Упражнение 1. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or in the

... Present Perfect.
1. I ________ (never/ be) to the USA. I ______ (want) to go there last summer but I couldn’t
2. He _______ (live) in this street all his life.
3. His father ________ (come back) to London last Sunday.
4. Yan __________ (write) a letter to Nick two days ago.
5. He ________ (send) his letter yesterday.
6. They _______ (just/ buy) some postcards.
Упражнение 2. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or in the Present Perfect.
1. You (ever work) ______ in a shop?
2. I (work) ______ at my uncle’s shop when I was younger.
3. It’s the first time I (be) ______ on a ship.
4. Ann is looking for her key. She can’t find it. She (lose) ______ her key.
5. How many symphonies Beethoven (compose) ______?
6. Look! Somebody (spill) ______ ink on the notebook.
7. You (have) ______ a holiday this year yet?
8. You (see) ______ any good films recently?
9. He (have, not) ______ any problems since he (come ) ______ here.


For или since?
Упражнение 3. В письме есть 4 ошибки на использование for и since. Найдите и исправьте их. These are some sentences from Nigel’s letter home from Africa. He has made four mistakes in using ‘for’ and ‘since’. Correct his mistakes.
Dear Mum and Dad,
I’ve lived in Africa since two weeks and I love it! Africa is beautiful! I haven’t travelled to any faraway place for last summer. I’m so happy now!
I’ve already seen Mr. Rambler. He is working for WWF here and taking photos of wild animals. I haven’t seen any lions yet. I think I’ll see them later.
Thank you for the trip. I’ve dreamed of Kenya for my childhood. I haven’t seen you since ages! I miss you so much!
Love, Nigel.
Упражнение 4. Дополните предложения словами for или since. Complete the sentences. Use for or since.
I’ve lived in Washington _____ 1997.
Ben has studied English _____ three years.
They haven’t visited their grandparents _____ months.
Julie’s ill. She’s been in bed _____ Tuesday.
My dad has had his car_____ sixteen.
It’s been ten years_____ we moved to Oxford.

Ответ

1.1 have never been. wanted.
2has lived
3came back
4wrote
5sent
6have just bought
2.1have you ever worked in the shop?
2worked
3have benn
4has lost
5composed?
6 has spilled
7have you had a.
8 haven’t you seen.
9hasn’t had, came.
3.
I’ve lived in Africa for two weeks and I love it!
I haven’t travelled to any faraway place since last summer.
I’ve dreamed of Kenya since my childhood.
I haven’t seen you for ages!
4.1 since
2for
3for
4since
5since
6since


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