)past simple or present perfect ex. 1. use the correct tense form (past simple or present perfect) of the verbs in brackets. 1. - would you like tea or coffee? – no, thanks, i just (have*) dinner. i’m not hungry. 2. - … you (mail) the letter? 3. - … you (finish) your work yesterday? – yes, we (manage) a lot. 4. - … your friend (see*) john lately? – yes, he … (see*) him not long ago. he … (look) excited. 5. where you … (be*) all this morning? it’s nearly midday now. 6. he … (go*) to africa about a month ago. yesterday i … (get*) a letter from him. 7. where you … (be) this morning? i called you several times before noon. 8. she’s a great traveler: she … (visit) almost 30 countries. 9. i once … (meet*) an old man called jack peterson. 10. who … (discover) america? 11. do you know that miranda … (give*) birth to a girl? 12. lots of things … (happen) recently: robert … (get*) married. he … (marry) linda from main street a fortnight ago. 13. i already … (do*) a lot in my life: i … (write*) 7 books and numerous articles, i … (plant) a garden. i also … (travel) to italy and greece a year ago where i … (meet*) very many interesting people. 14. last month i … (fly*) to a friend of mine in los angeles. he … (be*) delighted to see me. 15. barbara … (phone) you yet? she … (come*) back home yet? 16. when … it (rain) here last time? it … (not rain) here for ages. 17. tchaikovsky … (compose) so many wonderful ballets and operas. … you ever (listen) to his famous “iolanta”?
2. - Have you (mailed) the letter?
3. - Did you (finish) your work yesterday? – Yes, we (managed) a lot.
4. - Has your friend (seen) John lately? – Yes, he … (saw) him not long ago. He … (looked) excited.
5. Where have you … (been) all this morning? It’s nearly midday now.
6. He … (went) to Africa about a month ago. Yesterday I … (got) a letter from him.
7. Where were you this morning? I called you several times before noon.
8. She’s a great traveler: she has (visited) almost 30 countries.
9. I once … (met) an old man called Jack Peterson.
10. Who … (discovered) America?
11. Do you know that Miranda … (has given) birth to a girl?
12. Lots of things … (have happened) recently: Robert … (has got) married. He … (married) Linda from Main Street a fortnight ago.
13. I have already … (done) a lot in my life: I … (have written) 7 books and numerous articles, I … (have planted) a garden. I also … (travelled) to Italy and Greece a year ago where I … (met) very many interesting people.
14. Last month I … (flew) to a friend of mine in Los Angeles. He … (was) delighted to see me.
15. Has Barbara … (phoned) you yet? Has she … (come) back home yet?
16. When did it (rain) here last time? It has (not rained) here for ages.
17. Tchaikovsky … (composed) so many wonderful ballets and operas. Have you ever (listened) to his famous “Iolanta”?