Neighbourhood

Ex. 108. Mrs Dune is a terrible gossip. She is telling her neighbour the latest news of the

Revision Exercises

Ex. 105. Fill in with: in 2003, ago, just, ever, last night, for, since, never, already, yet

1. My father went to Spain two days ________ ago ______________.

2. He has known her __________________________________1990.

3. She hasn’t finished her work _____________________________.

4. Have you ______________________________ seen an elephant?

5. We went to bed at ten o’clock ____________________________.

6. He has been in Madrid ___________________________ten years.

7. I got married __________________________________________.

8. Kate have_________________________________ drunk whisky.

9. I have _______________________________________ seen John.

10 Sue has ________________________________passed her exams.

Ex. 106. Fill in the blancks with for or since.

1. Ben: How long have you known John?

Alex: I’ve known him _____ since ______ we were at school.

2. Sue: How long have you worn contact lenses?

Emma: I’ve worn them _______________________ five years.

3. Jim: How long have you and Bob lived in France?

Tina: We’ve lived here ______________ over ten years now.

4. Andy: I’m sorry I’m late. How long have you been here?

Tom: I’ve been here _________________________5 o’clock.

5. Sarah: How long have you had this dress?

Angie: I’ve had it ____________________________Christmas.

6. Joe: How long have you been in Asia?

Mary: I’ve been in Asia _____________________ seven years.

7. Cherry: How long have you worked at this school?

Terry: I’ve worked at this school ____________________1986.

8. Helen: How long have you known Tom?

Nick: I’ve known him ________________________ five years.

9. George: When did you last go to America?

Anna: I haven’t been to America _______________ July, 1998.

Ex. 107. Put the verbs in brackets into the “Present Perfect” or “Past Simple”.

1. Kevin _____ has lost ____ (lose) his key. He ____________ (leave) it on the bus yesterday.

2. I _________________ (not / play) tennis since I was at school but I ____________(be) very

good at it then.

3. Mr and Mrs Little _______________(visit) Egypt. They ______________(go) there on their

honeymoon in 1967.

4. A: ______________ you _______________ (not choose) a dress for the party next week yet?

B: Yes, I _________________ (buy) one yesterday.

5. A: ______________ you _______________ (not sell) your old car yet?

B: Yes, my cousin __________________________________ (give) me $600 for it last week.

6. I think our teacher ________________ (forget) about the test! He ______________ (not say)

anything about it in the last lesson!

7. Sarah ______________(break) her leg. She __________________(fall) off a horse last week.

8. We ________________ (sell) our house. Some people ________________(see) it last month

and __________________(buy) it.

9. I _________________(finish) decorating my room. I ________________(paint) it last week

and I _________________(put up) the new curtains last night

10. We ______________(know) Kate since last year. We ______________(meet) her at a party.

11. My friend is a writer. She _____________________________________(write) many books.

12. John works in a bookshop. He ___________________________(work) there for three years.

13. I _____________________________________(wash) my hair before breakfast this morning.

14. Shakespeare _______________________________________________(write) a lot of plays.

15. My brother _______________(write) a lot of plays. He _________________(just / finish) his

second tragedy.

16. I _______________(buy) a new house last year, but I __________________(not sell) my old

house yet, so at the moment I have two houses.

17. Mr Pound is the bank manager. He ___________________________(be) here for five years.

18. This bicycle __________(be) in our family for fourteen years. My father ____________(use)

it for the first five years, my brother ____________________(ride) it for the next five, and I

________________(have) it for the last four.

Danny and Susan 1) ____ have just returned ______ (just/return) from their holiday. They 2) ____________ (stay) in New York for a week. The Browns 3)_______________(move) into their new house. They 4)_______________(sell) the old one two weeks ago. Sandra 5) ________________(buy) an expensive dress. She 6)___________(buy) it yesterday. John 7)___________ ( take) his car to the garage. He 8) __________ it there at 9 o’clock on Friday. Mrs Gate 9) _________________ (not / tidy) her house yet. She 10) ___________(go) for a walk. She 11) ____________(leave) about two hours ago and 12) ______________(not/come) back yet. Mr Moore 13) _________________________(already / cut) the grass but he 14)______________________(not / paint) the fence yet.

Ex. 109. Joe’s Aunt is writing to him with her latest news. Fill in the gaps using either

“Past Simple” or “Present Perfect” form of the verbs in brackets.

Dear Joe,   Everything is fine at home. John 1) ___ has finished__ (finish) writing a book and Paula 2) __________(take) her exams. Yesterday, I 3) _________(see) a film at the local cinema. It 4) _____________(be) very good. After that I 5) __________(drive) to London and 6) ___________(meet) your father. He 7) __________(go) to London last Friday to give a lecture. Your father looks different. He 8) _____________ (grow) a moustche and 9) _____________(lose) a lot of weight. I have to go now. Your father 10) __________________ (just / wake up) and I have to cook his dinner. Hope to hear from you soon. Love, Aunt Emma

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