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After the incident, scientists tried to guess which planet the aliens were from.
Look at the statements below. If you think a statement is true, choose the letter in the true column, if you think it is false, choose the letter in the false column. Put together all the chosen letters to find out which planet it could be.
True False
It happened late at night. Z T
Ed heard a loud bang. R E
Ed and Charlie live in Australia. K I
The aliens were unfriendly. B G
Ed can’t remember everything. L E
The sky went dark green. S O
Charlie and Ed were scared. N D
The aliens came from planet ……………………………
8.11 Flying Cats!
More mysterious things happened in Gulf Breeze ten years later. Mr Alan Rogers told the Gulf Breeze Daily News what had happened on the night of 11 November 1987.
Put the verbs in the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
I...... was sitting.... (sit) at home, having dinner with my wife when suddenly our cat, Toto, flew across the room. My wife said, “........ you (see) that?” We............ (can not) believe our eyes. Later, we............ (watch) TV and it............ (change) channel.
“............ (do) you change the channel?” I asked my wife. “No,” she said. At ten o’clock we............ (wash up) when all the lights............ (go) out. At first we............ (think) our son David............ (try) to frighten us. We............ (look) in his bedroom but he was asleep. We............ (stay) awake all night. It was very strange and very frightening.
Strange stories.
Write a short paragraph about something strange that happened to you, or to someone you know. If you can’t think of anything that really happened, invent a story.
Use the Past Simple and the Past Continuous.
Example: One Friday afternoon, I was talking to my friend when suddenly ….....
UNIT 9 PRESENT / PAST PERFECT
PRESENT / PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Word search.
Look for past simple forms and past participles. How many of each can you find? Write two lists.
F S A W K D B J
E A T E N O E T
S P O K E N E A
A I O X W E N T
T Y K N O W N E
9.2 Write sentences. What has happened?
1 (he / clean / his shoes)..... He has cleaned his shoes.....
2 (she / close / the door) 5 (he / have / a bath)
3 (they / go / to bed) 6 (the picture / fall / down)
4 (it / stop / raining) 7 (I / buy / her / a present)
9.3 Mary is 65 years old. She has had an interesting life. Write sentences about the things she has done. Use the Present Perfect.
1 (she / do / many different jobs).. She has done many different jobs...
2 (she / travel / to many places)................................................................
3 (she / do / a lot of interesting things)......................................................
4 (she / write / ten books)..........................................................................
5 (she / meet / a lot of interesting people)..................................................
6 (she / be / married five times).................................................................
9.4 Complete the questions with you as the subject. Then answer them about yourself, as in the model.
Model: Have you ever eaten spaghetti? Yes, I have.
1 basketball? 3 green shoes? 5 a letter in English?
2 an English film? 4 an English novel? 6 great grandparents?
9.5 Complete the sentences with a verb from the list. Use the Present Perfect (have / has + the past participle of the verb).
break / buy / finish / do / go (2)/ lose / win / paint / read / steal / buy / drink / find / eat / meet / take
1 Look! Somebody ....has broken.... that window.
2 “Are they still having dinner?” “No, they...... .........
3 I............ some new shoes. Do you want to see them?
4 “Is Tom here?” “No, he............ to work.”
5 “............ you............ the shopping?” “No, I’m going to do it later.”
6 “Where’s your key?” “I don’t know. I............ it.”
7 Your house looks different............. you............ it?
8 I’m looking for Sarah. Where............ she............?
9 “Do you want the newspaper?” “No, thanks. I............ it.”
10 I’m really hungry and you …….. my sandwich!
11 Oh, no! My car isn’t here. Someone …….. it!
12 Jill: Where’s my lemonade?
Amy: Oh, I’m sorry I ……… it!
13 Joe: I’ve got something for Dad’s birthday.
Molly: Really? Let’s see! What …….. you …….. him?
14 I know you lost your key. ……… you …….. it yet?
15 …….. you ……..the photograph yet? Well, hurry up!
