2. WRITE THEIR NAMES:
EXERCISES
Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple).
1. I (not / work) today.
2. We (buy) a new lamp.
3. We (not / plan) our holiday yet.
4. Where (be / you) ?
5. He (write) five letters.
6. She (not / see) him for a long time.
7. (be / you) at school?
8. School (not / start) yet.
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3. 9. (speak / he) to his boss?
10. No, he (have / not) the time yet.
Write questions in present perfect simple.
1. you / answer / the question
2. Jenny / lock / the door
3. Walter / call / us
4. you / see / the picture
5. your parents / get / the letter
Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.
1. I have been in the garden. -
2. My sister has cooked dinner.
3. Sue has read the book twice. -
4. Fred has done his homework.
5. Gavin has stopped at the corner.
6. Sarah has bought five books. -
7. Jason has talked to his teacher.
8. Catherine has cleaned the house because she is having a party tonight
Write the correct form of the Present Perfect to complete these sentences:
1. . …to Rome? (you ever be)
2. …this film before. (I see)
3. … in an office. (she never work)
4. …in a plane. (I never be)
5. …to Germany? (he never be)
6. …my parents? (you meet)
7. … in the theatre? (you ever work)
8. …to all the capital cities of Europe. (she be)
9. …this book (I read)
10. …the new Superman film? (you see)
Recent happenings
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4. The following people have just completed an action.
1. Bob / visit / his grandma
2. Jimmy / play / on the computer
3. Sue and Walter / wash / their car
4. Andrew / repair / his bike
5. Phil / help / Anne with maths
6. Brad and Louise / watch / a film
7. Tamara / talk to / her best friend
8. Bridgette / draw / a picture
9. Carol / read / a computer magazine
10. Tom and Alice / be / to a restaurant
Just
Been to / Gone to
Superlatives
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5. TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH
1. Lleva varios meses en Londres y le gusta tanto que ha decidido quedarse dos
meses más.
2. He perdido la bicicleta que me prestaste la semana pasada.
3. Compraron una casa nueva hace tres semanas ,pero todavía no vendieron la
vieja.
4. Apura! Acabo de ver a la profesora de biologia entrar en clase.
5. Llevan casados dos años ,pero todavía no tienen hijos.
6. El señor que se subió al autobús en la parada anterior ya se ha bajado.
7. ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que vives en este piso tan bonito?
8. ¿Ya has leído el libro que te compré hace dos días?
9. ¿Te gustó el poema que te dí el día de San Valentín? Todavía no lo leí.
10. ¿Dónde está María? Se fue a la tienda.
11. He ido a Londres varias veces,pero nunca he estado en Dublín.
12. ¿Has viajado alguna vez en el Ave? Si, viajé de Madrid a Sevilla
13. ¿Con qué frecuencia envías mensajes de texto? Dos al día; Son demasiado
caros y no tengo suficiente dinero para pagarlos.
It´s the first time ….
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6. Present perfect / Past simple
:
PAST SIMPLE / PRESENT PERFECT
Our football team --------------(lose) all its matches this year. It's very
depressing. It ------------- (never/ happen) to me before.
When I--------------(be) eleven I ------------- (start)in a team called "the tigers", we
------------------(not win) many matches, but at least we-------------(win) from time
to time. Later I ---------------(organize) a football team in my school. We----------
(be) very good and -------------(get) 4 trophies. As you see, I ---------------(play)
for more than ten years now, but I ---------------(join) this team very recently. We
are not too bad, but we -----------------(be) the unluckiest team in the World this
year.
Past simple / present perfect
. Look! somebody ---------------(break) my bike
2. I -----------------(lose) my mobile phone two days ago
3. My English teacher -------------------------(not come) yesterday
4. How many exercises ------------------(you/ do) today? Only two, but I
-------------------(do) ten last week
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7. 5. The weather -----------------(be) very nice this week
6. His grandfather ---------------- (die) 10 years ago
7. My cousin -----------------(live) in France all her life and she still lives there
8. I ------------------- (smoke) for ten years now
9. When we ------------------ (be) on holiday the weather was awful
10. John ------------- (live) in England for thirty years, but now he is living in
Málaga
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1. Mother: I want to prepare dinner. (you / wash) the dishes yet?
2. Daughter: I (wash) the dishes yesterday, but I (have / not) the time yet to do it today.
3. Mother: (you / do / already) your homework?
4. Daughter: No, I (come / just) home from school.
5. Mother: You (come) home from school two hours ago!
6. Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy (call) when I (arrive) and I (finish / just) the phone
call.
7. Mother: (you / see / not) Lucy at school in the morning?
8. Daughter: Yes, but we (have / not) time to talk then
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1. A: (you / be / ever) to London?
2. B: Yes, I (be) there three times.
3. A: When (be) the last time you (be) there?
4. B: Last summer. I (spend) two weeks in Brighton with my parents and we (go) to
London one weekend.
5. (you / like) it?
6. Oh yes. We really (have) a great time in London.
7. Lucky you! I (be / never) to London.
When do we use which tense?
1. 'Already' is a signal word for ...
2. 'Just' is a signal word for ...
3. '2 years ago' is a signal word for ...
4. 'Yet' is a signal word for ...
5. 'Yesterday' is a signal word for ...
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8. Examples of Connectors:
Give more information: eg. I´m too busy to take a holiday. In addition, /furthermore, /
moreover, / besides, / what´s more I don´t have the money (además)
e.g The city has several roads, in addition to , / as well as a ring road. (además de)
e.g I also believe in UFOs / I believe in UFOs too / as well. (también)
Both………..and either/neither……… or/ nor
Read the text and answer the questions. Write complete answers.
In 2005 a 19-year-old boy from Scotland received treatment to cure an addiction to sending text messages
and e-mails. The teenager was sent to an addiction centre after texting about 100 times a day and getting a
phone bill of £4,500 in one year. He also lost his job after sending as many as 500 e-mails a day from his
office computer, many to his ex-girlfriend. She ended their relationship because he constantly sent texts
and e-mailed her.
The boy's doctor said that he was now trying to reduce his mobile phone spending from £60 to £10 a
week. The doctor said that people should speak to friends and family if they thought they were texting or
e-mailing too often.
In Britain the average number of texts sent has more than doubled since 2001. Twenty-eight billion texts
were sent in 2004, with 15 to 34-year-olds sending more than any other age group. An estimated 40m
mobile phones are in circulation among the UK population of 55m people and some people believe that
overuse of mobile phones by young children may cause long-term health problems.
1 What happened to the boy after he sent lots of e-mails from work?
2 Which age group sent the most text messages in 2004?
3 How many mobile phones are there in the UK?
4 How many text messages did the boy send every day?
5 Why may overuse of mobile phones be a problem for children?
6 What did the doctor say you should do if you think you're sending too many e-mails?
7 What was the boy addicted to?
8 Why did his girlfriend leave him?
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