Exercise 1 Put in the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets Exercise 1 Put in the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets 1 I have had (have) these shoes since my eig[.]
Exercise 1: Put in the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets I have had (have) these shoes since my eighteen birthday I tidied (tidy) my desk, but now it’s in a mess again The last time I went (go) to Brighton was in August I’d like to meet a ghost, but I have never seen (never/ see) one And the race is over! And Micky Simpson has won (win) in a record time! I worked (work) for a computer company for a year That was after college what time did you get ( you/ get) to work this morning? Martin has been (be) to Greece five times He loves the place The President has come (come) out of the building and is going to make a speech 10 You won’t believe this, but I’ve got some tickets for the concert ~ Oh, well done How did you get ( you/ get) them? 11 Of course I can ride a bike But I have not ridden (not/ ride) one for years 12 How you ever baked (you/ ever/ bake) your own bread? 13 Rupert has left (leave) a message for you He rang (ring) last night 14 Have you seen (you/ see) the news today? ~ No, not yet 15 We moved (move) here in 1993 We have been (be) here a long time now Exercise: Write the sentences using the passive People should send their complaints to the main office Complaints should be sent to the main office Somebody might have stolen your car if you had left the keys in it Your car might have been stolen if you had left the keys in it A short circuit could have caused the fire The fire could have been caused by a short circuit Somebody has robbed the bank near our house The bank near our house has been robbed Somebody told me to wait outside I was told to wait outside Nobody has invited her to the party She has not been invited to the party Somebody has driven them to the airport They have been driven to the airport Nobody sent us any tickets We were not sent any tickets Has someone decorated my bedroom? Has my bedroom been decorated? 10 Did anything disturb you in the night? Were you disturbed (by anything) in the night? Exercise Complete sentences 1-5, using a relative pronoun where necessary The man is talking to my father Last week he spent fifteen minutes measuring our kitchen The man who spent fifteen minutes measuring our kitchen is talking to my father The man who is talking to my father spent fifteen minutes measuring our kitchen The architect designed these flats He has moved to Ho Chi Minh City The architect who has moved to HCM City designed these flats The architect who designed these flats has moved to HCM City The young man lives on the corner He rides an expensive motorbike The young man who rides an expensive motorbike lives on the corner The young man who lives on the corner rides an expensive motorbike I’m reading the book I bought it in Sydney in 1996 I’m reading the book which I bought in Sydney in 1996 I will introduce the man to you He is sharing the flat with me I will introduce to you the man who is sharing the flat with me