16 Alison, …….. you …….. my friend Peter? Peter, this is Alison.
17 Look! Tony …….. the first prize!
9.6 Respond to the requests. Use: But I’ve just...!
1 Please type the letters. 2 Can you lock the door?
3 Could you phone my wife? 6 Please see the manager.
4 Please book the tickets. 7 Could you turn down the radio?
5 Please make some coffee. 8 Can you order the books?
9.7 Complete these sentences including an adverb from the list:
yet / never / just / ever / already
1 I’m very hungry because ….. (lunch).→ I haven’t had lunch yet.
2 I can’t go out because …….. (homework).
3 I don’t go to the cinema because …….. (that film).
4 I’m happy because I passed my exam and my teacher …….. (tell).
5 I’m nervous of flying - …….. (plane).
6 I love swimming! …….. in the Mediterranean, Tim? (swim)
9.8 Look at the example. Write seven more sentences.
1 Robert is going to write to his parents this evening.... He hasn’t written to them yet....
2 I’m going to read the newspaper now...................................................
3 Paul is going to listen to the tape this afternoon...................................
4 The Thompsons are going to buy their new car tomorrow....................
5 I’m going to see the new James Bond film at the weekend..................
6 Tom and Sue are going to the passport office at lunchtime..................
7 Mr Evans is going to book the tickets this morning...............................
8 I’m going to meet the person I want to marry one day..........................
9.9 Complete the text by putting the verbs in the correct form of the Present Perfect and the adverbs in the correct positions.
Tim …. (visit often) … has often visited ….England. Every year, since 2000, he …….. (return) to the same parts of the country and …….. (stay) in the same hotels. He ……. (make) a lot of English friends. His friends in Oxford …….. (buy already) a small apartment for him. They …….. (be always) pleased to see him and …….. (enjoy) his visits, so they want him to come back again and again. Some of them …….. (travel) with him around the country. He …….. (see already) the Lake District and ……... (climb) some mountains in Scotland. But, strangely, he …….. (be never) to London. Perhaps he will do that next year.
9.10 Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the Present Perfect and put the adverb in the correct place.
1 I (be) to Australia (never), but I may go there next year.
2 Life (become) easier for me (never). I still have to work hard for very little money.
3 (visit) you India (ever)?
4 Scientists (study) pairs of identical twins.
5 (run) William the Rome marathon (ever)?
6 That singer (repeat) the success of his first disc. (never)
7 This is the first house I (own) (ever).
8 (cook) Marion the dinner today?
9 He (sell) any of his paintings (never).
10 Joyce (forgive) Paul for his behaviour at the party (never).
9.11 Complete the texts, putting the verbs in the correct form of the Present Perfect and putting the adverbs in the correct position.
A) I ……. (see) the future. I ……. (walk) across the moon. I ……. (travel) among the stars. Of course, I ……. (do never) any of these things, but I ……. (be) to a planetarium. ……. you ……. (be ever) to a planetarium? ……. you (wonder ever) what the moon looks like? The moon ……. (shine) on the Earth for millions of years, but we ……. (visit) only the moon. We ……. (explore never) the planets and the stars except in our imaginations. Now they ……. (put) a robot on Mars. ……. people ……. (think ever) about living there? ……. you ……. (want ever) to go there?
B) Tropical reefs ……. (exist) for more than 500 million years. Because lands that once lay in the tropics ……. (drift) with time, ancient reefs are often found in temperate regions today. In recent times, changes in sea level ……. (affect) reefs. The sea ……. (be) at its present level only in the past 5,000 years. 15,000 years ago, the sea was 120 metres lower than it is today.
