Choose out the right answer.

PRESENT AND PAST FORMS

Choose out the right answer.

1. This is the second time I am hearing / have heard that song. The first time was / has been at the club last night. I really like/have liked it.

2. Hello. I have been calling / am calling about your advertisement in the newspaper. Have you rented / do you rent the flat or can I come and see it?

3. Anna: Where’s Nick?

Mike: He has gone / has been to the gym. You see, he has put / is putting on a bit of weight lately and he has tried / is trying to lose it.

4. Bill: The new neighbours have painted / have been painting their house. It looks / has been looking really nice! Those colours have gone / go well together.

Kate: Fred has told / told me yesterday that they are professional painters.

Bill: How does he know / has he known?

Kate: Apparently, he has been knowing / has known them since he was / has been a child. They went / have been going to the same school.

5. Tom: I can smell smoke. You have been smoking / smoke again! Lucy, haven’t you quit / didn’t you quit last week?

Lucy: Well, yes, but I haven’t managed / didn’t manage to stop completely yet. I smoke / have smoked four or five cigarettes a day.

Tom: Try chewing gum whenever you feel like smoking. There’s a special type that helps smokers give up.

Lucy: Really? I haven’t been trying / haven’t tried it, but I will.

Put the verbs into the correct form.

A: Hello, Barbs, it’s Adam here.

B: Oh, hello Adam. What ______________________________________________________.(you / do)?

A: Nothing much. I ________________ (revise) but I had to stop because my computer ________________ (not work) now.

B: Oh dear. Well. I ________________ (not use) mine. Would you like to come and borrow it?

A: Thanks, but I’d rather go out. Would you like to come to the cinema? They ________________ (give) two tickets for the price of one this afternoon.

B: What’s on?

A: I’m not sure.

B: Well, I ________________ (not go) if I don’t know what film we’ll see.

A: Wait a minute. I ________________ (try) to find the right page in the newspaper. Oh, it’s a horror film. How about it?

B: Definitely not. You know I ________________ (have) nightmares when I ________________ (see) horror films. We ______________ (go) to see one last year and by the end I _______________ (shake) with terror.

A: Oh, all right. Well, see you on Monday then.

B: Yes, OK. Bye.

Dear John!

First of all, I’m sorry I.......................... (not write) for so long, but I was on holiday........................... (you / get) your exam results yet? I’m sure you.......................... (pass) them all since you always.......................... (study) so hard. I.......................... (wait) for mine at the moment and I.......................... (try) not to worry! Well, I.......................... (write) from my new flat. Yes, I.......................... (move) house! Now we.......................... (paint) and.......................... (clean) the place to make it look nice. When it’s finished, I am going to have a party and because I.......................... (not see) you for weeks I.......................... (want) you to come. Write soon and let me know if I’ll see you there. Love, Mary

Jane!

Thanks for agreeing to look after my flat while I’m away. I.................................. (clean) the flat thoroughly, but as I.................................. (work) late all week, I.................................. (not have) time to cook any food for you. My dog, Rover,.................................. (eat) a tin of dog food every night and the plants.................................. (need) watering once a week. Tonight I.................................. (stay) at the Hutton hotel so you can contact me there if you need me. Love, Diane

1. When the children (arrive) ………………………………………………………. home it was obvious that they (play) ……………………………………………… in mud. Their clothes were covered with it.

2. Michael (wait) ……………………………………………………………. in the queue to buy a ticket for the train when he (hear) …………………………………………………. an announcement saying that there was going to be delay.

3. We......................................................................................................... (miss) the bus. Now we’ll have to walk.

4. I................................................................................................. (never drink) whiskey. ~ Well, have some now.

5. By 1995 Susan (lecture) ………………………………………………..……………………………………at the academy for ten years.

6. I......................................................................................... (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is.

7. John Keats, who................................ (die) when he................................ (be) only 26 years old,................................ (write) a lot of beautiful poems. I................................ (read) most of his poetry, but I................................ (never / manage) to get to the end of Endymion. It’s too long for me!

8. Maja............................................................................................ (go) to China for a while but she’s back now.

9. You.................................................................................................................. (drive) all day. Let me drive now.

Complete the interview. Use the Past Simple or Present Perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

Interviewer: When ……………………………………………………… (you/take up) playing rugby, Georgina?

Georgina: About three years ago. Before that I ………………………………… (play) football, but then my mates ………………………………………………. (persuade) me to give rugby a go.

Interviewer: And I hear you play for your school. How long …………………………………………………… (you/be) in the team?

Georgina: I …………………………………………. (join) the team just over two years ago and I …………………………………………………….. (play) in lots of matches since then.

Interviewer: …………………………………………………………………… (your team / ever / win) a competition?

Georgina: Yes, we …………………………………… (won) the inter-school championship in June. That ………………………………. (be) awesome!

Interviewer: It’s quite a dangerous sport. ………………………………..…………………………………………….. (you/ever/have) an accident while playing?

Georgina: Yes, lots! I …………………………………………… (dislocate) my shoulder last summer. That really …………………………………… (hurt) and it …………………………………………. 9take) ages to heal. I ……………………………………………………. (sprain) my ankle a couple of times too and I …………………………………………………….. (have) quite a few cut lips and black eyes!

Interviewer: Wow! It certainly is dangerous!

Complete the questions using the verbs below in Past Simple or Present Perfect.

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1. ……………………………….. you …………………………….. over a lot when you were a child?

2. ……………………………….. you …………………………….. someone’s leg recently?

3. ……………………………….. you ever …………………………….. stitches?

4. ……………………………….. you …………………………….. the same hairstyle a year ago?

5. ……………………………….. you …………………………….. a lot of money last weekend?

6. ……………………………….. you …………………………….. anyone a hand so far this week?

7. ……………………………….. you in a good mood the day before yesterday?

8. ……………………………….. you …………………………….. an English-speaking country yet?

9. ……………………………….. you …………………………….. your best friend for over ten years?

10. ……………………………….. you …………………………….. this morning and arrive late to school?

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