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. 9. I have lived in Istanbul since January. I …………………………………………………………………… (come)
10. They moved to Ankara two years ago.
They ……………………………………………………………. two years. 11. She hasn’t been to Rome before. This is the first time ………………………………………………