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Integrantes :Ninoska Allendes

Rocio Peña
Leroy Tetsuya

Exercises: simple past and present perfect.

A. Write the time expressions from the box under the correct heading.

Simple past Present perfect

two years ago so far

yesterday for the past 2 weeks
last Monday ever
during the 1990s yet
since 2001 already
when i was at university never
Just over the last few years
in 1999

B. Cross out the incorrect sentence in each pair.

1. Stress levels have increased in recent years.

Stress levels increased in recent years.

2. The role of women changed dramatically over the past 100 years.
The role of women has changed dramatically over the past 100 years.

3. He has worked as an accountant since 1999.

He worked as an accountant since 1999.

4. I resigned two months ago.

I have resigned two months ago.

5. Have you ever been to a stress counsellor before?

Did you ever go to a stress counsellor before?
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6. I have seen a stress counsellor last week.

I saw a stress counsellor last week.

C. Present perfect or past simple? Complete the conversation with the correct forms of the
words in the box and the words in the brackets.
Two people talk about some changes in the city where they grew up.

agree - become - bring - change - close - get - go - like - live - produce - visit

PAT I went to Sheffield a couple of weeks ago. The city Has changed a lot
since you and I lived there. It’s a nicer place to live in now.
VAL I haven´t visited (not) the city for a while but I heard that it has become
PAT Yes, in the old days the steelworks produced a lot of smoke, but now most of them
have closed now. And you remember that they got rid of the trams in the 1950s.
VAL Yes, I didn´t agree (not) with that at the time because I liked riding on the trams.
PAT Well, guess what! They have brought them back.
VAL That is good news. I can see that I’ll have to go back for a visit.

Grammar reference: Market Leader Intermediate, page 151.

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