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.

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………

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.

I.       Put in the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets.

1.      I _______________ (have) these shoes since my eighteen birthday.

2.      We _______________ (live) in Newcastle for three years now and like it a lot.

3.      The last time I _______________ (go) to Brighton was in August.

4.      When my parents were on holiday, I _______________ (stay) with my grandparents for two weeks.

5.      I _______________ (not see) Rachel for ages. She _______________ (not visit) us since July.

6.      Martin _______________ (be) to Greek five times. He loves the place.

7.      I _______________ (work) for a computer company for a year. That was after college.

8.      We ______________ (move) here in 1993. We ______________ (be) here for a long time now.

9.      It isn’t a very good party. Most people _______________ (already / go) home.

10.  It was so hot today that I _______________ (wear) shorts and a T-shirt at work.

11.  My wife and I ______________ (move) three times since we ______________ (get) married.

12.  So far this week there _______________ (be) three burglaries in our street.

13.  When I was younger I _______________ (play) badminton for my local team.

14.  In the past few years, it _______________ (become) more and more difficult to get into university.

15.  This book is so long that I _______________ (not finish) it yet.

Complete the sentences.Use the present simple affirmative form of the verbs in brackets.

1 My aunt and uncle______(live) in the USA.

2 Rosie______(have) music lessons every weekend.

3 My best friend_______(play) in the school basketball team

4 I____(study) Russian at school

5 My cousin and I______(like) football

6 My stepbrother_______(watch) TV every night

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