Example: A: Look! Somebody...... has spilt.....(spill) milk on the carpet.
B: Well, it........ was’t.......(not/be) me. I …. didn’t do.... (not/do) it.
A: I wonder who it........ was..............(be) then.
1. A: Your hair looks different......................(you/have) a haircut?
B: Yes.
A:....................(you/cut) it yourself?
B: No, Ann..................(cut) it for me.
2. A: Did you hear about Ben? He..........................(break) his leg.
B: Really? How.....................(that/happen)?
A: He................................(fall) off a ladder.
17. In this exercise you have to put the verb into the correct form, present perfect (I have done) or past simple (I did).
Examples: I......... have lost...........(lose) my key. I can't find it anywhere.
Did you see............(you/see) the film on television last night?
1. Jill...........................................(buy) a new car two weeks ago.
2. His hair is very short. He.................................(have) a haircut.
3. Last night I.........(arrive) home at half past twelve. I..................(have) a bath and then I.................(go) to bed.
4...................(you/visit) many museums when you were in Paris?
5. My bicycle isn't here any more. Somebody..................(take) it.
6. When..............................(you/give) up smoking?
7. I...........(not/eat) anything yesterday because I............(not/feel) hungry.
8. Why.....................(Jim/not/want) to play tennis last Friday?
9. The car looks very clean................................(you/wash) it?
10. Brian: Hello, Susan. Is Alan here?
Susan: No, I'm afraid he...........................................(go) out.
Brian: Oh, what a pity! When exactly....................(he/go) out?
Susan: About ten minutes ago.
This time you have to make sentences using the words given.
Examples: (I / smoke / 20 cigarettes yesterday)
….. I smoked 20 cigarettes yesterday.....
(how many cigarettes / you / smoke / today?)
….. How many cigarettes have you smoked today?……
1. (I / be / ill twice so far this year) I............................................
2. (how many times / be / you / ill last year?) How many times......
3. (I / not / drink / any coffee so far today)........................................
4. (he / be / late three times this week)...................................................
5. (how many games / the team / win / last season?).....................
6. (how many games / the team / win / so far this season?)..............
19. Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect (I have done) or past simple (I did).
Example: I.........didn’t play........(not/play) golf when I Was on holiday last summer.
1. Mr Clark.............................(work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.
2. Molly lives in Dublin. She...........................................(live) there all her life.
3. Bob and Alice are married. They.............................(be) married for 20 years.
4. When we were on holiday, the weather...........................................(be) awful.
5. The weather........................................(be) very nice recently, don't you think?
6. My grandfather died 30 years ago. 1.....................................(never/meet) him.
7. I don't know Carol's husband. I...........................................(never/meet) him.
20. Complete each sentence using the correct form (past simple or present perfect simple) of the verb in brackets. Then choose the most suitable time expression.
1. __________________(you/see) the new Star Wars film still/yet?
2. Yes, I__________________(see) it a couple of days ago/before.
3. I_______(read) books like that before/ever, and I find them really scary.
4. I never/still ________(not/finish) reading it, but I've only got a few pages left.
5. How long ago/before_________ (you/visit) the Cape Canaveral space centre?
6. I________________ (not/be) there ever/yet - I'm going next week.
7. I ever/never ________________(like) science fiction films until last year.
8. I ever/still _______________(not/seen) a really good science fiction film.
Past Perfect
а) Образование: Past Perfect образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола have в Past Simple (had) и причастия II смыслового глагола.
I, you, he, she, it, we they had prepared/made something.
а) Использование:
Past Continuous используется:
1) для действия, которое произошло до другого прошедшего действия или до указанного времени в прошлом:
They had already finished to clean the flat when their parents arrived.
They had made their plans by 7 am.
2) для действия, которое закончилось в прошлом, и чей результат был виден в прошлом:
Ann had won a poetry competition, so she got a prize.
Следующие временные указатели обычно используются с Past Perfect:
Before, after, already, for, since, just, till/until, when, by, by the time, never.
Past Perfect Continuous
а) Образование: Past Perfect Continuous образуется при помощи вспомогательного глагола to be в Past Perfect (had been) и причастия I смыслового глагола.
I, you, he, she, we, they had been doing.
а) Использование (употребление):
Past Perfect Continuous используется:
1) для того, чтобы подчеркнуть длительность действия, которое началось и закончилось в прошлом до другого прошедшего действия или до указанного времени в прошлом, обычно с since или for:
They had been preparing for 2 weeks before they took part in the festival.
2) для действия, которое продолжалось какое-то время в прошлом, и чей результат был виден в прошлом:
She had been working hard that day, so she was tired.
Следующие временные указатели обычно используются с Past PerfectContinuous: for, since, how long, before, until.
