Exercises

Unit 14 · Present perfect and past 2 (I have done and I did)

14.1

Are the underlined parts of these sentences OK

1I’ve lost my key. I can’t find it anywhere. OK(Example)

2Have you eaten a lot of sweets when you were a child? Did you eat(Example)

I’ve bought a new car. You must come and see it.

I’ve bought a new car last week.

Where have you been yesterday evening?

Maria has left school in 1999.

I’m looking for Mike. Have you seen him?

‘Have you been to Paris?’ ‘Yes, many times.’

I’m very hungry. I haven’t eaten much today.

When has this bridge been built?

14.2

Make sentences from the words in brackets

1(it / not / rain / this week) It hasn’t rained this week.(Example)

(the weather / be / cold / recently) The weather

(it / cold / last week) It

(I / not / eat / any fruit yesterday) I

(I / not / eat / any fruit today)

(Emily / earn / a lot of money / this year)

(she / not / earn / so much / last year)

(you / have / a holiday recently?)

14.3

Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect or past simple

1I haven’t been (I / not / be) to Canada, but I’d like to go there.(Example)

2Paul and Lucy arrived (arrive) about ten minutes ago.(Example)

I’m tired. (I / not / sleep) well last night.

(There / be) a bus drivers’ strike last week, so (there / be) no buses.

Edward (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then (he / give) it up. Now he works as a gardener.

Mary lives in Dublin. (She / live) there all her life.

My grandfather (die) before I was born. (I / never / meet) him.

I don’t know Karen’s husband. (I / never / meet) him.

It’s nearly lunchtime, and (I / not / see) Martin all morning. I wonder where he is.

a: (you / go) to the cinema last night? b: Yes, but the movie (be) awful.

a: (It / be) very warm here since we arrived. b: Yes, (it / be) 35 degrees yesterday.

a: Where do you live? b: In Boston. a: How long (you / live) there? b: Five years. a: Where (you / live) before that? b: In Chicago. a: And how long (you / live) in Chicago? b: Two years.

14.4

Write sentences about yourself using the ideas in brackets

Writesentencesaboutyourselfusingtheideasinbrackets.

1(something you haven’t done today) I haven’t eaten any fruit today.(Example)

(something you haven’t done today)

(something you didn’t do yesterday)

(something you did yesterday evening)

(something you haven’t done recently)

(something you’ve done a lot recently) ➜ Additional exercises 2–4 (pages 303–04), 14–15 (pages 310–11)

Theory