Present perfect and past simple

I have done I did

1.Действие, совершившееся в прошлом без точного указания времени. I have bought a new car. 2. Действие, которое продолжается до сих пор. I have been a clerk for two years. 3. Говорим новость в первый раз. I have found your keys. 4. Период не закончился. I haven’t done any work this afternoon. (сказано днем)

1.Действие завершилось в прошлом с точным указанием времени. I bought this car ten years ago. 2. Действие, которое завершилось в прошлом, никакой связи с настоящим. I was a clerk for seven years. 3. Уточняем, спрашиваем или даем допол- нительную информацию. Thanks. Where did you find them? 4. Период закончился. I didn’t do any work this afternoon. (сказано вечером)

E x. 93. Stavrov is on

holiday in London. Today is

Thursday, his fourth day. Look

at the list and make sentences.

Example:

He visited the Tower of London

on Monday.

He hasn’t seen Westminster

Abbey yet.

Ex. 94. Mrs Dune is a terrible gossip. She is telling her neighbour the latest news of the

neighbourhood.

Danny and Susan ____have just returned______ (just /return) from their holiday. They ____________ (stay) in New York for a week. The Browns _______________(move) into their new house. They _______________(sell) the old one two weeks ago. Sandra ________________(buy) an expensive dress. She ___________(buy) it yesterday. John ___________ (take) his car to the garage. He __________ it there at 9 o’clock on Friday. Mrs Gate _________________ (not / tidy) her house yet. She ___________(go) for a walk. She ____________(leave) about two hours ago and ______________(not/come) back yet. Mr Moore ___________________(already / cut) the grass but he ________________________(not / paint) the fence yet.

Ex. 95. Complete these conversations.

1. - Look! Somebody _________________(to spill) milk on the carpet.

- Well, It ______________ (not to be) me. I ______________ (not to do) it.

- I wonder who it ____________ (to be) then.

2. - Did you hear about my cousin? He _________________ (to break) his leg).

- Really? When ________ it _______________ (to happen)?

- Yesterday. He ________________ (to fall) off the ladder.

3. - Look! Somebody __________________(to break) a wine glass.

- Well, I think it ____________(to be) somebody of Bob’s friends. He ___________(to have)

a party yesterday.

- What a shame! Jill _______________(to give) me this set of wine glasses for my birthday.

4. - Your mother’s hair look different. __________ she ____________(to have) a haircut?

- Yes, she __________.

- When _________ she ____________ (to have) it?

- She __________________(to have) a haircut last week.

Ex. 96. Complete these conversations.

Example: A: ever (go) to Germany? Have you ever been to Germany

B: Yes. Yes, I have.

A: Where (go)? Where did you go?

B: (go) to the Black Forest. I went to the Black Forest.

1 A: ever (go) skiing? 5 A: ever (fly) in an aeroplane?

B: Yes. B: Yes.

A: Where (go)? A: Where (fly) to?

B: (go) to France. B: (fly) on holiday to Rome.

2 A: ever (go) to a pop concert? 6 A: ever (see) an elephant?

B: Yes. B: Yes.

A: Who (see)? A: Where (see) it?

B: (see) Michael Jackson. B: (see) one on television!

3 A: ever (use) a computer? 7 A: ever (catch) a fish?

B: Yes. B: Yes.

A: When (use) it? A: When (catch) it?

B: (use) one last week at school. B: (catch) one last Sunday.

4 A: ever (eat) octopus? 8 A: ever (have) an eye-test?

B: Yes. B: Yes.

A: What (be) it like? A: When (have) it?

B: It (be) delicious! B: (have) one last year.

Ex. 97. Put the verbs in brackets into present perfect or past simple.

1. Kevin _____has lost____ (lose) his key. He ____________ (leave) it on the bus yesterday.

2. I _________________ (not / play) tennis since I was at school but I ____________(be) very

good at it then.

3. Mr and Mrs Little _______________(visit) Egypt. They ______________(go) there on their

honeymoon in 1967.

4. A: ______________ you _______________ (not choose) a dress for the party next week yet?

B: Yes, I _________________ (buy) one yesterday.

5. A: ______________ you _______________ (not sell) your old car yet?

B: Yes, my cousin __________________________________ (give) me $600 for it last week.

6. I think our teacher ________________ (forget) about the test! He ______________ (not say)

anything about it in the last lesson!

7. Sarah ______________(break) her leg. She __________________(fall) off a horse last week.

8. We ________________ (sell) our house. Some people ________________(see) it last month

and __________________(buy) it.

9. I _________________(finish) decorating my room. I ________________(paint) it last week

and I _________________(put up) the new curtains last night

10. We ______________(know) Kate since last year. We ______________(meet) her at a party.

11. My friend is a writer. She _____________________________________(write) many books.

12. John works in a bookshop. He ___________________________(work) there for three years.

13. I _____________________________________(wash) my hair before breakfast this morning.

14. Shakespeare _______________________________________________(write) a lot of plays.

15. My brother _______________(write) a lot of plays. He _________________(just / finish) his

second tragedy.

16. I _______________(buy) a new house last year, but I __________________(not sell) my old

house yet, so at the moment I have two houses.

17. Mr Pound is the bank manager. He ___________________________(be) here for five years.

18. This bicycle __________(be) in our family for fourteen years. My father ____________(use)

it for the first five years, my brother ____________________(ride) it for the next five, and I

________________(have) it for the last four.