9.12 Complete these sentences.
1 Jill is in London. She..... has been..... in London since Monday.
2 I know George. I............ him for a long time.
3 We live in this house. We............ here for ten years.
4 I know Tom very well. I............ him for a long time.
5 We are waiting for you. We............ waiting since 11 o’clock.
9.13 Make questions with How long...?
1 Jill is in London....... How long has she been in London?......
2 I know George....... How long have you known him?..............
3 It is snowing..............? 6 I have a motor-bike......................?
4 Bill is a teacher..........? 7 Anna and Bob are married............?
5 I know Margaret. …....? 8 Alan works in London....................?
9.14 Complete the sentences with past participles.
1 Have you ever.......... Carmen?
2 How long have you.......... married?
3 How long have you.......... my friend Andrew?
4 How long have you.......... that car?
5 Have you ever.......... to Scotland?
6 Have you ever.......... any of Agatha Christie’s detective stories?
7 Have you ever.......... Beethoven’s First Symphony?
8 Have you ever.......... a poem? (write)
9.15 Read the paragraph about Mario and Janet. Write questions and answers. Use: How long has / have...? For... Since...
Mario started teaching in 1976, and he met Janet when she visited Rome for the first time in 1978 - he gave her Italian lessons. In 1980, Janet started working as a journalist, and in 1981 she went to live and work in Rome. In 1982, she and Mario got married, and six months ago they bought a house in a village outside the city.
1 Mario / be a teacher..... How long has Mario been a teacher?.
2 He / know Janet...................................................................
3 Janet / be a journalist....................................................................
4 She / live in Rome....................................................................
5 They / be married....................................................................
6 They / have a house...................................................................
9.16 Jack is seventy two.He and his wife, Edith, travel a lot. Fill in the gaps with the Present Perfect of the verbs in brackets.
Edith and I love travelling. We (be) …. have been …. to a lot of countries together. We (not be) …….. to the USA. Maybe we’ll go there next year. We (talk) ……. about living in a different country – we (tell) ……. our children. They think it’s a good idea. Edith’s not here at the moment. She (go) ……. to France with a friend. I didn’t go with her because I (be) ……. to France. We (travel) …….. all over Europe, but I (not see) …….. all the places I want to see. For example, we (visit) …….. Italy, but I (not see) ……. the Sistine Chapel in Rome. Edith (drive) ……. from Paris to Switzerland and then to Austria. She (see) ……. Mont Blanc, but I (not see) ……. it. Maybe next year. I (work) ……. in Luxembourg, but I (not work) ……. in Germany. Maybe we’ll live there.
9.17 Read the postcard from Mr Morgan. Write questions and answers about his first visit to Japan. Use: Has he...? Yes, he has. No, he hasn’t.
29 th Jan.
Arrived in Tokyo 2 days ago - I’m staying with
Japanese friends so I’m eating delicious Japanese
food. Yesterday I visited a temple & watched the Ms Dee Frost
famous tea ceremony. It was beautiful. Going to 159 Edithna St
the Kabuki Theatre today, and tomorrow I’m tra- London SW9
velling to Kyoto on the Bullet train! Hope to see
Mt Fujiyama - must buy a camera.
All the best - Ken.
1 meet Japanese people Has he met any Japanese people?....
2 eat Japanese food..…......................................................
3 see Mt Fujiyama..........................................…..............
4 go to Kyoto..........................................…..............
5 visit a temple..........................................…..............
6 bought a camera..........................................…..............
7 watch the tea ceremony....................................................…....
8 travel on the Bullet train....................................................…....
9 be in Japan for a long time......................................................…..
10 write a postcard.....................................................…...
9.18 Complete the sentences using the Present Perfect Simple of the verbs in brackets.
My name is Lynne Carter. I work for a travel company called Timeways Travel. I …… (be) a travel agent for six years now. I’m the manager of Timeways Travel London office. I ……. (have) this job for three years. I’ve got a new flat in London. I ……. (live) there for six months. My boyfriend’s name is Bruno. We ……. (know) each other for two years. Bruno is Italian, but he ……. (live) in England for over five years. He works for BBC Radio. He ……. (have) this job for a year.
9.19 Lynne is meeting two clients, Ben and Patty Crawford. Ben and Patty are on holiday in London. Complete the conversation using the Present Perfect Simple.
Lynne: How is your hotel?
Ben: Great! It’s the best hotel I…….. (ever / stay) in.
Patty: Yes, Ben is really pleased. He ……. (never / sleep) in such a big bed before. But he won’t be so pleased when we get the bill. It’s also the most expensive hotel we ……. (ever / stay) in!
Lynne: …….. (you / be) to London before, Ben?
Ben: No, I …….. (not / be) here before, but Patty …….. (be) a number of times. Haven’t you, Patty?
