Exercises

Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.
1 I've lost my key. I can,t find it anywhere. . . 0-'S........... .......... .................. ......... ....... .......... ...................... ...
2 Have you eaten a lot of sweets when you were a child? ..Di4...W?.~... ~--·· ············ ·... ....
3 I've bought a new car. You must come and see it. ok
4 I've bought a new ca r last week. bought
5 Where have you been yesterday evening? were
6 Lucy has left school in 1999. left
7 I'm looking for Mike. Have you seen him? ok
8 'Have you been to Paris?, 'Yes, many times.' ok
9 l,m very hungry. I haven,t eaten much today. ok
10 When has this book been published? was

Make sentences from the words in brackets. Use the present perfect or past simple.
1 (it I not I rain I this week) . lt . h ~?..n.\...r~.~ ~-~? ....W.~ , ....................... .... . ...... ............... ... .... . .. ..... .
2 has been cold recently..... ... ......................................................
(the weather I be I cold I recently) The weather ................................................................
3 was cold
(it I cold I last week) lt ........ ..... . .......... ........ .. ....... .... .. . ...................... last week
..................... ........ .......... .........................................................
4 (I I not I read I a newspaper yesterday) I . . ..........didn't ........ .. read a newspaper
.. ................ yesterday
.. . ................. ..
5 (I I not I read I a newspaper today) ......... ... . . .. . ................... i havent . . read . .... .. .a. .......
newspaper . . ...... .. today ... . . ..
6 (Emily I earn I a lot of money I this year) ................................ Emily....................
has earned a lot of money .............. . .
......... ...................................
7 she didn't earn so much
(she I not I earn I so much I last year) ................. ..................................................... last year ........................
...........................................
8 (you I have I a holiday recently?) .......... ....... have you
............................. . . . had ........ ...a .....
holiday recently
.. ..................................... ...

Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect or past simple.
1 'Whafs Madrid like?, 'I don,t know. ..... J... h.Q--Y.~nl ..P.e&n..... (I I not I be) there. '
2 When .i... got i was
.............. ...... .. . ...................... ... (I I get) home last night, ............................... ....................... (I I be)
very tired and i went..... .............. (I I go) straight to bed.
have
3 A: ........... you seen
... .................................... ...... (you I see) Lisa recently?

B: Yes, i...saw
............ ..... ..... .. ........... ...... .... .. (I I saw) her a few days ago.
4 l,m tired. i ...didn't .... .sleep
. ... ......... .. . .................. .... (1 I not I sleep) well last night.
5 The bu s drivers were on strike last week. there were .. (there I be) no buses.
6 Mr Lee worked he gave
. ........ (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then ........................................ (he I give)
it up. Now he works as a gardener.
7 Mary lives in Dublin.she has
.... ...... lived..... ............ . . ............ . (she I live) there all her life.
.... .. .......
did you go
8 A: ... . .. ................ ..... ................... (you I go) to the cinema last night?
B: Yes, but ........it was ....... .................. . ..... (it I be) a mistake. The film was .......... (be) awful.
9 My grandfather died .. ....... ........ ... .. ... ............... (die) before I was born. i. never met
.... ............................................. ..
(1 I never I meet) him.
10 I don't know Karen's husband. i.. ..........................................................................
have never met (I I never I meet) him.
11 Ifs nearly lunchtime, and .. .. .. i haven't ..... ........... seen ... .. ...... ...... . (I I not I see) Martin all morning.
I wonder where he is.
12 'Where do you live?, 'In Boston.'
have you lived
'How long ................................................................................. . (you I live) there?' 'Five years.'
did you live
'Where .. ....... ... .. ....... . . . . .. ..... ...... . . (you I live) before that?' 'I n Chicago.,
'And how long did you live... .. . . .... . ........... .. .... . (you I live) in Chicago?' 'Two years.'
...... ...........

Write sentences about yourself using the ideas in brackets.

(something you haven't done today) .... ..1. ~.QvV:~Y1. .i:.....~n CM1H ...fr.tA.~...t9~................... .. .. ......... ........ .
1

1
2 (something you haven,t done today) .... i haven't
.... ... . .......eaten... .... any . ... healthy food lately ..... .... ............. ..
3 (something you didn,t do yesterday) ....
i haven't eaten any healthy food
. ..... . ............ .. . . . ... ......... .. .. .. .............
lately
i haven't eaten any healthy food lately
4 (something you did yesterday evening) ............ ... ................. .. . .......................... ..... . . ................ ....... ..... .. ............... ..
i haven't eaten any healthy food lately
5 (something you haven't done recently) ......................................................................................................................................................
i haven't eaten any healthy food lately
6 (something you've done a lot recently) .... ..... .. . ...... . .. . . ..... . . ...... .. . ....... ............ .. ...................... .

