A Choose the correct answer. 1. I'm really hungry. I (haven't eaten / didn't eat) yet. 2. They (arrived / have arrived) a week ago. 3. We (have worked / worked) here for three years. 4. They (didn't recognise / haven't recognised) me at yesterday's meeting. 5. Our neighbour (was / has been) in hospital since Friday. 6. (Have you travelled / Did you travel) abroad many times? B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or the Present Perfect Simple. 1. John .................................. (not call) me recently. 2. They .................................. (buy) a new car last month. 3. The teacher .................................. (not return) the tests yet. 4. How long .................................. she .................................. (know) about this problem? 5. .................................. you ever .................................. (hear) such an unbelievable story? 6. When I was a child, I .................................. (live) in England for two years. 7. He .................................. (buy) me a beautiful gift for my birthday. 8. I am so excited to have a dog. I .................................. (always / want) one. C Correct the error in each of the sentences. 1. Have you ever eat Chinese food? 2. She has moved to another city last year. 3. They have sent out the invitations yet. 4. Jack hasn't seen Jill since she has graduated. 5. Mr Brown already left the office. 6. We haven't been abroad since a year. 7. The lesson has started ten minutes ago. 8. Did she just leave? D Complete the passage with suitable words. 1. ................................................... always been very fit and healthy, and I have 2.................................................. had a serious illness. However, a couple of weeks 3.................................................., I caught the flu. I must admit that until then, I 4.................................................. not realised just how unpleasant the flu could be. I had a high temperature for nearly a week, and my whole body hurt. I don't think I have 5.................................................. felt so miserable. It's taking me ages to get my strength back. It really bothers me that I haven't had enough energy to play football 6.................................................. I got ill. In fact, I have 7.................................................. been to the doctor to ask if it's normal to feel weak for so long. He says I'll soon feel better. Apparently I'm lucky. For some people, especially the old and the weak, the flu can be very serious. Doctors have tried 8.................................................. years to find a cure for the flu, but they haven't found one 9.................................................. . Fortunately, researchers have developed a vaccine which gives effective protection again the disease. According to my doctor, most of his elderly patients have 10.................................................. received their flu shots.

A. Choose the correct answer.

1. I'm really hungry. I haven't eaten yet. (Present Perfect используется, так как действие связано с настоящим моментом, но не имеет конкретного времени в прошлом).

2. They arrived a week ago. (Past Simple используется, потому что указано конкретное время в прошлом - 'a week ago').

3. We worked here for three years. (Past Simple используется, так как речь идет о законченном периоде работы в прошлом).

4. They didn't recognise me at yesterday's meeting. (Past Simple используется, потому что указано конкретное время в прошлом - 'yesterday's meeting').

5. Our neighbour has been in hospital since Friday. (Present Perfect используется, потому что действие началось в прошлом ('since Friday') и продолжается до настоящего момента).

6. Did you travel abroad many times? (Past Simple используется, потому что вопрос касается прошлого опыта, и 'many times' здесь не указывает на незавершенное действие, как в Present Perfect).

B. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or the Present Perfect Simple.

1. John has not called me recently. (Present Perfect, так как 'recently' указывает на недавнее прошлое, связанное с настоящим).

2. They bought a new car last month. (Past Simple, так как 'last month' - конкретное время в прошлом).

3. The teacher has not returned the tests yet. (Present Perfect, так как 'yet' указывает на действие, которое должно было произойти, но еще не произошло).

4. How long has she known about this problem? (Present Perfect, так как 'how long' с глаголом состояния ('know') указывает на продолжительность действия, начавшегося в прошлом и продолжающегося до сих пор).

5. Have you ever heard such an unbelievable story? (Present Perfect, так как 'ever' указывает на опыт в прошлом).

6. When I was a child, I lived in England for two years. (Past Simple, так как действие относится к определенному периоду в прошлом - 'when I was a child').

7. He bought me a beautiful gift for my birthday. (Past Simple, так как это единичное действие в прошлом).

8. I am so excited to have a dog. I have always wanted one. (Present Perfect, так как 'always' указывает на длительность желания, которое началось в прошлом и продолжается до сих пор).

C. Correct the error in each of the sentences.

1. Have you ever eaten Chinese food? (После 'have' в Present Perfect используется причастие прошедшего времени).

2. She moved to another city last year. (Past Simple используется, потому что указано конкретное время в прошлом - 'last year').

3. They have sent out the invitations yet. (Все верно, Present Perfect используется с 'yet').

4. Jack hasn't seen Jill since she graduated. (После 'since' в придаточных предложениях времени обычно используется Past Simple).

5. Mr Brown has already left the office. (Present Perfect используется, так как 'already' указывает на действие, совершенное недавно).

6. We haven't been abroad for a year. (Для указания продолжительности периода обычно используется 'for', а не 'since' в отрицательных предложениях с Present Perfect).

7. The lesson started ten minutes ago. (Past Simple используется, потому что указано конкретное время в прошлом - 'ten minutes ago').

8. Did she just leave? (Все верно, Past Simple используется с 'just' для обозначения недавнего прошедшего действия).

D. Complete the passage with suitable words.

1. I've always been very fit and healthy, and I have 2. never had a serious illness. However, a couple of weeks 3. ago, I caught the flu. I must admit that until then, I 4. had not realised just how unpleasant the flu could be. I had a high temperature for nearly a week, and my whole body hurt. I don't think I have 5. felt so miserable. It's taking me ages to get my strength back. It really bothers me that I haven't had enough energy to play football 6. since I got ill. In fact, I have 7. been to the doctor to ask if it's normal to feel weak for so long. He says I'll soon feel better. Apparently I'm lucky. For some people, especially the old and the weak, the flu can be very serious. Doctors have tried 8. for years to find a cure for the flu, but they haven't found one 9. yet. Fortunately, researchers have developed a vaccine which gives effective protection again the disease. According to my doctor, most of his elderly patients have 10. not received their flu shots.