live)..............here?-I (live)...................here since 1986.

2.He (live)..................in London for two years and then (go)..............to Edinburgh/

3.I (read)..................this book when I was at school and I (enjoy)...........it very much .

4.The play just (begin).......................You are a little late.

5.We (miss).............the bus.Now we 'll have to walk.

6.Why do you look so sad ? -I (lose)...................my English book.

7................you (ever/visit)....................Ha Long Bay? - Yes, I (go)..........there last summer.

8.How long.............you (be)..........out for work ?

-I'm not out of work now.I just (start)................a new job.

9.They (not/speak)...........................to each other since they (quarrel)......................

10.I don't watch that movie because I (see)..............it three times.

D. Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous of the verbs in brackets.( u3)

Jane: Oh, there you are Tim. I  __________(look) for you all morning. Where  __________(you / be)?

Tim: I __________ (help) Sue fix her bike. It’s really old. She __________ (have) it for about five years now.

Jane: I know. I wonder why she__________  (not ask) her parents to buy her a new one?

Tim: Her dad’s business __________ (not do) well for years, so they haven’t got much money. Anyway – why __________ (you / look) for me? What __________ (happen)?

Jane: The back wheel__________  (come) off my skateboard, and I don’t know how to put it on again. Can you help?

Tim: Of course. I__________  (fix) skateboards for years. I’m sure it won’t be a problem!

Jane: You__________  (do) a lot of fixing today!

Tim: I’m always happy to help.

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B. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Past Perfect Simple or the Past Perfect Continuous of the verbs in brackets.

 We were tired because we ………………………………….. (drive) for two hours.

Anna ………………………………….. (not stop) studying all day. She didn’t even have one break.

………………………………………….. (the archaeologists / discover) the tomb before they found the treasure?

I ………………………………….. (analyse) the document for hours. That’s why I needed a rest.

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………

Find all the examples of the past simple and the present perfect in the article. Complete the rules in the Learn this! box below with present perfect or past simple. Then underline an example of each rule in the article.

LEARN THIS! Present perfect and past simple

a. We use ¹___________ to talk about a specific occasion in the past.

b. We use ²___________ to talk about a specific period of time that is still continuing.

c. We use ³___________ to say how long a situation has existed, often with for, since, or how long.

d. We use ⁴___________to talk about an event that has a strong connection with the present, often with just, already, or yet.

e. We use ⁵___________to talk about an experience at an unspecified time in the past, often with ever or never.

Complete the blanks with the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Simple Past, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Future Simple, Present Perfect Continuous of the verbs in the boxes below.

1.      I (do)                 research about Covid-19 pandemic’s effects these days.

2.      Andy and Army                        a DVD. They’re playing computer games.

3.  A: (1)                                            (you/ spend) any time doing homework last weekend?

B: Yeah, I did. I (2)                                 (do) listening tests last Saturday. It was quite difficult!

4.    U22 Vietnamese Football team                       (win) three goals against U22 Indonesia at SEA GAMES 30

IV. Put in the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets.
1. Martin (be) to Greek five times. He loves the place.
2. I (work) for a computer company for a year. That was after college.
3. We (move) here in 1993. We (be) here a long time now.
4. It isn’t a very good party. Most people (already/ go) home.
5. It was so hot today that I (wear) shorts and a T-shirt at work.
6. My wife and I (move) three times since we (get) married.
7. So far this week there (be) three burglaries in our street.
8. When I was younger I (play) badminton for my local team.
9. In the past few years, it (become) more and more difficult to get into university.
10. I (enjoy) skiing ever since I (live) in Switzerland.
11. I (have) these shoes since my eighteen birthday.
12. We (live) in Newcastle for three years now and like it a lot.
13. The last time I (go) to Brighton was in August.
14. When my parents were on holiday, I (stay) with my grandparents for two weeks.
15. I (not see) Rachel for ages. She (not visit) us since July.

Complete the blanks with the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Simple Past, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Future Simple, Present Perfect Continuous of the verbs in the boxes below.

1.      I (do)_________research about Covid-19 pandemic’s effects these days.

2. Andy and Army ________a DVD. They’re playing computer games.

3.  A: (1) _______   (you/ spend) any time doing homework last weekend?

B: Yeah, I did. I (2)                                 (do) listening tests last Saturday. It was quite difficult!

4.    U22 Vietnamese Football team ______(win) three goals against U22 Indonesia at SEA GAMES 30