Read the Recycle! box. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets. Then listen again and check.

Dialogue 1

1 The ______________ (sympathetic) you are, the (good) you'll be at the job.

2 I don't think idealism is ______________ (useful) as patience.

3 These days they have to work ______________ and______________ (long) hours.

Dialogue 2

4 I think that ______________ (important) quality is punctuality.

5 You'll certainly be______________  (popular) if you can laugh at things.

Dialogue 3

6 I think patience is less ______________ (important) physical courage.

7 Which do you think is______________(useful) quality of the three?

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………

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?

Read the Recycle! box. Then listen again. Complete the sentences with the present simple form of the verbs below and adverbs of frequency.

a. Speaker 1___________ camping with his parents.

b. Speaker 2 thinks that horror films___________unrealistic and unconvincing.

c. Speaker 3 ___________ social media.

d. Speaker 4___________ things online.

e. Speaker 5___________ the guitar at school.

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.

Part 3: Make questions.
1. you / did / last night / go / where
............................................................................................................................... ?
2. they / earlier / what / doing / were
............................................................................................................................... ?
3. you / at home / phoned / were / he / when
............................................................................................................................... ?
4. at eight / what / doing / was / Mum / last night
............................................................................................................................... ?
5.  running / were / you / when / fell / you
............................................................................................................................... ?
6. you / tidy / room / morning / the / did / your / in
............................................................................................................................... ?
7. listening / you / ten / night / last / music / were / to / at
............................................................................................................................... ?
8. sell / their / did / they / year / last / house
............................................................................................................................... ?
9. competition / win / the / did / Bill / the / prize / at / first
............................................................................................................................... ?
10. DVD / watching / a / at / was / last / Vivian / nine / night
......................................................................................................................

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.

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 first line of each mini-dialogue with the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple or would / could + infinitive without to. Complete the other lines with the second conditional.

A: I wish my dad ¹_____________ (come) home.

B:  Why?

A:  Because he ²_____________ (give) us a lift into town if he ³_____________ (be) here.

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A:  If only you ⁴_____________ (live) near the town centre.

B:  Why?

A:  Because if your house ⁵_____________(be) near the centre, we ⁶_____________(get) the same bus to school.

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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