Past or Present Perfect Tense – Simple form

1. The President has just come (just come) out of the building and will make a speech
in a
moment.
2. Have you ever been (you ever be) to America?
3. Did Churchill ever go (Churchill ever go) to America? – No, not that I know of.
4. Have you seen (you see) this week’s magazine?
5. Have you washed (you wash) the car yet? – No, I haven’t. But I
I have already mowed (already mow) the lawn.
6. We didn’t have (not have) many visitors last year; we ’ve had (have)
a lot more this year.
7. The last time I went (go) to Brighton was in August.
8. A few days ago I learned (learn) that someone is planning to tear down the old
building.
9. We have always been (always be) poor. We have never had (never have) any
money.
10. I love this film. I think it’s the fourth time I I’ve seen (see) it.
11. It has been (be) very dry so far this week, but it rained (rain) a lot
last week.
12. I would like to meet a ghost but I have never seen (never see) one before.
13. Marylyn Monroe played (play) in about 30 films.
14. Have you ever baked (you ever bake) your own bread? –Yes I tried (try) it when I
was (be) in high school but I haven’t
baked (not bake) anything since then.
15. Janet was (be) very ill three years ago.
16. We moved (move) here in 1993. We have been here (be) here for a long
time now.
17. Two people died (die) in a fire on Elm Street last night.
18. It took (take) ages to repair the car. I’m glad we’re finished now.
19. I have found (find) the wallet I lost (lose) yesterday.
20. The runner broke (break) the world record in Frankfurt. Two days later he has run
(run) even faster.
 DIAGNÓSTICO. EXERCISES OF REVISION

Read the article and tick () A, B, or C.

In 1990, the World Bank published a report showing that there were over a billion
people in the
world with an income of just one dollar a day. At the start of this century, the United
Nations
promised to halve this figure by 2015. It has been working hard to keep this promise
ever since. A
series of short films was made to show what you can buy in different countries with this
tiny
amount. In a market in Nepal, for example, they could only buy four bananas and a loaf
of bread. It
was impossible to buy meat or any protein.
Other people have been horrified to learn how enormous the problem is and have taken
action in
different ways. A UK charity called 1 Dollar a Day has been raising money to invest in
projects to
improve health, clean water, education, etc. They have also given people loans to help
them set up
a business as it is difficult to borrow money if you have no bank account.
In the US, two school teachers decided to try spending only one dollar each day on food
for a
month and have now written a book about their experience. They say they were often
starving, and
got bored with eating the same food. And they couldn’t afford to buy healthy foods such
as fresh
fruit and vegetables. The book describes how much rich countries waste, and how they
try to save
money by buying cheap food from other countries.
The World Bank has recently published another report on how the situation has changed
since
1990. One dollar is worth less now, and food and fuel cost more, so it is difficult to
work out exactly
how much progress there has been. However, there have clearly been some amazing
changes.
Between 1990 and 2008, the number of people who earned salaries below the poverty
line went
down from 43% of the developing world to 22%, so the UN has already made a big
difference. Of
course there is still a huge amount to do to improve the lives of millions of people
throughout the
world.
1 In c the UN made a promise to cut the poverty figures by half.
A 2000 c B 1900 c C 2015 c

2 In Nepal it costs one dollar to buy c and some bread.

A cheese c B meat c C a few bananas c

3 The charity 1 Dollar a Day lends people money to b.

A get water c B start a business c C buy food c

4 Two school teachers spent one dollar a day on b.

A a book c B vegetables c C eating c

5 They were often very b.

A tired c B hungry c C healthy c

6 It wasn’t possible to buy a with a dollar.

A unhealthy food c B anything c C fruit c

7 The book shows how much rich countries a.

A throw away c B spend each day c C can afford to buy c

8 Since 1990, the situation has changed c.

A very little c B not at all c C a surprising amount c

9 In 2008, b of the world’s population was very poor.

A 43% c B 22% c Cover a billion c

10 The writer says we still need to do b to help people.

A a little c B a lot c C some things c

Read the article again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).

1 In Nepal, you can buy fruit and bread for one dollar. T
2 To borrow money, you have to have a business. F
3 1 Dollar a Day wants to improve schools. T
4 To save money, rich countries pay lower prices for food from other countries. T
5 Food has been less expensive since 1990. F
PRESENT PERFECT AND SIMPLE PAST. Write the correct form of the verbs.

 1. HAS Mary FED (feed) the cat?       - Yes, she (feed) FED him before lunch. What
DID she GIVE (give) him? 
    - She (give) GAVE him some fish. 
2. - I (not see) HAVEN´T SEEN your aunt recently. - No. She HASN´T BEEN (not be)
out of her house since she (buy) BOUGHT her colour TV.
3. - The plumber (be) …here yet?      - Yes, but he only… (Stay) for an hour.
   - What ….he …. (Do) in that time?      - He (turn)…. off the water and… (Empty) the
tank.
4. – Where HAVE you BEEN (be)?  - I (be) WAS out in a yacht. – DID you (enjoy)
ENJOY it?
   - Yes, very much. We TOOK (take) part in a race.-DID You WIN (win)? - No, we
CAME (come) in last.
5. - How long HAS that horrible monument (be) BEEN there?
    - It (be) HAS BEEN there six months. Lots of people (write) HAVE WRITTEN to
the Town Council asking them to take it away but so far nothing HAS BEEN (be) done.

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES. Write the correct form of the verbs:

1. If you (forget) to take a map, you (get) lost.

2. If you (lose) something, you (find) it in the last place you look.
3. If you (stay) in that hotel, it (be) very expensive.
4. If I (have) a car, I (drive) to work.
5. I (be) terrified if I (see) a tarantula!
6. I (not know) what to do if I (find) a mouse in my kitchen.
7. What …people (do) if they (cannot) watch TV?
8. If you (eat) a lot of sugar, you (get) bad teeth.

Fill the spaces in the following sentences by using for or since.

1. I’ve been working in this office FOR a month.

2. They've been living in France SINCE 1970.
3. He has been in prison FOR a year.
4. That man has been standing there SINCE six o'clock.
5. She has worn the same hat SINCE 1975.
6. Things have changed SINCE I was a girl.
7. The kettle has been boiling FOR a quarter of an hour.
8. That trunk has been in the hall FOR a year.

Put the verb in brackets in the past simple or past perfect.

1. - My aunt flew to Paris last year. She HAD NEVER GONE (never / go) on a plane
before that.
2. - The thieves (already/ spend) HAD ALREADY SPEND the money when the police
CAUGHT
(Catch) them.
3. - Helen HAD ARGUE (argue) with John before she (meet) MET Paul.
4. - We KNEW (know) her address because she HAD TOLD (tell) us.
5. - The children HANDN´T EATEN (not eat) for days so they were extremely hungry.