Section 6. Present Perfect Simple - Past Simple

Exercise 1. Give two answers to each of the questions, one in the Present Perfect Simple, the other in the Past Simple using appropriate adverbials from the brackets.

Pattern: When did he call? (yesterday, not yet)

He called yesterday.

He has not called yet.

1. When did she come? (an hour ago, this morning) 2. When did you see her? (two months ago, this month) 3. When did you meet? (in April, never) 4. When did he ring you up? (in the evening, just) 5. When did the alarm-clock ring? (a minute ago, not yet). 6. When did you get up? (at seven o'clock, just) 7. When did the weather change? (in the evening, today) 8. When did it begin snowing? (at about ten o'clock, just) 9. When did he ask her to come to tea? (last week, this week) 10. When did he return? (at noon, not yet) 11. When did it stop raining? (some time ago, not up to now) 12. When did it all happen? (a moment ago, just)

Exercise 2. Give short answers to the following questions and then extend them using the Past Simple and supplying appropriate adverbials from the list below.

Some time ago, a moment ago, last week, some days ago, last year, the other day, a few minutes ago, about an hour ago, at night, in the morning, yesterday, at the party, in summer, about five minutes ago, a minute ago.

Pattern: Have you cut the cake?

Yes, I have. I cut it ten minutes ago.

1. Have you laid the table? 2. Has she poured out tea? 3. Has he ever taken you to the pictures? 4. Has your grandma visited you? 5. Have you ever been to the Crimea? 6. Have you met them of late? 7. Have you finished your composition already? 8. Has it stopped raining? 9. Has it stopped snowing? 10. Has he called you up? 11. Has he seen this film too? 12. Has he introduced her to his parents? 13. Have you ever stayed with your grandparents? 14. Has the lecture begun? 15. Has the telephone rang?

Exercise 3. Insert the Present Perfect Simple or the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets. Change the position of adverbs if necessary.

1. a) I ... this book when I was a child.

b) I ... this book; it is rather interesting, (to read)

2. a) I ... him in the summer.

b) I ... him since the summer, (not to see)

3. a) The building of the new theatre ... last spring,

b) The building of the new theatre ... already, (to begin)

4. a) I ... the letter yesterday.

b) I just ... the letter, (to post)

5. a) She ... everything in the evening.

b) At last she ... everything; now she can go to bed. (to do)

6. a) My watch was all right at 9, but at 10 it ... .

b) My watch was all right at 9, but now it... . (to stop)

6. a) Last year he ... in the very centre of the city,

b) He never ... in the very centre of the city, (to live)

8. a) He ... the Hermitage two days ago.

b) I already... the Hermitage, now I want to go to the Russian Museum, (to visit)

9. a) He ... a moment ago.

b) He just ... . (to leave)

10. a) I ... to the dean during the break.

b) I ... to the dean as yet. (not to speak)

11. a) They ... on Sunday.

b) Ring them up, they ... . (to return)

12. a) Yesterday the weather ....

b) Put on your coat, the weather ... . (to change)

Exercise 4. Insert predicates in the Present Perfect Simple or in the Past Simple and other missing parts of the sentence using the phrases in brackets.

A. 1. The doctor ... today, (to visit ten of his patients) 2. His brother ... that day. (not to go to the pictures) 3. It ... the day before yesterday, (to ram heavily) 4. The professor ... two days ago. (to examine him) 5. He ... the other day. (to call on us)

B. 1. The tourists ... this week, (to arrive here) 2. Mother ... that week, (to take the children to the Zoo) 3. My husband and I ... last week, (to be at the theatre) 4. The children ... a week ago. (to come from the country) 5. My aunt ... for a week, (to stay with us)

C. 1. She ... this month, (to take eight lessons in English) 2. They ... that month, (to return from England) 3. His elder brother ... last month, (to meet them at the pictures) 4. I ... a month ago. (to speak to the dean) 5. She ... for a month, (not to be in town)

D. 1. Her husband ... this year, (to graduate from the Institute) 2. Their friends ... that year, (to live in the Crimea) 3. She ... last year, (to miss many lessons in French) 4. They ... a year ago. (to get acquainted) 5. She ... for a year, (to stay in England)

Exercise 5. Finish up the sentences choosing appropriate adverbial modifiers from the brackets.

1. My cousin did not ring me up ... . (at 10 o'clock since 10 o'clock) 2. I have not seen him at home ... . (at dinner time, since dinner time) 3. He did not say a word about it ... . (at the beginning of supper, since the beginning of supper) 4. I have been here ... . (yesterday, since yesterday) 5. It snowed heavily ... . (on Sunday, since Sunday) 6. They have travelled at the Caucasus ... . (in September, since September) 7. My little child has been ill... . (in summer, since summer) 8. My children have studied English ... . (last year, since last year) 9. He wrote his last book ... . (in 1970, since 1970) 10. They did not know anything about each other ... . (when they met, since they met) 11. The child was frightened ... . (when he saw the doctor, since he saw the doctor) 12. My elder sister has lived hi the country ... . (when she graduated from the Institute, since she graduated from the Institute)

Exercise 6. Translate into English using the Present Perfect Simple or the Past Simple.

1. Когда приехал твой брат? 2. Ты уже видел его? 3. Дождь уже начался. 4. Вчера шел сильный снег. 5. Температура понизилась на прошлой неделе. 6. Я живу в этой квартире с прошлого года. 7. Будильник прозвонил в шесть часов. 8. Ты уже нарезала пирог? 9. В прошлом году она работала в машинописном бюро. 10. Я уронила сумку, пожалуйста, подними ее. 11. Она не была в кино с прошлого месяца. 12. В прошлом месяце я видела ее два раза. 13. Я очень голодна, я ничего не ела с самого утра. 14. Вчера она очень устала и легла спать рано. 15. Он пошел в свою комнату, включил радио и лег на тахту. 16. Я еще не сделала бутерброды. 17. Они часто встречались на улице. 18. В этом году мы встречались не часто. 19. Зимой они по вечерам обычно ходили в кино.