Past Simple vs Present Perfect
Find a mistake:
Shahla has yet eaten.
Shahla has already eaten.
When I ______ (open) the curtains, I saw it _________ (snow) in the night.
opened, had snowed
Are you always honest? Do you always _______ what you mean?
say
Shall we meet 1 at/in 8 o’clock 2 in/on Wednesday morning? The train leaves at 8.10.
1. at, 2. on
Fugitives/Hostages released after negotiations with rebel leader.
Hostages
I didn’t travel/’ve never travelled by Eurostar.
have never travelled
She took her phone out and________(see) that she ________ (miss) twenty-two calls.
3 saw, had missed
If you have an argument with someone, do you ____________ sorry first?
Make sure you’re 1 of/on time this time. I don’t want to be 2 at/in a hurry again!
1. on, 2. in
They tried to steal $10m, but a female _________ who was walking past saw one of the gunmen as he entered the bank.
eye witness
Sara and Dan ______ (know) each other for years.
2 have known
Well, this happened when I 3 __________ (be) at the end of my first year. We had to take exams in each subject to be able to continue to the next year. I was in my maths exam, and I 4___________ (not/really/study) for it.
3 was 4 hadn’t really studied
Andrew saw a movie about an earthquake and how people survived it.
disaster movie
Well, I don’t mind a bit of rain so I’ll walk 1 by/on my own if you prefer. Why don’t you go to the village 2 by/on bus and I’ll meet you later?
1. on, 2. by
The 1 c _ _ _ _ caused severe damage to the aircraft and 2 d _ s _ _ _ _ ed the left wing.
1 crash 2 destroyed
A: Oh, I 3 went/’ve been to Paris.
B: Really? When 4 did you go/have you been ?
A: Last summer. We 5 went/’ve been there by Eurostar.
3 ’ve been 4 did you go 5 went
A: So, while I 5 ________ (look) through the question paper, I 6 _________ (realise) that I 7 _________ (not know) any of it. I had no idea how to answer the questions.
5 was looking 6 realised 7 didn’t know
Vasiliy last watched a film about a ship that just suddenly disappeared. No one knew where it went.
mystery
Kathy’s so rude. I’m sure she shut that door in my face ___________ (not accidentally)
on purpose
A gang of 1 ________ wearing security guard uniforms 2 _________their way into a bank vault this morning
1 armed robbers 2 forced
Which film shall we watch tonight then? The Wanted 2?
B: Nah, 7 I saw/’ve seen that.
A: Really? When 8 did you see/have you seen it? B: Oh, I don’t know. Ages ago.
A: But it only 9 came out/has come out yesterday!
B: Ah, that’s right. I meant I 10 already saw/’ve already seen the first one.
7 ’ve seen 8 did you see 9 came out 10 ’ve already seen
I remember it very clearly. It was a cold night and it 1 rained/was raining heavily outside. I 2 did/was doing the washing-up in the kitchen when my daughter 3 called/was calling through from the living room with the result: Barack Obama 4 became/had become the first African-American president of the United States.
1 was raining 2 was doing 3 called 4 had become
Bella saw a film about a woman who thought she was going crazy, but in fact her brother was playing tricks on her.
What's the type of film story?
psychological thriller
Go 2 _______ the roundabout and drive straight 3 _________the town centre and out the other side.
2 around 3 through
In other news, a 3_ t _ _ k _ over pay turned 4 v _ _ l _ _ _ in London after several employees 5 a _ t _ c _ _ _ security guards who tried to move them.
3 strike 4 violent 5 attacked