I (to loseV1) my purse. (lostV2/lostV3)

I (to lose) my purse, but now I (to find) it. (found/found)

My neighbour (to go) to Italy. (wentV2/goneV3)

My neighbour (to go) to Italy. He is having a great time there.

My neighbour (to go) to Italy, but now he is at home.

It (to stop) snowing, so I can go for a walk.

It (to stop) snowing, but now it is snowing hard.

I can’t drive my car. I (to lose) my glasses.

There is nobody in the house. Everybody (to leave) for work. (left/left)

She (to go) for a holiday.

She (to go) for a holiday, but she is in Moscow now.

Is your girlfriend OK? – Yes, she (to be) sick, but now she (to recover).

Can you help me? My car (to break) down. (broke/broken)

She (to learn) English at university, but she (forget) it now. (forgot/ forgotten)

The police (to arrest) him.

The police (to arrest) him, but today they (to let) him go.

I think I (to grow) up good children. (grew/grown)

Keys:

1. have lost; 2. lost, have found; 3. has gone; 4. has gone; 5. went; 6. has stopped; 7. stopped; 8. have lost; 9. has left; 10. has gone; 11. went 12. was, has recovered; 13. has broken; 14. learnt, has forgotten; 15. have arrested; 16. arrested, have let; 17. have grown. (*)

Упражнение 1. Complete the pairs of sentences. Use the Present Perfect in one sentence and the Past Simple in the other.

I (know) _______ her for six years.

I (know) _______ him when I was at school.

He (live) _______ in Paris from 1997 to 2000.

He (live) _______ in New York since 2001.

Where's Pete? I (not see) _______ him for ages.

I (not see) _______ Pete last night.

We (be) _______ at primary school from 1993 to 1998.

We (be) _______ in this class since September.

I (not watch) _______ this video yet.

I (not watch) _______ a video at the weekend.

1 have known / knew, 2 lived / has lived, 3 haven’t seen / didn’t see, 4 were / have been, 5 haven’t watched / didn’t watch

Упражнение 2. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or in the Present Perfect.

I ________ (never/ be) to the USA. I ______(want) to go there last summer but I couldn’t.

He _______ (live) in this street all his life.

His father ________ (come back) to London last Sunday.

Yan __________ (write) a letter to Nick two days ago.

He ________ (send) his letter yesterday.

6. They ________ (just/ buy) some postcards.

Exercise 2. 1 have never been / wanted, 2 has lived, 3 came back, 4 wrote, 5 sent, 6 have just bought

Упражнение 3. Fill in last night, ever, ago, just, yet, always in the right place.

Nick’s uncle went to Russia 3 years.

Mr. Rambler has come back from Belarus.

Nick has wanted to visit Belarus.

Mr. Rambler saw Yan.

They haven’t visited this old castle.

Have you been to England?

Exercise 3. 1. Nick’s uncle went to Russia 3 years ago. 2. Mr. Rambler has just come back from Belarus. 3. Nick has always wanted to visit Belarus. 4. Mr. Rambler saw Yan last night. 5. They haven’t visited this old castle yet. 6. Have you ever been to England.

Упражнение 4. Choose the correct option.

She has /‘s had a moped since she was 15.

We took /‘ve taken a taxi to town that morning.

We played /'ve played volleyball last night I'm really hungry.