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 S 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.

## A. Choose the correct answer. 1. I'm really hungry. I haven't eaten yet. *Explanation:* "Yet" is used with the present perfect tense, indicating an action that hasn't happened up to now. 2. They arrived a week ago. *Explanation:* "A week ago" indicates a specific time in the past, so we use the simple past tense. 3. We have worked here for three years. *Explanation:* "For three years" indicates a duration of time up to the present, so we use the present perfect tense. 4. They didn't recognise me at yesterday's meeting. *Explanation:* "Yesterday's meeting" indicates a specific time in the past, so we use the simple past tense. 5. Our neighbour has been in hospital since Friday. *Explanation:* "Since Friday" indicates a time period starting in the past and continuing to the present, so we use the present perfect continuous tense. 6. Have you travelled abroad many times? *Explanation:* The question is about experiences up to now, so we use the present perfect tense. ## B. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple. 1. John did not call me recently. *Explanation:* "Recently" often goes with the present perfect, but the instruction is to use Past Simple, meaning a completed action in the recent past with a specific timeframe implied. 2. They bought a new car last month. *Explanation:* "Last month" indicates a specific time in the past, so we use the simple past tense. 3. The teacher hasn't returned the tests yet. *Explanation:* Although the prompt says to use Past Simple, using the present perfect here is more natural with "yet". However, strictly following instructions and using Past Simple: The teacher didn't return the tests yet. 4. How long did she know about this problem? *Explanation:* Asking about the duration of knowledge in the past, so we use the simple past tense. 5. Did you ever hear such an unbelievable story? *Explanation:* Asking about a past experience, so we use the simple past tense. 6. When I was a child, I lived in England for two years. *Explanation:* Describing a completed action in the past, so we use the simple past tense.