14 Unit

EXERCISES

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14.1 Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.

1 PyeJost my key. I can't find it anywhere. ....RIGHT

2 Have you seen the news on television last night? ...WKQW.'.Wdyou.eee...

3 I've bought a new car. Do you want to see it? ......................................................................................

4 I've bought a new car last week. ................................................................................................................

5 Where have you been yesterday evening?................................................................................................

6 Jenny has left school in 1991. .....................................................................................................................

7 I'm looking for Mike. Have you seen him? ............................................................................................

8 I'm very hungry. I haven't eaten anything today..................................................................................

9 Diane hasn't been at work yesterday........................................................................................................

10 When has this book been published?........................................................................................................

14.2 Make sentences from the words in brackets. Use the present perfect or past simple.

1 (it / not / rain / this week) ....l.t-hasn't.ramedthis.week,...

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

3 (it / cold / last week) It.................................................................................................................................

4 (I / not / read / a newspaper yesterday) I................................................................................................

5 (I / not / read / a newspaper today) ..........................................................................................................

6 (Ann / earn / a lot of money / this year) .................................................................................................

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

8 (you / have / a holiday recently?) ..............................................................................................................

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

 1 I don't know where Amy is. ...Íàvå you .sååï... (you/see) her?

2 When I................................................... (get) home last night, I................................................... (be)

very tired and I................................................... (go) straight to bed.

3 Your car looks very clean.................................................... (you/wash) it?

4 George ................................................... (not/be) very well last week.

5 Mr Clark ................................................... (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.

6 Molly lives in Dublin. She ................................................... (live) there all her life.

7 '................................................... (you/go) to the cinema last night?' 'Yes, but it

................................................... (be) a mistake. The film ................................................... (be) awful.'

8 My grandfather ................................................... (die) 30 years ago. I...................................................

B (never/meet) him.

9 I don't know Carol's husband. I................................................... (never/meet/him).

R 10 a: Is your father at home? â: No, I'm afraid he ................................................... (go) out.

A: When exactly ................................................... (he/go) out? B: About ten minutes ago.

11 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.

1 (something you haven't done today) ....l..haven't.eat6.ii.any.fru.ittoday,...

2 (something you haven't done today) ..........................................................................................................

3 (something you didn't do yesterday) ..........................................................................................................

4 (something you did yesterday evening) .....................................................................................................

5 (something you haven't done recently) ......................................................................................................

6 (something you've done a lot recently) ......................................................................................................