Present Perfect vs Past Simple
Choose the correct option:
1. She loves Paris. She has been / was there many times.
2. They went / have gone to London on holiday last summer.
1. has been
2. went
Choose the correct option:
Bond had opened / opened the door very slowly, looked / had looked around the room carefully and were walking / walked in.
opened, looked, walked
Choose the correct option:
1. A couple talking about their future:
We are going to get / are getting / will get married next summer.
2. Another couple talking about their wedding:
We are going to get / are getting / will get married on August 31st.
1. are going to get
2. are getting
Choose the correct option:
My parents want to sell / selling the house, but I really adore to live / living in this neighbourhood.
want to sell; adore living
Choose the correct option:
If you will melt / melt ice, it turns / will turn into water. A simple law of physics.
melt, turns
Open the brackets:
1. I (not / have) lunch with Emily yesterday.
2. We (not / eat) anything since lunch.
1. didn't have
2. haven't eaten
Choose the correct option
When I worked / was working on my computer it suddenly was stopped / stopped working.
Open the brackets:
Look at the clouds - it (rain) in a few minutes.
is going to rain
Open the brackets:
Jake really hopes (win) the race. He’s been training a lot.
to win
Choose the correct option:
If I have enough money, I would / will go to Japan.
will go
Fill in the gaps with time expressions.
1. They have known each other since / for 1985.
2. One of my acquaintances has lived in Barcelona since / for ten years.
1. since
2. for
Open the brackets:
When Dilan (arrive) at the meeting, it (already / start).
arrived, had already started
Open the brackets:
We (fly) to Denmark tomorrow to meet our client. We (discuss) our future plans. I think the meeting (be) successful.
are flying, are going to discuss, will be
Open the brackets:
Is Wendy good at (tell) stories?
telling
Open the brackets:
If Jamala (be) from France, French people (love) her.
were, would love
son / from / My / hasn't / school / yet / come
My son hasn't come from school yet.
Make the question:
(you / listen) while he was talking?
Were you listening while he was talking?
Rephrase the sentences using the word in the brackets.
Are you planning to study English next year? (going)
Are you going to study English next year?
Make question
What / you / look forward / do this weekend?
What are you looking forward to doing this weekend?
Open the brackets:
If he (drop) the vase, it wouldn't have broken.
hadn't dropped
Correct the mistake:
When have you seen Mike?
When did you see Mike?
Correct the mistake:
He was understanding what was happening.
He understood what was happening.
Correct the mistake:
What time will your plane leave?
What time does your plane leave?
Open the brackets:
My cousin’s been trying (lose) weight for ages by dieting. – Really? Why doesn’t she try
(exercise) more?
trying to lose, try to exercise
Rewrite the sentences using the 3rd conditional
He didn’t do his homework. He didn’t understand the topic.
If he had done his homework, he would’ve understood the topic. / If he had understood the topic, he would've done his homework.