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Exercise 37. Put the verb in brackets in Present Perfect or Past Simple.
1. A: (you / meet) Roys girlfriend?
B: Actually, I (see) her a couple of times but I
(never /talk) to her.
(you / ever / speak) to her?
A: Yes. I (meet) her at a party the other week.
Shes really nice and friendly.
2. A: Hello! I (not / see) you for ages! You look
wonderful! (you / be) away?
B: Yes, I (go) to the South of France last week.
A: Really? (you / have) a good time?
B: Yeah, it (be) great! I (do) a bit of sightseeing of course, but
mainly I just (chill out).
A: Lucky you!
3. VGIK is the oldest Film School in the world. It (start) on 1, September, 1919 as a film acting school. Four years later the school (open) a photography department and since then it (grow) into one of the biggest film schools. VGIK (add) the name Gerasimov in 1986, a year after the famous director and actor (die). Many outstanding filmmakers (teach) here, including S. Eisenstein, L. Kuleshov, V. Pudovkin, M. Romm, to name just a few.
VGIK (change) a lot over its history. To begin with, the school (occupy) just two rooms in the center of Moscow. Since 1934 it (be) housed in the Gorky Film Studios building and it (move) to its present location in the 50-s. A small acting school (become) a university. Spacious buildings (replace) tiny rooms. Teaching methods (improve). Future filmmakers who (not have) any facilities can now use the newest equipment. Students who (have) to go and film in Gorky Studios dont have to do it anymore. Computerisation (enable) teachers to introduce digital techniques. Editing that (take) months to do in the past is now done in days. Students (become) familiar with advanced software.
It isnt surprising that people all over the world (hear) about VGIK. Many famous people (study) here; many VGIK graduates (win) international awards.
Exercise 38. Write true sentences (positive or negative) with Present Perfect or Past
Simple. You can come up with your own ideas or use these.
Take a driving test eat a birthday cake write an email play cards
Play the guitar eat caviar ride a bike have some friends round
Go clubbing buy a new gadget do yoga bite nails see an elephant
1. I since last year.
2. The other week I
3. A friend of mine recently.
4. This month I
5. I since I left school.
6. Last night I
7. I over the last six months or so.
8. I so far.
9. A couple of days ago a friend of mine
SPEAKING AND
COMMUNICATION
Exercise 39. Say if you have ever done these things and if you have add one more phrase
