A.

Vocabulary
free develop

unusual timetable

common creativity

regular insect

interested patient

valuable responsibility

happy maturity

amazing duty

helpful take up something

ride pursue something

build lose interest in

something

collect have a hobby

garden get into

something

make find a hobby

decorate give up

paint stick with

read get into

exercise work on

join get back into

enjoy

hate

B. Exercise
Exercise 1: Choose the correct answer
1. I _______ a new dress yesterday.
A. buy B. bought C. have bought

2. They _____ their homework yet

A. have finished B. haven’t finished C. finished

3. I ________ TV last night.

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A. didn’t watch B. haven’t watched C. hasn’t watched

4. She ____ married in 2018

A. have got B. has got C. got

5. He ______ to school last week. He was ill

A. hasn’t gone B. went C. didn’t go

6. We ____ the children’s toys yesterday.

A. found B. find C. have found

7. Helen has already ____ lunch.

A. have B. has C. had

8. I didn’t ______ breakfast yesterday.

A. have B. had C. has

9. Ben has just _____ a vase.

A. break B. broke C. broken

10. __________ she __________ (finish) her project yet?

A. Did / finish B. Has / finished C. Have / finished

Exercise 2: Put the verbs in bracket into the past simple or the present perfect
1. I ……………………… (not/play) tennis since I was at school but I ………………… (be) very good at it
back then.
2. A: ………………… you ………………… (choose) a dress for the party yet?
B: Yes, I ………………… (buy) one yesterday.
3. I think our teacher ………………… (forget) about the test! He ……………………… (not/ say) anything
about it in the last season!
4. A: ………………… (you/ sell) your house yet?
B: Yes, some people ………………… (see) it last month and ………………… (buy) it.
5. They ………………… (lose) their cat. It ………………… (run) away last week.
6. ………………… Helen ever ………………… (try) sushi?
7. ………………… you ………………… (go) to the wedding last night?
8. I ………………… never ………………… (be) to Paris
9. This year I ………………… (travel) to Athens 3 times so far.
10. Paul and Judith ………………… (be) married since 1998.
11. ………………… you ………………… (finish) your homework yet?
12. Last night aunt Betty ………………… (come) by. She ………………… (tell) us that this summer they are
going to Hawaii.
13. I ………………… (visit) many different countries so far. Last summer I ………………… (go) to Italy and
3 years ago I ………………… (be) in Spain. I ………………… (not/ visit) Germany yet.
14. When ………………… you ………………… (come) to Greece?
15. I ………………… (come) in 2007.
16. ………………… you ………………… (watch) the film E.T. yesterday?

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17. They ………………… already ………………… (leave) the train station
18. How long ………………… you ………………… (know) Jonathan?

19. I ………………… (meet) him in 2009, so I ………………… (know) him for 3 years
20. What ………………… (happen) to Lucy last night?

Exercise 3: Fill in the gaps with “yet, ago, ever, last night, for or since”
1. My father went to Italy five days ……………….
2. He has known her ………………… 2001.
3. Have you ………………… seen an elephant?
4. She hasn’t finished her work ………………….
5. He has lived in Madrid ………………… ten years.
6. We went to bed at 11 o’clock …………………
7. I've known him ………………… we were in kindergarten.
8. They haven't started the project ………………….
9. Did you call your parents …………………?
10. She hasn't eaten anything ………………… this morning.
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Exercise 4: Circle the correct item
1. Has Jack gone to school then/yet?
2. Tonia has sent twenty invitations yesterday/so far.
3. Tina took a test already/three days ago.
4. I sent you an email two days already/ago but you haven’t replied.
5. Helen has already/yet had her breakfast.

Exercise 5: Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the present perfect
I (1) ………………… (be) a ski instructor for many years now. I (2) ………………… (take up) the
sport when I (3) ………………… (be) at school. I still remember the first time I (4) ………………… (try) to
ski. I (5) ………………… (slip) on the ice and (6) ………………… (break) my ankle. Thankfully, I (7)
………………… (not/ have) a serious accident since then. Last year, I (8) ………………… (try) ice-skating for
the very first time. I (9) ………………… (slip) on the ice rink a couple of times since then but I (10)
………………… (not/ break) anything. Two years ago, I (11) ………………… (take) snowboarding lessons. I
(12) ………………… (not/ like) it because I (13) ………………… (find) it a little dangerous. I (14)
………………… (not/ play) ice - hockey yet. There’s a game tomorrow. I can’t wait to go!

Exercise 6: Fill in the present perfect simple or the past simple.

1. She ………………… (live) in seven different countries, so she knows a lot about different cultures.
2. I ………………… (go) to the cinema last night.
3. Oh! I ………………… (cut) my finger!
4. ………………… (you/see) 'The King's Speech'?
5. John ………………… (never/understand) the present perfect.
6. She ………………… (break) her leg the day before her exam.
7. We ………………… (see) Oliver yesterday.
8. He ………………… (be) here all morning.
9. King Henry the Eighth of England ………………… (have) six wives.
10. Last night I ………………… (lose) my keys - I had to call my flatmate to let me in.

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11. I ………………… (lose) my keys - can you help me look for them?

