2.______________ in India?
a)Did you ever worked
b)Have you ever worked
c)Worked you
3.It's the best presentation _____________ .
a)I never heard
b)I used to hear
c)I've ever heard
4.He is the most difficult customer _____________ .
a)I never dealt with
b)I've ever had to deal with
c)I've never had to deal with
5.________________ to him last week.
a)I spoke
b)I didn't spoke
c)I've already spoken
6._____________ a binding contract last year and it is still valid.
a)We have signed
b)We haven't signed
c)We signed
7.The reason I look so brown is that __________ from a business trip to Barbados.
a)I came back
b)I never came back
c)I've just come back
8.Sales _________ in 1995 but then _______ in 1996.
a)rised / failed
b)rose / fell
c)have risen / have fallen
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9.You ______________ to a word ____________ .
a)listened / I haven't said
b)didn't listen / I say
c)haven't listened / I've said
10.It's obvious that ___________ this report.
a)you haven't read
b)you didn't read
c)you don't read
4.Circle the correct verb form.
1.Venus and Serena Williams have played / played tennis since they were children.
2.Van Gogh didn’t have / hasn’t had many friends, but he was / has been close to his brother.
3.The Wright brothers have invented / invented the first aeroplane in 1903.
4.Freud’s daughter, Anna, studied psychology and became / has become a psychoanalyst.
5.Michael Schumacher has won / won more races than any other Formula 1 driver.
6.The Brontë sisters: Charlotte, Emily and Anne have written / wrote novels and poems about love in the 19th century.
7.Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse have met / met for the first time in 1906 in Paris.
5.Choose the right answer.
1. |
I've worked here |
I left Harvard Business School. |
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b) since |
c) over |
d) while |
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You should visit the Empire State Building _________ you are in |
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a) for |
b) over |
c) during |
d) while |
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I looked at what you suggested |
_____________ I was having lunch. |
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b) since |
c) during |
d) while |
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4. We usually have a lot of staff illness __________ the winter period. a) for b) since c) over d) while
5. Could you hold on a few minutes _______ I check this with my boss? a) for b) since c) during d) while
6. It's all been going much better ________ organized the department. a) for b) since c) over d) while
7. They'll be stuck in customs awaiting clearance ________ at least
three weeks. |
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b) since |
c) during |
d) while |
8. |
We hope you will stay with us ___________ a long time. |
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a) for |
b) since |
c) during |
d) while |
9. |
I've worked here ________________ 10 years. |
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a) for |
b) since |
c) over |
d) while |
6. Paraphrase the following to emphasize the time of the action.
E.g. a) I haven’t seen him for a long time. = It’s a long time since I have seen him.
b)I saw him two days ago. = It is two days since I saw him.
1.We left school two years ago.
2.I haven’t been to the theatre for nearly a year.
3.They got married six months ago.
4.They have been married for six months.
5.I haven’t had such good tea for a long time.
7.Complete the sentences. Use the Present Perfect or the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.
1.____ to him recently? – I ____ to him last week. (you / speak, speak)
2.I ____ Lucy. We ____ at the end of term party. (already / meet, meet)
3.Look! I ____ all my exams! I’m so relieved because I ____ them all last year. (pass, not pass)
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4.My parents _____ . They ___ in a taxi about five minutes ago. (just / arrive, arrive)
5.____ your wallet yet? – Yes, I ____ it under the sofa this morning. (you / find, find)
6.Steve ____ his hand so he can’t write. He ___ it last week playing tennis. (hurt, hurt)
8. Read the following message. Circle the correct answer.
I’m having a good time with Teresa and her family. They moved / have moved here last summer, so they’re still getting used to their new place. It’s quite big and modern and they decorated / have decorated it beautifully. Teresa didn’t change / hasn’t changed. She’s just the same – full of fun!
My German improved / has improved a lot – I can understand more now when I arrived – and I learnt / have learnt to ride a scooter, so we go out on our scooters every day. Teresa bought / has bought one last year, and I hired / have hired one.
Yesterday we had / have had a wonderful time at the swimming pool. We go there quite often and I got / have got quite good at diving.
9.Use the Present Perfect or the Past Simple. Mind the difference:
Яэто не делал. = Это так и не сделано. (Present Perfect)
Яэтого не делал. = Это сделал вовсе не я, а кто-то другой. (Past Simple)
1.I ________ (not/ break) the cup! Look, it’s quite all right. I ________ (not/ break) the cup! I don’t know who did it.
2.Well, he knows nothing about it. I ______ (not/ tell) him yet.
I _______ (not/ tell) him about it. I don’t know how he found it out.
3.We (not/ paper) the apartment ourselves. We asked the specialist to do the job.
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10. Complete the sentences. Use the Present Perfect or the Past Simple of the verb in brackets. The time in brackets is the time now.
1.(8.00 p.m.) What _________ this afternoon? (you / do)
2.(10.00 a.m.) I _________ two letters this morning. (write)
3.(4.oo p.m.) Tim _________ round to see you this morning. (come)
4.(11.30 p.m.) __________ a good time this afternoon? (you / have)
5.(2.00 p.m.) I __________ four cups of coffee today. (have)
6.(9.30 p.m.) They __________ two DVDs tonight. (watch)
11. Write complete sentences. Use the Present Perfect and the Past Simple.
1.You / be / tired / all day. What time / you / go to bed / last
night?
2.Francis / leave / home / 6 o'clock this morning. He / drive / since
then.
3.Brasilia / the capital of Brazil / since 1960. Before 1960, Rio de Janeiro/be not / the capital.
4.Carol / move / to Oxford / in 1975. She / live / in Oxford / since
1975.
5.I / not / see / the new manager / yet. When / she / start working for the company?
6.You / speak / good French / on the telephone / yesterday. How long / you / learn / it?
7.Paula and Laurence / be / married / since last year. They / meet / at university.
8.Peter / never / try / Japanese food. He / go Japan / last year but he / eat / hamburgers.
9.I / break my arm / six months ago. I / use / a computer for my work / since then.
10.My brother / be / a professional footballer / since 1994. But when he / be / younger he / not / like / sport very much.
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