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19 How long you (know) Mr Pitt? ~
I (know) him for ten years.
20 Would you like some coffee? I just (make) some.
21 Mary (water) the tomatoes? ~
Yes, I think she...
22 You (not make) a mistake? ~
No, I'm sure I...
23 Why you (not mend) the fuse? ~
I (not have) time.
24 You (dive) from the ten-metre board yet? ~
No, I...
25 You ever (leave) a restaurant without paying the bill? ~
No, I...
26 I (ask) him to dinner several times.
27 He always (refuse).
28 You ever (ride) a camel?
29 I (buy) a new carpet. Come and look at it.
30 He (post) the letter?
31 Why he (not finish)? He (have) plenty of time.
32 I often (see) him but I never (speak) to him.
33 You ever (eat) caviar? ~
No, 1...
34 We just (hear) the most extraordinary news.
35 The police (recapture) the prisoners who escaped yesterday.
36 I (not pay) the telephone bill yet.
The present perfect and the simple past
PEG 175-7, 182-9
(a) Fill the spaces by repeating the auxiliary used in the question, putting it into the negative where necessary.
(b) Put the verb in brackets into the present perfect or the simple past tense.
Have you seen that play? (a) Yes, I...
Yes, I have.
(b) Yes, I (be) there last night.
Yes, I was there last night.
1 Have you wound the clock? (a) Yes, I...
(b) Yes, I (wind) it on Monda
2 Have you ever eaten snails? (a) No, I...
(b) Yes, I (eat) some at Tom's party last week.
3 Has she fed the dog? (a) Yes, I think she...
(b) Yes, she (feed) him before lunch.
4 Have they repaired the road? (a) No, they...
(b) They only (repair) part of it so far.
5 Have they done their homework? (a) Yes, they (do) it all.
(b) Yes, they (do) it before they left school.
6 Have you found the matches? (a) No, I...
(b) No, I (not find) them yet.
7 Have you made the coffee? (a) Yes, I...
(b) I (make) some yesterday: we can use that.
8 Have you been here before? (a) No, I...
(b) Yes, I (be) here several times.
9 Have you seen him lately? (a) No, I...
(b) No, I (not see) him since Christmas.
10 Have you been to the opera this (a) Yes, I...
week?
(b) Yes, I (go) to Faust on Friday.
11 Have you ever driven this car? (a) Yes, I (drive) it once or twice.
(b) Yes, I (drive) it when you were away.
12 Has he missed his train? (a) No, he....
(b) Yes, he... It (go) five minutes ago.
13 Have they been through
Customs? (a) Yes, they...
(b) Yes, their luggage (be) examined at Dover.
14 Hashe spoken to her? (a) Yes, he...
(b) Yes, he (speak) to her on Friday.
15 Have you spent all your money? (a) No, I only (spend) half of it.
(b) Yes, 1...
16 How much have you saved (a) I (not save) anything.
since Christmas? (b) I (save) Ј3.
17 Has his temperature gone down? (a) No, it...
(b) Yes, it (go) down last night.
18 Have you seen his garden? (a) No, I (not see) it yet.
(b) I (see) the house on Monday but I (not see)
the garden.
19 Have you paid the bill? (a) Yes, I...
(b) Yes, I (pay) it while you were away.
20 Have you ever flown a plane? (a) No, I...
(b) Yes, I (fly) when I was at university.
21 Has your dog ever bitten anyone? (a) Yes, he (bite) a policeman
last week.
(b) Yes, he (bite) me twice.
22 Have you planted your peas? (a) Yes, I (plant) them on
Tuesday.
(b) No, 1... yet.
23 Has he written to the paper? (a) Yes, he...
(b) Yes, he (write) at once.
24 Have you ever drunk vodka? (a) No, 1...
(b) I (drink) it once in Russia but I (not drink) it
since.
The present perfect and the simple past
PEG 175-7,182-9
