PİRİ REİS UNIVERSITY Week 4

Main Course Supplementary Materials

BETA (ELEMENTARY) REGULAR
UNIT 12B – Present Perfect or Past Simple ?

Exercise 1) Circle the correct form.

1. I didn’t meet / have never met anyone nice at the party.

2. Miko went / has been to the cinema last weekend.

3. Did you read / Have you read any books by John Irving?

4. Lucy's a journalist. She met / has met a lot of interesting people.

5. They started / have started to watch the film, but they fell asleep before the end.

6. We didn't see / haven't seen the film yesterday because the cinema was full.

7. I didn't read / haven't read any Terry Pratchett books. I don't like science fiction.

8. Did you go / Have you been to that new restaurant in the city centre last Saturday?

Exercise 2) Complete the dialogues with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

A: 1. ………………… you ………………… (read) any of the Harry Potter books?

B: Yes, I have. My brother 2. …………………… (give) them to me for my last birthday.

A: Which one 3. ………………. you ………………... (like) best?

B: The first one. I 4. …………………… (read) it five times.

A: 5. ……………… you ……………… (see) the new Almodovar film?

B: Yes, I have. I 6. ………………….. (take) my boyfriend to see it last night.

A: 7. …………………... (be) it good?

B: No, I 8. ……………………. (not / enjoy) it.

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 PİRİ REİS UNIVERSITY Week 4
Main Course Supplementary Materials
BETA (ELEMENTARY) REGULAR
UNIT 12B – Present Perfect or Past Simple ?

Exercise 3) Use simple Past or Present Perfect.

1. ………………. Helen ever …………….. (try) sushi?
A) Has - try B) Did - tried
C) Has - tried D) Did - try

2. …………… you …………… (go) to the wedding last night?

A) Did - go B) did - went
C) Have - gone D) have – went

3. I ………………. never …………….. (be) to Paris.

A) have - be B) have - were
C) have - was D) have - been

4. Paul and Judith …………………… (be) married since 1998.

A) have been B) has been

C) were D) have be

5. …………… you ……………. (finish) your homework?

A) Haven’t - finish B) Hasn’t - finish

C) Didn’t - finish D) Haven’t finished

6. Last night aunt Betty……………….. (come) to invite us to her birthday party.

A) has come B) came

C) has came D) was came

7. When ………………you …………… (come) to Greece?

A) have - come B) did- come

C) did - came D) have - came