Exercise 5. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, present perfect or past simple

1'Where's your key?' 'I don't know. I've lost it.' (lose)

2 I was very tired, so I lay down on the bed and went to sleep. (be)

3 Mary……to Australia for a while but she's back again now. (go)

4 'Where's Ken?' 'He……out. He'll be back in about an hour.' (go)

5 I did German at school but I……most of it. (forget)

6 I meant to phone Diane last night but I……(forget)

7 I……a headache earlier but I feel fine now. (have)

8 Look! There's an ambulance over there. There……an accident. (be)

9 They're still building the new road. They……it. (not/finish)

10 'Is Helen still here?' 'No, she……out.' (just/go)

11 The police……three people but later they let them go. (arrest)

12Ann……me her address but I'm afraid I……it. (give, lose)

13 Where's my bike? It……outside the house. It……!

(be, disappear)
14 What do you think of my English? Do you think I……? (improve)

Exercise 6. Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct the ones that are wrong.

1 Do you know about Sue? She's given up her job. RIGHT

2 The Chinese have invented printing. WRONG: The Chinese invented

3 How many plays has Shakespeare written?......

4 Have you read any of Shakespeare's plays? ……

5 Aristotle has been a Greek philosopher……

6 Ow! I've cut my finger. It's bleeding……

7 My grandparents have got married in London……

8 Where have you been born? ……

9 Mary isn't at home. She's gone shopping ……

10 Albert Einstein has been the scientist who has developed the theory of relativity. ……