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Exercises
Read the situations and write sentences from the words in brackets.
1 You went to Sue's house, but she wasn't there.
(she I go I out) _S_h.~... h.o.-4. .99.Y1. ~... .9~t. . . . ... ·······o···· o····· .. ·o······ o ... .... . ........... 0 .. 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

2 You went back to your home town after many years. lt wasn't the same as before.
(it I change I a lot) it ........
had changed a lot 0 . ........... . .... .. . .. • • ...... • .... ... • . ..... ...... .. . ...................... . ................................ . .......... .... 0 .. . .......... ........... . ....... ..

3 I invited Rachel to the party, but she couldn't come.

(she I arrange I to do something else) she had arranged o..... o.............. ooo ............................... 0 . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .

4 You went to the cinema last night. You got to the cinema late.
(the film I already I start) the.......film had
0 0 000000.. ........already started ••• . • ••••••• .. .....

5 lt was nice to see Daniel again after such a long time.

(I I not I see I him for five years) i hadn't seen him for five years
6 I offered Sue something to eat, but she wasn't hungry.
she just had
(she I just I have I breakfast) ...................... her breakfast
.. ................................ ............................ ............ ....................................................................... ..

G For each situation, write a sentence ending with never ... before. Use the verb in brackets.
1 The man sitting next to you on the plane was very nervous. lt was his first flight.
(fly) ...oHe,4 ne:-ver flown .be.fore:-... ..o .. o......................... o.... ...... . .. ..
2 Somebody sang a song. I didn't know it.
(hear) I had never heard ...... oooooo ....o.... o......o.. ooo 0 .... .. ...................... o .... 0 0 .... • ........................ o ..... o..... before.
3 Sa m played tennis yesterday. He wasn't very good at it because it was his first game.
(play) He had never playe
. .. .......... tennis before
0..... .. ....... o.. 0..... 0.............. ... 0.. .. .............
.. . .. • ... . .. o • ... • • .... . ...... .. . ... .. ............ 0................... .

4 Last year we went to Mexico. lt was our first time there.

(be there) We ....had never
.. ........ been ......
...................... there . . .... . ... .. ......................... 0........ ............ ................ ................. . ........ 0....... .... 0..... 0.. .. .........................

Use the sentences on the left to complete the paragraphs on the right. These sentences are
in the order in which they happened - so (a) happened before (b), (b) before (c) etc. But your
paragraph begins with the underlined sentence, so sometimes you need the past perfect.
1 (a) Somebody broke into the office during We arrived at work in the morning and
the night. found that o.... ?..o.rr..~o~ . ~.% OP.r.9.~e.no ....
(b) We arrived at work in the morning. into the office during the night. So
(c) We called the police. ...we called
0 .. . ....................... .... . the police. .......... ...................... . . . .. . . . .. ..... .. . ....

2 (a) Lau ra went out this morning.

(b) I rang her doorbell. there was no
(c) There was no answer. she had gone out.
3 (a) Jim came back from holiday a few
he had
days ago. ~u~tetJt=~f~~
came back~~~s ago. : . . h~liday.
(b) I met him the same day. } he looked
.. .. ... 0........ 0....... .. .. ................ .. ........... .. ... .................................. 0 very well.
(c) He looked very well.

4 (a) Kevin sent Sally lots of emails. got a phone call

Yesterday Kevin .................................... from 0 ...... ....... ...... ...... 0 ...

(b) She never replied to them. Sally. . he waso.. .......... • • • .. ....... very surprised.
0 .. ... . . . . . . . .. ..

(c) Yesterday he got a phone call from her. he had sent

.. .......... o................ o.... ........ .. lots of emails,
(d) He was very surprised. she had never replied
but ............ 0 .............. .

Put the verb into the correct form, past perfect (I had done) or past simple (I did).
1 'Was Paul at the party when you arrived?' 'No, he ooooooh~.. ogQn~..... (go) home.'
2 I felt very tired when I got home, so I .. went . .... . .. ...... (go) straight to bed. 0 .............. .. . . . . .

had gone
3 The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody .................................................. . (go) to bed.
broke
4 Sorry I'm late. The ca r ................. (break) down on my way here.
0 . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ....... .... . . . . . . .. .. .

saw
5 We were driving along the road when we ............................ o.... o........ o.... o(see) a car which
had
...... 0........ broken
................. (break) down, so we stopped
.................. 0......... 0......... (stop) to help.

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