7. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple.

a. Lesley ___ ( buy ) her house two months ago. It is a beautiful cottage in the countryside. However, when Lesley ___ ( decide ) to buy it, it ___ ( need ) a lot of work.

First, she ___ ( decorate ) all the rooms. Then, she ___ ( plant ) lots of flowers in the garden. After that, she ___ ( make ) new curtains for all the windows. When it was ready, she ___ ( move ) in. That was last week. Now, Lesley is very happy.

b. He ___ outside her door for a long time ( stand ). Then he ___ her footsteps inside the house ( hear ). She ___ the door and ___ out ( open, come ). At first she ___ him, but then she ___ ‘ Oh, hello, Harold’ ( not see, say ). He ___ a paper out of his pocket and ___ it to her ( take, give ). She ___ it in one hand, but ___ it ( hold, not read ). ‘ Listen’, he ___( say ). She ___ ( not speak ). ‘ I ___ you this letter because …‘ ( write ). She ___ back into the house ( run ). He ___ and walked slowly down the street ( turn ).

Present Prefect / Past Simple

1. Put in the correct form (one word). I have just____ to my sister. (write) - I have just written to my sister. 1. The lessons_____ last week. (begin) 2. You've ____ three cups today. (break) 3. Why have you ____ home early? (come) 4. Who has_____ my coffee? (drink) 5. We _____too much last night. (eat) 6. John ____ off his bicycle yesterday. (fall) 7. I am sorry, I've____ your name. (forget) 8. I've ____ my address to the police. (give) 9. We ____ what they wanted. (know) 10. Somebody has_____ my umbrella. (take)

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   not be happen have lose not pass spend

   be buy change have open pass

   ut the verbs from the boxes (past simple or present perfect)

Last year 1)_____ a good year for Pete and Sonia. Pete 2)_____ a car accident and 3) _____ a month in hospital, Sonia 4)______ her job, the children 5)______ their school exams, and a lot of other bad things 6)______. This year 7)_____ much better. Pete 8)_____ his job, and is making much more money. They 9)_____ a new house. Sonia 10)_____ a small restaurant, and it's going very well. They 11)_____ a baby. And the other children 12)_____ all their exams this time.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the present perfect. 1. - _____(you/write) to Simon lately? - Yes, I_____ (write) him a letter last week. 2. I_____ (not/see) Sam for a long time. - Really? I_____ (see) him yesterday at the swimming pool. 3. - ______ (you/ever/play) rugby? - Yes, I have. I_____ (play) for the first time last week. 4. - James _____ (write) a new book last year. - I know. I ____ (read) some great reviews about it in the newspaper. 5. – How long ____ (you/be) married? - Only for six months. I _____ (get) married last December.

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the present perfect. - Hello, Billy. I 1)_____ (not/see) you for a long time. - Yes, I 2)_____ (be) very busy recently. - Really? Tell me what you 3)_____ (do) since we last 4)_____ (see) each other. - Well, I 5)___ (get) my degree last month and then I 6)____ (move) house. - When 7)____ (you/move)? - Last week, but I 8)_____ (not/unpack) everything yet. - I 9)____ (phone) you on Tuesday but there 10)____ (be) no answer. - I 11)_____ (be) very busy at my new house then. - Never mind, I only 12)_____ (want) to invite you to a party next week at my house. - Great! Thank you.

5. Choose the correct answer. I 1) know/have known Adrian for a very long time – we 2) are/ have been friends since our first day at school, thirty years 3) ago/before/since. He 4) came/has come round to see me last night to ask for my advice. His company 5) did well/ has done well for the last few years, and they 6) opened/ have opened several new offices. They 7) just asked/ have just asked Adrian to move to Scotland, to run an office there. He 8) didn't decide/ hasn't decided what to do yet. He doesn't really want to move: he 9) never lived/ has never lived outside Manchester, and he 10) bought / has bought a new house there last year. But the new job would be interesting, and very well paid. We 11) talked/ have talked about it for a long time last night, but of course I couldn't tell him what to do.

6. Translate. 1. Ты видела сегодня Боба? Когда ты его видела? 2. Это было давным-давно. Я давно знаю об этом. 3. – Вы смотрели этот фильм? – Да, я смотрел его несколько раз. 4. Я видела этот спектакль, когда мне было 15 лет. С тех пор я его не видела. 5. Они встретились много лет назад. Это была их единственная встреча. С тех пор они больше не встречались. 6. Где Ваш брат? Я давно не вижу его. – Он сейчас живет во Франции. Они эмигрировали 3 года назад. 7. Вы бывали здесь раньше? – Да, я провел здесь свой отпуск. 8. Ты видела сегодня Роберта? – Да, он недавно приходил сюда и вскоре ушел. 9. Я потерял ключи. Вы их не видели? 10. Вы когда-либо бывали в Вашингтоне? – Да, я ездил туда пять лет назад.