Patty: That’s right. But the last time was ten years ago and London …….. (change) a lot since then.
Lynne: And what are you going to do this afternoon?
Patty: Well, I …….. (never / see) Madam Tussaud’s. We …….. (hear) a lot about it from friends, so we thought we’d go there.
Lynne: I see. And what about dinner tonight? I know a very good Japanese restaurant. …….. (you / ever / eat) Japanese food, Patty?
Patty: No, I haven’t. Is it good?
Lynne: It’s delicious.
Ben: I …….. (not / try) Japanese food before either, so let’s go there.
Patty: Yes, why not?
9.20 Complete the sentences. Use the Present Perfect Continuous.
1 We’re tired. We... (work) … have been working …. hard all day.
2 Sue’s French is good. She ….. (study) the language for ten years.
3 I’m sorry I’m late. ……. you ……. long (wait)?
4 I don’t know London well. I …….. (not / live) here for very long.
5 Simon is a good driver. How long ……. he …… (drive)?
6 I must go and see the doctor. I ……. (not / feel) well lately.
9.21 Choose the correct form.
1 They’ve been repairing / they’ve repaired the road all this week, but they haven’t finished it yet.
2 I’m very sorry, but I’ve been breaking / I’ve broken this chair.
3 Sally has been saving / has saved nearly two thousand pounds so far this year.
4 What’s the matter? Have you been losing / Have you lost something?
5 I’ve always been working / I’ve always worked in the music industry.
6 Someone has been eating / has eaten my chocolates. There aren’t many left.
7 “Can I have a look at your newspaper?” “Certainly. You can keep it if you like. I’ve been reading / I’ve read it.”
9.22 Peter arrived late at different places yesterday. What had happened when he arrived at each place?
Model: When he arrived at the station, his train had already left.
1 the theatre the play / already / start
2 the post office it / already / close
3 the furniture shop they / sell / the table he wanted
4 his friend’s house his friend / go out
5 the football stadium the game / nearly / finish
9.23 Choose the correct form.
1 We had just started lunch when the telephone had rung / rang.
2 When I opened the safe, the money had disappeared / disappeared.
3 Andrew was late for school yesterday. When he got to the classroom, the lesson had started / started.
4 They waited until everyone was ready and then they had started / started the meeting.
5 The office was empty when the police arrived. The robbers had left / left.
9.24 Complete the sentences using the Past Perfect Continuous of the verbs in brackets.
1 Maria’s sister …….. (study) at university for eight years before she finally passed her exams.
2 “I’m really sorry I was so late last night.” “That’s OK. We …….. (not / wait) long.”
3 The strange thing was that we …….. (just / talk) about ghosts when we heard the noise upstairs.
4 “Robert moved from Manchester to London in 1998.” “How long …….. (he / live) in Manchester?”
5 I …….. (stand) there for nearly half an hour when I realized I was at the wrong bus-stop.
9.25 Complete the sentences using the Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous of the following words:
break / grow / make / play / put up / lose
1 My younger brother …….. three centimeters this month.
2 The young children ……. a snowman all morning.
3 I …….. my arm twice in two years.
4 I’m tired. I …….. tennis all afternoon.
5 Have you got any money? I …….. my wallet.
6 They …….. their tent for over an hour now and they still haven’t finished.
9.26 Complete the questions. Use the Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous.
Model: I’ve saved some money. → How much have you saved? How long have you been saving?
1 Mike is loosing his hair. How long …. his hair? How much hair …..?
2 I’m looking for a flat. How many flats ….at? How long ……… …?
3 They’re playing tennis. How long … it? How much homework …?
4 Annie is doing her homework. How long …..? How many games ….?
UNIT 10 PAST SIMPLE / PRESENT PERFECT
1.1 Write the correct forms of the past simple and the Present Perfect for the verbs listed. Use the pronoun subject given.
