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7B. Present perfect vs past simple
1. Write the words in the correct order to make sentences. ⇒ 7.1
1. exams / finished / hasn't / my / sister / her
2. you / new / game / played / computer / have / this/ ?
3. dog/ its / my / leg / has / broken
4. parents / New York / been / have / to / my
5. you / my / have / trainers / seen/ ?
6. cousin/ has / my / applied / job / new / for / a
2. Write the past participles of these regular and irregular verbs. ⇒ 7.2
| 1. visit visited 2. ask ___________ 3. take ___________ 4. meet ___________ 5. use ___________ 6. see ___________ | 7. do ___________ 8. reach ___________ 9. stop ___________ 10. put ___________ 11. be ___________ 12. spend ___________ |
3. Some of the sentences are incorrect. Rewrite them correctly. ⇒ 7.3
1. I've read six books last year. x
I read six books last year.
2. Jo washed her hair last night.
3. I had this watch since March.
4. Have you ever been to Spain?
5. 'Tidy your room, please. ‘I already tidied it.'
6. We’ve eaten at that restaurant last Tuesday.
7. Peter has gone to the shops on Friday morning.
8. I've been kayaking twice in the last year.
4. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple form of the verb in one sentence, and the present perfect in the other. ⇒ 7.3, 7.4
1. have
a. I _____ this laptop since my birthday.
b. We _____ dinner in the garden last night
2. not buy
a. I _____ a new jacket in the sale last weekend.
b. I _____ any new clothes for months.
3. leave
a. I _____ school at five.
b. I _____ your dinner in the fridge. You can eat it later.
4. not text
a. I _____ you last night because I don't have your number.
b. Jim _____ his girlfriend since Monday. She's a bit upset about it.
7D. Reported speech
5. Complete the reported speech with the correct verb forms. ⇒ 7.5
1. "Sue is sleeping," said Toby.
Toby said that Sue ________________.
2. "I can't find any clean socks," said Barney.
Barney said that he ________________ any clean socks.
3. "I'll help Mum," said William.
William said that he ________________ Mum.
4. "I've never been to Portugal,' said Joseph.
Joseph said that he ________________ to Portugal.
5. "Lemma might be at home," said Fred.
Fred said that Lemma ________________ at home.
6. "Kate's going to the zoo," said Mike.
Mike said that Kate ________________ to the zoo.
7. "We arrived ten minutes ago," said Chris.
Chris said that they ________________ ten minutes before.
6. Complete the sentences with the correct verb form of said or told. ⇒ 7.5
1. He _____ me that he was thirsty.
2. Sarah _____ to me that she would arrive at six.
3. Martin _____ Toby that he'd like to go to the cinema.
4. They _____ they would be here at four.
5. Did you _____ that you were thinking of becoming a doctor?
6. Kate _____ Madison would be angry with me.
7. Your brother _____ something to me, but I didn't hear it.
8. Juliet _____ it was difficult to hear what the actors were saying.
7. Report the sentences. Take care to change the pronouns and expressions of time correctly. ⇒ 7.5
1. "I’II call you tomorrow; said Tom to Ryan.
2. "We went to Paris last month," Geoff told Gerard.
3. "I can't come to your house today," said Julia to Miranda.
4. "I texted Joanna an hour ago," Quentin told Leah.
5. "We're all going out tonight," said Emma to Amy.
6. "I want you to be here at two o'clock this afternoon," said Maisie to Sarah.
