Name __________________________________________ Class ______________________________

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Write the correct form of the present perfect or the past simple.

e.g. A: Would you like something to eat?

B: No thanks, I _'ve already eaten________ (already / eat).
A: Is Mr. Abbas here?

B: No, he (1) _____________________________ (not / arrive / yet).

A: What about Mr. Jones?

B: He (2) ____________________________ (arrive) ten minutes ago.

A: Do you know the joke about the penguin and the zoo?

B: Yes. (3) I ____________________________ (hear) it before.

A: Do you like golf?

B: Actually, (4) I ____________________________ (never / try) it.

A: You should. I'm sure you'd enjoy it. I (5) ____________________________ (begin)
playing when I was very young.

A: Phil, really good news! Anne (6) ____________________________ (just / have) a

baby! It's a little boy.

B: Fantastic!

A: Can you talk to Marco. He’s emailing friends during work time.

B: Don't worry. I (7) ____________________________ (already / speak) to him about it.

A: Antony! I (8) ____________________________ (not / see) you for ages! How are you?

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B: Great thanks. What are you doing here?

A: How (9) ____________________________ (be) your holiday?

B: Great! We (10) ____________________________ (just / get back).

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2
Complete the gaps with ONE word.

e.g. David! There's a phone call ___for_____ you.

1 What _______________ you like for dinner tonight?

2 I usually ______________ for a run in the evenings.

3 Jo got a DVD of 'King Kong' ______________ his birthday.

4 Sweets and fizzy drinks are ______________ for you.

5 I'm going to ______________ the manager for a day off next week.

6 Are you waiting ______________ someone?

7 We were ______________ for the film and missed the first ten minutes.

8 They've known us ______________ many years.

3
Choose the correct form.
e.g. We met at university and we __b__ in touch since then.
a) kept b) 've kept

1 How long _____ here? Do you like it?

a) did you live b) have you lived

2 Tom Hanks_____ in a hotel in the 1970s.

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 a) worked b) 's worked

3 Paul _____ Italian for 3 years when he was at university.

a) studied b) has studied

4 I _____ at the party for long. Are you enjoying it?

a) wasn't b) haven't been

5 Antonio Banderas _____ a job as a model before he became famous.

a) had b) has had

6 We _____ each other for twenty years and we often speak on the phone.

a) knew b) 've known

7 I _____ eating sushi. It's very good for you.

a) always loved b) 've always loved

8 _____ well last night?

a) Did you sleep b) Have you slept

9 How long _____ in this school now?

a) did you teach b) have you taught

10 Algiers _____ a French colony in the nineteenth century

a) was b) has been

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4
Write the past participles
e.g. know known

1 finish ____________________

2 break ____________________

3 do ____________________

4 stay ____________________

5 catch ____________________

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6 travel ____________________

7 steal ____________________

8 ask ____________________

9 pay ____________________

10 buy ____________________

11 give ____________________

12 close ____________________

13 come ____________________

14 run ____________________

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5
Match a word from the box with the phrases (1 - 8)
a boat / abroad / married / a lot of money / the world / a novel / how to type fast / college /
television

e.g. buy a boat

1 write _________________

2 go to _________________

3 earn _________________

4 get _________________

5 learn _________________

6 go _________________

7 appear on _________________

8 go round _________________

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