3.Oral Activity.

The teacher divides the class into two teams and starts saying adverbs which take either Past Simple or Present Perfect. The teams in turn make sentences using the adverbs. Each correct sentence gets 1 point. The team with the most points is the winner.

Teacher: just

Team A S1: I’ve just seen a cat.

Teacher: never

Team B S1: He’s never traveled by plane.

Teacher: last weak

Team A S2: I went on an excursion last weak.

Teacher: How long ago have you been in Athens?

Teacher: No! How long ago did you go to Athens?

Team B doesn’t get a point.

Exercise 4

Put in this, last, today or yesterday.

Last month prices went up, but this month they have fallen a little.

1 It’s been dry so far ______________ week, but _____________ week was very wet.

2 I went shopping earlier ________ and spent all the money I earned _______.

3 We didn’t have many tomatoes _________ year. We’re grown a lot more _____________ summer

4 I don’t feel so tired now. We got up quite late _____________ morning. I felt really tired __________ morning when we got up so early.

Exercise 5

Supply either the Present Perfect Tense or the Past Indefinite Tense as required.

1. I just (tell) you the answer. 2. I (tell) you the answer yesterday. 3. John and Richard just (go) away. 4. She already (answer) the letter. 5. She (answer) it on Tuesday. 6. John and David (go) away five minutes ago. 7. I (read) that book in the summer holidays. 8. The baker (sell) now all his cakes. 9. He (sell) the last one half an hour ago. 10. I (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is. 11. I (fly) over Loch Ness last week. — You (see) the Loch Ness monster? 12. You (wear) your hair long when you were at school? — Yes_, my mother (insist) on it. 13. He (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up. 14. When he (arrive)? — He (arrive) at 2.00. 15. You (lock) the door before you left the house. 16. I (read) his books when I was at school. I (enjoy) them very much. 17. I can’t go out because I (not finish) my work. 18. I (write) the letter but I can't find a stamp. 19. The clock is slow.— It isn't slow, it (stop). 20. Here are your shoes; I just (clean) them. 21. I (leave) home at 8 00 and (get) here at twelve. 22. You (have) breakfast yet? — Yes, I (have) it at 8.00. 23. I (meet) him last June. 24. You (see) the moon last night? 25. The play just (begin). You are a little late. 26. The newspaper (come)? — Yes, Ann is reading it. 27. The actors (arrive) yesterday and (start) rehearsals early this morning. 28. We (miss) the bus. Now we'll have to walk. 29. He (break) his leg in a skiing accident last year. 30. You (be) here before? — Yes, I (spend) my holidays here last year.— You (have) a good time? — No, it never (stop) raining

Exercise 6

Put in the verbs.

Craig: Have you heard the news about Cathy? you hear

Nicola: No, what¹ _____________? 1 happen

Craig: She² _____________ an accident. She was 2 have

running for a bus when she³ ________ down and 3 fall

⁴ _____________ her leg. 4 break

Nicola: Oh, how awful! When⁵ ___________ ? 5 this happen

Craig: Yesterday afternoon. Sarah⁶__________ 6 tell

me about it last night 7 know

Nicola: Last night!You⁷ ______________ last night, 8 not tell

And you⁸ ___________ me! 9 not see

Craig: Well, I⁹ __________ you last night. And I 10 not see

¹⁰ _____________ you today, until now. 11 have

Nicola: I hope she’s all right. She ¹¹ ______ lots 12 do

of accidents, you know. She ¹²_____________

the same thing about two years ago.