Test 16. Complete the text. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or Past Simple tense. I (1)(go) to New York for the first time three years ago. I (2)(meet) an American girl of my age called Laura. She (3)(be) very friendly. 'You (4)(be) to New York before?' she asked me. 'No, I (5),' I said, and so Laura offered to help me. 'You (6)(see) the Statue of Liberty yet?' 'Yes, I (7)(see) it yesterday.' 'OK. What about the Empire State Building?' 'Yes, I just (8)(climb) to the top of it. It (9)(be) wonderful!' 'What else you (10)(visit) in New York?' 'Nothing really. I'd like to go shopping but I (11)(not find) any good shops yet. 'Well, let's go to Macy's. It's the best shop in New York. So, we (12)(take) the underground to Macy's and I (13)(spend) a fortune! I (14)(leave) New York two weeks later after a terrific holiday. I (15)(enjoy) it very much.

1. I went to New York for the first time three years ago. (Past Simple - факт в прошлом, указано время)
2. I met an American girl of my age called Laura. (Past Simple - последовательное действие в прошлом)
3. She was very friendly. (Past Simple - описание в прошлом)
4. 'Have you been to New York before?' she asked me. (Present Perfect - вопрос о наличии опыта к настоящему моменту)
5. 'No, I haven't,' I said, and so Laura offered to help me. (Present Perfect - отрицание опыта к настоящему моменту)
6. 'Have you seen the Statue of Liberty yet?' (Present Perfect - вопрос о том, произошло ли действие к настоящему моменту)
7. 'Yes, I saw it yesterday.' (Past Simple - конкретное время в прошлом)
8. 'Yes, I just climbed to the top of it. (Past Simple - только что совершённое действие, акцент на факте)
9. It was wonderful!' (Past Simple - впечатление в прошлом)
10. 'What else you visited in New York?' (Past Simple - вопрос о конкретных действиях в прошлом)
11. 'Nothing really. I'd like to go shopping but I haven't found any good shops yet. (Present Perfect - действие не произошло к настоящему моменту)
12. So, we took the underground to Macy's (Past Simple - действие в прошлом)
13. and I spent a fortune! (Past Simple - действие в прошлом)
14. I left New York two weeks later after a terrific holiday. (Past Simple - завершённое действие в прошлом)
15. I enjoyed it very much. (Past Simple - впечатление от прошлого события)