i We use the Past Simple to talk about completed actions that happened in the past.
e.g. I worked in Moscow in 2005. (I now work in another place.)
ii We use the Present Perfect to talk about actions that continue from the past to the present.
e.g. He has worked in Berlin since 2007. (He still works there.)
ASSIGNMENTS
A Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Present Perfect form in italics.
1 I went / have been to Rome in 2005.
2 Did you ever play / Have you ever played tennis?
3 Jack hasnt visited / didnt visit the Delhi office last month.
4 Have you sent / Did you send your CV to Ardis yesterday?
5 We ve never been / gone to Mumbai.
B Complete the telephone conversation with the items in brackets. Use the Present Perfect or the Past Simple.
| Rose: | Hi, Michelle. Im calling about our adverts for the post of personal assistant. Has anybody expressed (anybody / express) 1 any interest yet? |
| Michelle: | Yes, its all going very well. We .. (receive)2 thirty one applications so far. And yesterday alone about ten people (phone) 2 for further details on the job. |
| Rose: | Excellent. So how many applicants (you / select) 4? |
| Michelle: | Well, I .. (start) 5 working on the selection as soon as I .. (arrive) 6 this morning. Im afraid I (not/finish)7 yet, but I . (already/select)8 eight candidates, all witht the right qualifications and experience. |
| Rose: | Very good. .. (you / invite)9 them for interview yet? |
| Michelle: | Well, no. I . (think)10 youd like to have a look at all the applications yourself first. |
| Rose: | I wont be back in the office till Friday, Im afaid, so just go ahead, Michelle. You know I trust you 200%! |
| Michelle: | Thanks. OK then. Ill finish selecting candidates and invite them for the interview as soon as I . (finish)11 the conference programme. I (not/have)12 time to deal with it yesterday, with all those phone calls. |
C Underline the Past Simple or the Present Perfect form of the verbs to complete this extract.
I think I had / have had 1 an interesting career. I studied / have studied 2 at Oxford University from 2002 to 2005. Then I applied / have applied 3 for jobs abroad. I worked / have worked 4 in Hong Kong for a year, and then I went / have been 5 to Japan in 2007.
I did / have done 6 a number of different jobs. I sold /have sold 7 computer software in Hong Kong. I taught / have taught 8 English in Japan. I wrote / have written 9 a book, and I ran/have run 10 my own business.
D Tick the expressions you can use to complete this sentence.
The manager has been here before.
| before √ twice last year since 2 oclock two weeks ago | often for two hours this afternoon at 2 oclock recently |
VOCABULARY BOOSTER
A Complete the job advertisements with the best words.
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Sales / Account Manager
Salary: £24,000 per year Edinburgh based company is seeking a person with sales experience to ..1 sales worldwide and to 2 a large department in the clothing industry.
The person will also need to 3 communication between our production, sales and marketing departments.
Background in clothing manufacturing essential.
Please contact: Sarah Atkinson [email protected]
or fax: 0131 123 7650
Telesales Executive
Salary: £20,000 per year
Our Telesales Executive will have the ..4 to make effective phone calls to marketing contacts and to ..5 business meetings for our clients.