He is / They go / It rains / You say / I come / We sing / She swims / You buy / They fly / I hear / He arrives / We leave / You lie / She reads / It does / They play / You pay / We sleep
Model:
| Present Simple | Past Simple | Present Perfect |
| He is | He was | He has been |
1.2 A journalist is interviewing Jack. Write his questions, use the Present Perfect or the Past Simple.
1 Interviewer: (be / Scotland?) … Have you ever been to Scotland?...
Jack: Yes, I have.
Interviewer: (when / go?)
Jack: In 1985.
2 Interviewer: (see / Eiffel Tower?)
Jack: Yes, I have.
Interviewer: (when?)
Jack: The last time was two years ago.
3 Interviewer: (climb / mountain?)
Jack: Yes, I have.
Interviewer: (which mountain?)
Jack: Ben Nevis, in Scotland.
4 Interviewer: (live in Poland?)
Jack: Yes, I have.
Interviewer: (how long?)
Jack: Eight months.
5 Interviewer: (drive a Ferrari?)
Jack: Yes, I have.
Interviewer: (how fast?)
Jack: 250 kilometres an hour.
10.3 Use the correct form of the verb – Present Perfect or Past Simple. Write out the sentences.
1 I (read never) it. … I have never read it ….
2 (see) you his painting yet?
3 He (write) his best book in 1997.
4 Anna (be already) to Greece. She (go) there two years ago.
5 I (be often) to India. I (go) there last in 2003.
6 They (have) a new car since July.
7 They (buy) a new car in July.
8 I (not like) that film last night.
9 He (not like) any films with that actor.
10 Tony (work already) in radio for four years. He (join) the company after he left university.
10.4 Complete the text by putting the verb in the correct form – Present Perfect or Past Simple.
“Here is the news.
Since the beginning of the year, we... (be) … have been … celebrating the 50th anniversary since the last time there ……. (be) war. Before then, wars ……... (almost destroy) our country. Now we ……. (enjoy) a period of prosperity. Our country ……. (know never) a period like it before. During the times of war, instead of building up our society, we ……. (destroy) it. Our children ……. (have not) any proper education. We ……. (have not) enough hospitals. There ……. (be not) enough food for people. Since peace ……. (come), our children ……. (become) the best educated in our history. We ……. (build) more and better hospitals. Our farmers ……. (grow) more and better food. Everybody ……. (become) richer. Our lives ……. (be never) better.”
10.5 Complete the answers using the correct tenses.
1 Have you seen the new bridge in London?
Yes, I.. have… I.. saw.. it last month.
2 Have you driven your father’s new car yet?
Yes, I …... I …… it yesterday.
3 Have your parents bought a new television?
Yes, they …….. They ……. it two weeks ago.
4 Did you know Larry passed his test?
Yes, he ……. I ……. since last Saturday.
5 Has David been a painter for a long time?
Yes, he …….. He ……. a painter since he was twenty.
6 Did Mary ever marry Tom?
Yes, she …….. They ……. married for two years.
7 Has Jack got the tickets for the football match yet?
Yes, he …….. He …….. them three weeks ago.
10.6 Fill in the gaps with the Present Perfect or Past Simple of the verb in brackets.
Dear Russell,
Here we are in the United States. Have you ever (go) … been …. To America? The first time I (come) …….. I was fifteen, but this time is better. Nathalie and I (arrive) …….. ten days ago and we (see) …….. so many things! We (visit) ……. New York, Washington and Nashville. We (see) ……. the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building on the first day! We (go) …….. to Washington three days later, then last weekend we (drive) ……. to Nashville. Now we’re in Memphis. We (go) …….. to the Elvis Presley Museum yesterday but we (not see) …….. Elvis’ ghost! Tomorrow we are going West. I (not go) ……. to the West Coast before. I (live) …….. in a lot of countries in my life, but I (not live) ……. in America – I would like to stay here! (go) …….. you …….. to Matt’s party on Friday? Sorry I (not be) …….. there – I was on the road between Washington and Nashville on Friday night!
See you soon,
Robin
10.7 Complete the conversation using the Present Perfect or the Past Simple of the verb in brackets.
1 “I know Sally Robinson.” “Really? How long ….. (you / know) her?” “Oh, for quite a long time now.” “When ….. (you / first / meet) her?”
