A-Complete the second sentence so that it follows on from the first. Use the present perfect.
. My hair is tidy now. I‘ve brushed my hair.
1 The door is open. Someone ………………………………….. the door.
2 This is Oliver’s drawing, look. Oliver …….. ………….. ……………a picture.
3 The calculator is broken. Someone…………………………… the calculator.
4 United are the winners. United…………………………….. …. the game.
5 There’s no more wine in the bottle. We ………………………………… all the wine.
7 I know my number now. I………………………. …..my number by heart.
8 The guests are here now. The guests …………………………………
9 I’m still working on the computer. I ………………………………… with the computer yet.
to London. I went there in June.
B-Put in the correct verb form.(past simple or present perfect)
? I’ve done (I / do) all the housework. The flat is really clean now.
? A young couple bought (buy) the house next door. But they didn’t live there long.
1 Our visitors……………………………. (arrive). They’re sitting in the garden.
2 There’s still a problem with the television. Someone ……………………………….. (repair) it,
but then it broke down again.
3………………………… (I / lose) my bank card. I can’t find it anywhere.
4 The match………………………… .. (start). United are playing well.
5 My sister………………………….. (run) away from home. But she came back two days later.
6 Daniel………………………….. (earn) some money last week. But I’m afraid he’s already spent it all.
7………………………..(we / plant) an apple tree in the garden. Unfortunately it died.
8 Prices……………. ……………… (go) up. Everything is more expensive this year.
9 Someone……………………. ……… (turn) on the hi-fi. What’s that song called?
10 (I / phone) the office at eleven to speak to the manager, but he isn’t there today.
11 (I / make) a cake. Would you like a piece?
12 The runner Amos Temila…………………………… (break) the world record for the 1500 metres in
Frankfurt. Then two days later in Helsinki, Lee Williams ran it in an even faster time.
C-Put in the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets.
? I’ve had (have) these shoes since my eighteenth birthday.
? I tidied (tidy) my desk, but now it’s in a mess again.
1 The last time I ……………………………………….. (go) to Brighton was in August.
2 I’d like to meet a ghost, but I ………………………………………….(never / see) one.
3 I’ve finished my homework. I ………………………………… (do) it before tea.
4 And the race is over! And Micky Simpson………………………………………… (win) in a record time!
5 I ………………. (work) for a computer company for a year. That was after college.
6 What time …………………………………………. (you / get) to work this morning?
7 Martin …………………………. (be) to Greece five times. He loves the place.
8 ThePresident ………….. (come) out of the building and is going to make a speech.
9 You won’t believe this, but I’ve got some tickets for the concert. ~ Oh, well done. How
…………………… (you / get) them?
10 Of course I can ride a bike. But I ………. ………. ………………..(not / ride) one for years.
11 Marilyn Monroe…………………………………………..(be) in about thirty films.
12 ……………… (you / ever / bake) your own bread? ~ No, but I might try it some time.
13 Janet ……………………………. (be) very ill three years ago.
14 Rupert has left a message for you. He ……………………………………… (ring) last night.
15 (you / see) the news today? ~ No, not yet. I’ll watch it at ten.
16 We moved here in 1993. We…………………………………………..(be) here a long time now.
D-Fill the gaps with either the present perfect or the past simple.
1. Renee _______________ (catch) the plane to Mexico at 10 o´clock this morning.
2. Who _______________ (invent) the Internet?
3. Steve _______________(be) very depressed since he ______________ (lose) his job two months ago.
4. When ________________ (they/get) here?
5. George lives in California. He _______________ (live) there for almost twenty years.
6. Pamela used to work for the United Nations. She _______________ (work) there for twenty years.
7. Where _______________(you/be born)?
8. _________________ (you/ever/see) the Rolling Stones in concert?
9. I _________________ (not/go) to the gym much lately. I don´t have the time!
10. Kelly and her family _______________ (move) to Scotland when she ______________ (be) six.
E-Fill the gaps with either the present perfect or the past simple.
1. _______________ (you/ever/go) to Australia?
2. Sonia _______________ (go) to Cannes last weekend.
3. Martha _______________ (study) Medicine when she _______________ (be) at university.
4. I _______________ (leave) university last year.
5. Terence _______________ (be) much happier since he _______________ (meet) Charlotte.
6. Mike and Katie had only known each other for three months when they _______________ (decide) to get married.
7. He _______________ (not/take) his English exam yet.
8. Can we see another film? I _______________ (already/see) that one.
9. When ________________ (he/phone)?
10. Madonna _______________ (give) a concert last month in London
