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EXAM UNIT 5 - PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE vs PAST SIMPLE

1)Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.

1) Have you ever be/been to Brazil?

2) She took/has taken a few different language courses.
3) We’ve never live/ lived in Japan.
4) I haven’t travelled/ didn’t travel to many different countries.
5) My cousin met/ has met some interesting people last year.

2) Complete the text with the present perfect and past simple form of the verbs.

Hello! My name is Mark, and I love to travel. I (1) ____________ (visit) some incredible places in the
past few years. One of my favourite trips was to Thailand. It ________ (be) awesome!

I (4) ____________ (arrive) in Bangkok a few weeks ago, and it's been amazing. I (5) ____________
(never/eat) such delicious street food. I've tried so many new dishes that I (6) ____________
(never/hear) before. The people I've met have been incredibly friendly, and I (7) ____________
(already/make) some great friends.

Yesterday, I (8) ____________ (visit) a beautiful temple, and I (9) ____________ (take) lots of
photos. I (10) ____________ (just/return) to my hotel after a long day of exploring. I'm tired but
incredibly happy.

There are still many places I (13) ____________ (not/explore) in Thailand, and I'm excited for the
adventures that await me.

3) Put the words in order to make sentences.

1) Philip/ just/ has/ finished/ homework/ his.

2) same/ secondary school / studied / We’ve / in/ the / years/ for
3) I/ haven’t / my brother/ seen/ yet.
4) My friends/ film/ have/ already/ seen/ that.
5) It/ cloudy/ has/ for/ 3 weeks/ been.

4) Complete the sentences with FOR and SINCE.

1) 1. She has lived in this city __________ five years.

2) 2. They have been friends __________ their childhood.
3) 3. I have studied English __________ a long time.
4) 4. He has worked at the same company __________ 2010.
5) 5. We have been married __________ ten years.
6) 6. She has known him __________ they were in high school.
 7) 7. He has been a vegetarian __________ a year.
8) 8. I have practised the piano __________ I was a child.

5) Complete the questions with HOW LONG.

1. ____________ (you/studied) in Euskal Echea?

2. ____________ (he/study) French?
3. ____________ (they/live) in this neighbourhood?
4. ____________ (she/learn) to play the guitar?
5. ____________ (we/know) each other?

6) Complete the questions with Past simple.

1. What ____________ (you/do) last weekend?

2. When ____________ (she/arrive) at the party?
3. Where ____________ (they/go) on holiday?
4. ____________ (he/visit) London last year?
5. How ____________ (you/feel) when you heard the news?

7) Correct the mistakes. Tick if it is okay!

1) She has been to Paris last year.

2) I didn't eat breakfast this morning.

3) They have visited London in 2018.

4) He went to the store yesterday.

5) I have seen that movie last week.