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1 GRAMMAR EXTRA

ELEMENTARY UNIT 12 12.2 present perfect and past simple

12.1 present perfect

1 Underline the correct alternative.
1 A: Did you play/Have you played Warcraft
1 Complete the text with the present perfect form of last night?
the verbs in brackets. B: No, I did some homework instead.
2 A: Have you/Did you ever tried bungee jumping?
They have travelled further than anyone or anything
in history. Since their launch from Earth, they B: Only one time – I was/have been terrified!
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(pass) the nearest planets on their 3 A: Did you eat the tofu?
way to the largest planets in our solar system. B: Yes, it has tasted/tasted really good.
Voyagers 1 and 2 2 (record) the winds 4 A: Did Bahar go/Has Bahar been to the Wagner
in Jupiter’s atmosphere and have photographed concert last week?
Saturn’s rings. Voyager 2 3 (find)
new moons orbiting Uranus and 4 B: Yes, she went/has gone to the opera every
(send back) information about Neptune. Voyager 1 night for four nights.
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(not be) to Uranus and Neptune. 5 A: Have you/Did you ever written a diary?
Instead, it continued its journey out of our solar B: No, I don’t have much time in the evening.
system. It 6 (not run out) of power and 6 A: Have you read War and Peace?
is still sending scientific information back to Earth.
B: Yes, I have read/read it last year.
2 Write questions using the present perfect.
2 Write questions. Use the past simple or present
1 how long / the Voyagers / travel? perfect of the verbs in brackets.
1 you ever / a holiday / Ireland? (have)
2 which planets / they / pass?
2 Irina / to Japan? (be)
3 what / Voyager 2 / take pictures of?
3 you / that film? (like)
4 what / Voyager 2 / discover?
4 Ali / history / at university? (study)
5 what / Voyager 1 / send back to Earth?
5 Jane ever / ballet lessons? (take)
3 Write the opposite of the sentences.
1 I’ve travelled very far. 6 you / to the coast last weekend? (go)
I haven’t travelled very far.
2 Martha’s been to Egypt. 3 Write short answers to the questions in Exercise 2.
✓ = Yes, ✗ = No
3 I’ve never eaten meat. 1 ✗
2 ✗
4 We’ve flown through a storm. 3 ✓
4 ✓
5 Aleks hasn’t had flu. 5 ✗
6 ✓

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4 Put the underlined words in the correct order to Consolidation

complete the email.
1 Correct mistakes 1–8 in the conversation.
Dear Tessa, A: Hello. a
Can you help me? 1being never I’ve been good on at
B: Yes, this is Airways customer services. You’re
time – I’m usually late for most things. Because of this
talking to Gillian.
a lot of things 2happened to have me. For example,
because 3I music late for my classes was, 4I’ve to A: I booked a ticket to Rio and 1I’ve wanted to check
learned instrument play a never musical properly. the departure time.
I have always driven to places because I can’t be on B: OK. b
time for a bus or a train and I have always come at the A: Yes, I’ve bought a ticket with Scottish Airways.
bottom of the class at university because I don’t hand The number is SCA 7ZKW.
in my work on time. 5happened worst the thing that
B: c SCA 7ZKW – is that correct?
to me was that I missed a flight. I wasn’t even a few
minutes late – I arrived at the airport the day aer A: Yes, it is.
the plane le! 6friends many I’ve suggestions had from B: And your name?
but they don’t work for me. What is your advice? A: I’m Cara Martyn.
Mohtar B: d The computer is searching for your details.
1 And where are you travelling to, Cara?
2 A: I’m going to Rio. I 2never was there before.
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I wasn’t this excited since I was a girl.
4 B: You 4weren’t there before?
5 A: No, but I’ve heard a lot about it.
6 B: I think you’re going to like it. 5I’ve went there.
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I’ve had a wonderful time.
12.3 telephoning A: Really?
B: Yes, and it is very exciting! OK, Cara, I can see your
1 Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences. flight details here. Your flight is on 3 February and
It’s your departure time is at 12.30 in the morning.
1 Hi, Jo. I’m Marty. Is Leila there? Oh, you’ll be there for the carnival.
2 Could I to customer services, please? A: Yes, 7 I’ve always want to see the carnival.
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I dreamed about going there a since I was a
3 Just him to call me. teenager and now I’m going there.
4 I’ll calling you back. B: Is there anything else?
5 Could I leave a message for his? A: No, that’s all.
6 Could you give I the number? B: Well, have a good flight and a lovely holiday.
A: Thanks, bye.
2 Match situations 1–6 with sentences a)–f) . B: Goodbye.
1 You call about a computer you bought. How do
you begin? 2 Match sentences 1–4 with gaps a)–d) in the
2 You need the other person to wait. conversation in Exercise 1.
3 You want to know where your friend is. 1 Could you give me your flight number?
4 You’d like the other person to ring you later. What 2 Let me check that.
do you say? 3 Could I speak to customer services?
5 A company receptionist wants to write down your 4 Just a moment, please.
message.
6 You need to be sure about something the other
person told you.
a) Could you ring back in an hour?
b) Is Mansour there?
c) Could I take a message for Mr Knight?
d) Let me check that.
e) Could I speak to sales, please?
f) Just a moment, please.

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