12. I ………………… (visit) Paris three times.

13. Last year I ………………… (visit) Paris.
14. I ………………… (know) my great grandmother for a few years - she died when I was eight.
15. I ………………… (know) Julie for three years - we still meet once a month.
16. I ………………… (play) Hockey since I was a child - I'm pretty good!
17. She ………………… (play) hockey at school but she didn't like it.
18. Sorry, I ………………… (miss) the bus - I'm going to be late.
19. I (miss) the bus and then I ………………… (miss) the aeroplane as well!
20. Last month I ………………… (go) to Scotland.

Exercise 7: Correct the mistakes

1. She didn’t finish her homework yet.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. She has knew Tome for a long time
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Where’s Bill? - He just left
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Eva given me a present last week
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. The postman hasn’t given me the letter already
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Exercise 8: Put the verbs in the correct form

1. We ………………… to the restaurant last night. (go)
2. I ………………… a lot of money last month. (earn)
3. Jenny ………………… yet. (not/ arrive)
4. The people ………………… the latest decisions of their authorities. (not/ like)
5. The kids ………………… their grandparents last Sunday. (visit)
6. ………………… you ………………… the birds in the garden yesterday? (feed)
7. We ………………… this man near our house this morning. (see)
8. We ………………… that problem many weeks ago. (discuss)
9. I ………………… a letter just a few minutes ago. (receive)
10. They ………………… in London since 1980. (live)
11. Linda is working in this department. She ………………… (work) here for two years.
12. Up to present, John ………………… good work in the class. (do)
13. ………………… their book on my desk last night? (they/ put)
14. He ………………… English at this school for six weeks up to now. (study)
15. Nobody lives in those houses. They ………………… empty for many years. (be)

Exercise 9: Write the past simple and present perfect form of the verb into the blank space
Task 1
Every day we have new guest speakers and the talks (1) ………………… (be) fascinating so far, at least
until yesterday when John Glenn (2) ………………… (have) to cancel because of a delayed flight. Our camp
leaders then (3) ………………… (decide) to bring us to the laboratory, and we (4) ………………… (make)
eggshell geode crystals instead. Well, you know that I (5) ………………… (do) a lot of different experiments

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in my life, but this one (6) ………………… (be) truly cool, and unlike my chemistry experiments gone wrong,
nothing (7) ………………… (explode).

The world of science sure (8) ………………… (change) a lot in the last few years! (9) …………………
(you/ hear) about the discovery of water on Mars?

Task 2
Last week I ………………… (meet) an old lady called Cindy. She ………………… (be) eighty-two.
She ………………… (be) a beggar. She ………………… (talk) to me and I ………………… (hear) the story
of her entire life. I ………………… (feel) so sad when she ………………… (finish) it that I almost
………………… (cry). As I ………………… (feel) sorry for her, I ………………… (give) Cindy some
money.

This morning something wonderful and amazing ………………… (happen) to me. I …………………
(meet) Cinday again, but my goodness, she ………………… (be) different. She told me the following.

Since you ………………… (give) me that money my life ………………… (change) completely. With
the money you ………………… (give) me I ………………… (buy) a lottery ticket and I …………………
(win). I ………………… (buy) myself a house where I’m living now. I ………………… (also buy) some new
clothes, a TV set… you can’t imagine how happy I am!

I ………………… (be) so astonished that I couldn’t even say a word. I ………………… (follow) her
and surprise! She ………………… (buy) me a yellow Ferrari.

Exercise 10: Choose either the past tense or the present perfect form in the following sentence
1. Mr. Johnson left/ has left last week for a business trip.
2. Sam lost/ has lost his car keys and can’t get home.
3. The choir sang/ has sung that song a hundred times.
4. The garage had/ has had my car for a week now, and it still isn’t fixed.
5. I complained/ have complained about that problem a dozen times.
6. Last winter, my grandmother fell/ has fallen and broke her hip.
7. Since the train strike began, I drove/ have driven to work every day.
8. I drove/ have driven my wife’s car to work this morning.
9. I’m hungry. I didn’t eat/ haven’t eaten anything today.
10. Grandma visited/ has vistied us last weekend.
11. Look! Tomek broke/ has broken his arm.
12. Sorry, Sir. I forgot/ have forgotten my homework
13. Mrs Ziarko worked/ has worked at this school for 5 years.
14. Uncle Tim was/ has been in hospital since Friday.
15. Did you/ Have you ever read a book in English?

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Exercise 11: Complete the second sentence using the word in brackets so that it has the same meaning as
the first one.
1. He last wrote to her in February. (NOT)
→ He ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. I left Japan ten years ago. (SINCE)
→ It ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. Tom has been drinking milk since he was thirteen. (WHEN)
→ Tom …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. My father started washing his car in the morning. (SINCE)
→ My father ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Tom has run this restaurant for three years. (SET)
→ Tom ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. Tom has been collecting stamps since he was a kid. (WHEN)
→ Tom ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7. He began playing basketball one year ago
→ He ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. The children started riding bicycles when they were 5 years old.
→ They have ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. This is the first time I have eaten out at a 5-star restaurant.
→ I haven’t ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
10. I haven’t met my best friend since she went to study abroad.
→ I last ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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