Test 12 Present Perfect and Past Simple

1. Read the given sentences and put down the number of the sentence and the letter: R for right or W for wrong

1. - Have you heard Suzanne has got married?

2. The Chinese have invented printing.

3. - Who has written "Hamlet"?

4. Aristotle has been a Greek philosopher.

5. Oh, I've cut my finger. It's bleeding.

6. Look at George! He had a haircut.

7. My grandparents got married in London.

8. Einstein was the physicist who has developed the theory of relativity.

9. How long have you worked in your last job?

2. Put the verbs into the correct form: Present Perfect or Past Simple

1. I (to lose) my key. I can't find it anywhere.

2. You (to see) the film on television last night?

3. Jill (to buy) a new car 2 weeks ago.

4. His hair is very short. He (to have) a haircut.

5. - You (to visit) many museums when you were in Paris?

6. My bicycle isn't here anymore. Somebody (to take) it.

7. - When you (to give up) smoking?

8. I (not to eat) anything yesterday because I (not to be) hungry.

9. Why Jim (not to play) tennis last Friday?

3. Make up sentences using the words given, pay attention to the tense form of the verb

1. I (to smoke) 20 cigarettes yesterday.

2. How many cigarettes you (to smoke) today?

3. I (to be ill) twice this year.

4. How many times you (to be ill) last year.

5. I (not to drink) any coffee today.

6. He (to be late) three times this week.

4. Translate into English

1. Прошлым летом я не играл в футбол.

2. В этом году он не болел.

3. Боб и Алис женаты. Они женаты 20 лет.

4. Когда мы были в отпуске, погода была ужасной.

5. - Последнее время была неплохая погода, не так ли?

6. Я никогда с ней не встречалась.

7. Вчера я потерял свой ключ.

8. - Том был дома, когда вы приехали?

9. - Анна только что ушла. -Очень жаль.

10. - Где ты был? Я очень волнуюсь (to be nervous).

Test 13 Present Perfect, Past Perfect and Past Simple

1. Change the following sentences so as to use Past Simple and Past Perfect instead of Present Simple and Present Perfect

1. I'm not hungry now. I've just had lunch.

2. The house isn't clean. We haven't cleaned it for weeks.

3. I'm tired. I've already finished my work.

4. Where's Ted? He hasn't come yet.

5. She is not at home. She has gone out.

2. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form

1. The local cinema was no longer open. They (to close) it down.

2. The woman was a complete stranger to me. I (to see) her never before.

3. Kate is late for her work. Her boss (to be) surprised. She (to be) never late.

4. Jane (to play) tennis yesterday. She (not to be) good at it because she (to play)

never before.

5. Tom (not to be) at home when Ted arrived, he just (to go away).

6. I (to be) sleepy when I (to get) home yesterday, so I (to go) straight to bed.

7. Sorry, I'm late. The car (to break) down on my way here.

8. There was a car by the side of the road. It (to break) down and the driver (to repair) it.

9. The house (to be) quiet at 11 o'clock yesterday when I (to get) home. Everybody (to go) to bed.

10. Jane (to finish) her report by 9 o'clock the day before yesterday.

III. Translate into English

1. Анны не было дома, когда я звонил. Она уехала в Лондон 3 дня тому назад.

2. Она только что ушла.

3. Джон не захотел идти с нами в кино, он уже смотрел этот фильм два раза.

4. Когда я пришёл на вечер, Тед уже ушёл.

5. Вчера я закончил свою работу вовремя.

6. Не спеши, он ещё не закончил свою работу, и нам придётся его ждать.

7. - Где Алан?

-Боюсь, он куда-то вышел.

- Когда он вышел?

8. -Ты знаешь, что на этой неделе я не выкурил ни одной сигареты? 9. Я вчера выкурил 20 сигарет.

10.К твоему приходу я выкурил 5 сигарет.

11. Я не знаю мужа Кэрол, я с ним никогда не встречался.

12. Я не смогла узнать (recognize) госпожу Смит, поскольку она очень изменилась.