A. Underline the correct item. 1 Have you heard the news? My aunt has just had / just had a baby! 2 I have been in / have been to Brussels for two weeks. I’m leaving tomorrow. 3 Have you ever / never tried skydiving? 4 Sophie has been very busy this week / last week. 5 Xenia spent / has spent a month in India last summer. 6 Where were you all day yesterday / today? I couldn’t get hold of you. 7 Vanessa has been / was in the library since 10 o’clock this morning. 8 When have you gone / did you go to Canada? 9 How long / How long ago have they lived in Cairo? 10 Mei is looking for a job but she didn’t find / hasn’t found anything yet.

Перевод задания: Подчеркните правильный вариант.

1. Have you heard the news? My aunt has just had a baby! (Вы слышали новости? Моя тётя только что родила ребёнка.)
2. I have been in Brussels for two weeks. I’m leaving tomorrow. (Я нахожусь в Брюсселе уже две недели. Я уезжаю завтра.)
3. Have you ever tried skydiving? (Ты когда-нибудь пробовал прыгать с парашютом?)
4. Sophie has been very busy this week. (Софи была очень занята на этой неделе.)
5. Xenia spent a month in India last summer. (Ксения провела месяц в Индии прошлым летом.)
6. Where were you all day yesterday? I couldn’t get hold of you. (Где ты был весь день вчера? Я не мог с тобой связаться.)
7. Vanessa has been in the library since 10 o’clock this morning. (Ванесса находится в библиотеке с десяти часов утра.)
8. When did you go to Canada? (Когда ты ездил в Канаду?)
9. How long have they lived in Cairo? (Как долго они живут в Каире?)
10. Mei is looking for a job but she hasn’t found anything yet. (Мэй ищет работу, но пока ничего не нашла.)

Правило: Present Perfect употребляется для связи прошлого с настоящим, а Past Simple — с законченным временем в прошлом, например yesterday и last summer.