2 “……. (your husband / ever / have) pneumonia?” “Yes, he ……. (have) it twice. He ……. (have) it ten years ago, and once when he ……. (be) a child.”
3 (It’s 10 o’clock in the morning) “……. (you / see) Mrs Carter this morning?” “Yes, I ……. (see) her when I ……. (arrive) in the office, but she ……. (go) out soon afterwards.”
4 (It’s the middle of the afternoon) I’m really hungry. I ……. (not / have) any breakfast this morning and I ……. (not / have) time to go out for anything to eat this afternoon.
10.8 Choose the correct form. Lynne Carter, the manager of the Timeways Travel company, is interviewing a young man called Paul Morris for a job.
Lynne: Your present company is Sun Travel, isn’t it? How long have you worked / did you work there?
Paul: I’ve worked / I worked for them for two years.
Lynne: I see. And what were you doing before that?
Paul: I’ve worked / I worked for a student travel company in Spain.
Lynne: Oh, really? How long have you been / were you in Spain?
Paul: For nearly a year. I’ve moved / I moved back to London from Spain two years ago to join Sun Travel.
Lynne: I see. And do you drive, Paul?
Paul: Yes, I do. I’ve had / I had a driving licence for five years.
Lynne: And have you got your own car?
Paul: No, not at the moment. I’ve had / I had a car in Spain, but I’ve sold / I sold it before I’ve come / I came back to Britain.
10.9 Put in since, for or ago.
1 We’ve lived in London …….. eight years.
2 I’ve only known her …….. yesterday.
3 I entered the University three years ……...
4 She’s been a teacher …….. fifteen years.
5 It’s been raining …….. three days.
6 I first went to the USA about seven years ……...
7 Mary phoned a few minutes ……...
8 I haven’t seen her …….. weeks.
9 I haven’t visited them …….. June.
10 He hasn’t smoked …….. two years.
10.10 There are mistakes in some of these sentences. Find the mistakes and correct them.
1 I live in Brighton. I lived here for ten years.
2 Tolstoy has written War and Peace.
3 I started studying Spanish two years ago.
4 Oh, no! Look! Someone stole my car radio!
5 Who has discovered America?
6 We’ve played tennis yesterday afternoon.
7 When have you passed your driving test?
8 When did Neil Armstrong Walk on the moon?
9 I never ate Chinese food in my life.
10 Look at Mike! He grew a beard!
10.11 Choose the correct answer – A or B?
1 I …….. to Los Angeles in 1980.
A have been B went
2 You ……. a lot of interesting things in your life.
A have done B did
3 James Dean …….. in the film Rebel without a Cause.
A has starred B starred
4 Who …….. the wheel?
A has invented B invented
5 I …….. coffee since 2003.
A haven’t drunk B didn’t drink
6 How many people …….. in the Second World War?
A have died B died
7 I work in a bank now. I …….. there for a year.
A have worked B worked
8 We …….. the new Steven Spielberg film last week.
A have seen B saw
9 …….. the news last night?
A Have you heard B Did you hear
10 When …….. your new car?
A have you bought B did you buy
10.12 Complete the text “Money, Fame and Fans” by putting the verb in the correct form – Present Perfect or Past Simple.
What is it like to have money, fame, a career and fans when you are only ten?
… Have …. you ever (dream) … dreamt …. of becoming a Hollywood child star, like Macaulay Culkin perhaps? Since the age of ten, he (be) ……. world famous as Kevin in the “Home Alone” comedies. He (earn) ……. over a million dollars for each film.
Scott Perry is ten and he has dreams of becoming famous, too. He (have not) …….. a big film role yet, but he (appear) …….. in TV commercials. Scott told “Blockbusters” magazine about his first commercial:
“Two years ago I (get) …….. a part in a commercial for ice-cream. I (have to) …….. eat four big spoonfuls of strawberry ice-cream in twenty seconds. At first it (taste) …….. fine, but when my TV “mother” (bring) …….. in the ice-cream for the sixteenth time, I (start) …….. to feel sick and (have to) …….. run out of the studio! I (eat not) …….. ice-cream since then.”
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