D) Use THE SIMPLE PAST or THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE to fill in the blanks:
1.
The young man ……………………………… (never / be) to Paris, but he ……………..
(read) a book about this city last year.
2.
…………………… you …………………… (decide) where to go yet?
3.
A: Have some tea, please.
B: No, thank you. I …………………………………. (just / have) two cups of tea.
4.
Susan …………………………. (do) her homework before 10 o’clock but Jane ………….
……………….. (not /write) a word until now.
5.
Her mother ………………………………… (buy) her a pair of new shoes yesterday.
6.
The Prime Minister …………………………. (leave) for the USA an hour ago.
7.
A: …………….. the plane ……………………. (land)?
B: Yes, it ………………………… (land) ten minutes ago.
8.
It ………………………………. (not / rain) for a long time.
9.
……………… you ……………… (see) my dog? It ………………………… (run away)
this morning.
10.
We …………………………. (meet) at a party a long time ago, but I ……………………..
(not / see) her since then.
11.
I ………………………… (see) an interesting book in a bookshop yesterday, but I
…………………………… (not / buy) it.
12.
My friend …………………………… (fall) from the bicycle because he ……………….…
(not / ride) one for ages.
13.
His father ………………………………… (die) in 1970, but he …………………………..
(never / visit) his father’s grave since that time.
14.
They …………………… (go) to America years ago, but none of them …………………...
(come) back since then.
15.
A: …………….. you ……………….. (speak) to an Englishman?
B: Yes, I …………………….. (have) a short conversation with one last night.
16.
A: ………………. you ever ………………….. (be) to Tatilya?
B: Yes, I ………………………. (go) there two years ago.
17.
A: ………………. you ……………….. (see) Jane recently?
B: No, I ……………………………. (see) her for a long time.
E) Rewrite the sentences using SIMPLE PAST or PRESENT PERFECT TENSE:
1. I haven’t seen her for a long time.
It’s ages
since I saw her…
………………………………………
2.
I last met George two weeks ago.
I haven’t …………………………………………………………
3.
They have been here for three months.
They arrived ……………………………………………………..
4.
We started living in Istanbul 12 years ago.
We have ………………………………………………………….
5.
I last saw my girlfriend five days ago.
I haven’t ………………………………………………………….
6.
Is this the first time you have tasted a kivi?
………………… (not) you ………………………. one before?
7.
I last smoked a cigarette ten years ago.
I haven’t …………………………………………………………..
8.
I last drank wine two weeks ago.
It’s two weeks ……………………………………………………. wine.