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1. Underline the correct verb form: 2.

Fill in the email with the correct past simple or


present perfect:
1. Paul wrote/ has written some letters since
this morning. Dear Mandy,
P 2. Were you ever / Have you ever been to
Holland? Luckily I’m writing this email to you, the technician
A 3. The light just went/ has just gone off. ………………… (just/ fix) my computer! He
S 4. Mel gave/ has given me a nice birthday ………………… (try) yesterday, but he ……………
present last year. (not/can) because he …………… (need) some spare
T 5. I can see Pam. She just parked/has just parts. My PC ……………… (break) down some days
parked in front of the supermarket. ago and I …………… (feel) desperate. I
6. My sister was born/ has been born in ………………… (have) to borrow my boyfriend’s
S 2009. laptop this week. Thanks to it I …………………
I 7. My brother didn’t write/ hasn’t written to (already/write) the literature essay.
us since he moved/has moved to Italy last
M month. ……………… your brother ……………… (apply)
P 8. Did you meet/Have you met Dan for the job he ……………… (tell) me last week? He
yesterday? really …………… (want) to make a good impression
L 9. The headmaster just complained/ has just at the interview.
E complained about Ted’s behaviour.
10. I broke/have broken my arm last summer I ………………… (meet) some nice people at
when I fell/have fallen down the stairs. university this year. They ……………… (study)
O different subjects last year, but they ………………
(choose) some subjects I’m studying, so we
R 3. Rewrite the wrong sentences: ………………… (share) some seminars together so
far and they are really nice.
1. The Prime Minister has visited our town in
P 2010. ………………… you …………………(decide) when
R ……………………………………………… you’re coming to London yet? You ……………
………… (promise) you would come as soon as you
E 2. “Did you read the book I’ve lent you yet?” ………………… (take) some days off. Don’t forget
S “No, I haven’t.” your promise!
……………………………………………… Love,
E ………… Molly
N 3. Peter has returned from London ago one
week. 4. Answer these questions.
T ………………………………………………
……… 1. Peter says: “I’ve lived in London for five
4. Has Pete ever riden a horse? No, never. years”.
P ……………………………………………… Is Peter still living in London? …………………
E ………… 2. Laura says: “I studied at Oxford University”
5. Has Pam been at home yesterday night? Is she at University now? ……………………
R ……………………………………………… 3. Tom’s parents have gone on holiday.
F …………… Are they at work now?
6. The cat has caught a mouse a few minutes ……………………………
E ago. 4. Linda worked for the same company for twenty
C ……………………………………………… years.
…………… Does she still work there?
T 7. The postman didn’t brought your parcel last ……………………………
week. 5. My brother has been to England twice.
……………………………………………… Is he in England now?
……………. ………………………………
8. My father hasn’t used to drink coffee, but 6. The Blacks lived here for ten years.
he does now. Do they live here now? ……………………
……………………………………………… 7. Jill and Patrick have been married since 2002.

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