Present Perfect, Past Indefinite

Ex. 1. Make up sentences using the Present Perfect and the Past Indefinite according to the models:

Jane has already (never, ever, just) written the letter.

Jane wrote her letter yesterday. (last week, two days ago)

1. Richard / send / book / Mary.

2. The students / look through / magazines.

3. The girl / buy / new records / her friends.

4. I / see / film / Tom and Kate.

5. We / be / cinema / our teacher.

6. The student / learn / the rules / new words.

7. I / write / essay / my sister.

8. Jack / finish practicing / Mary.

9. Lora / write test / Linda.

10. Dick / read home reading / home.

11. The boys / leave / classroom / they.

12. John / write / new book / office.

13. She / show / photos / Nelly.

14. My friend and I / go / library / together.

15. He / translate / articles / English.

Ex. 2. Use the Present Perfect or the Past Indefinite in the following sentences:

1. S. Maugham (to write) twenty-four plays, nineteen novels and a large number of short stories.

2. The most mature period of Maugham’s literary career (to begin) in 1915, when he (to publish) one of his most popular novels «Of Human Bondage».

3. S. Maugham (to produce) some of the finest stories in modern English literature.

4. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel «Uncle Tom’s Cabin» (to be) the most popular American book of the 19^th century.

5. They (to publish) a new book of poetry «Images of War» this week.

6. Early in 1929 a great number of antiwar books (to appear) in different countries.

7. Since 1980 onwards his work as a novelist (to be) steady and continuous.

8. After the publication of «Hatter’s Castle», his first novel, A. J. Cronin (to determine) to devote himself entirely to literature.

9. Humour (to be) always a notable feature of American literature.

10. In his writings the author (to penetrate) into weak spots in the capitalist world.

11. Readers (to display) a great interest in Shevchenko’s books.

12. He (to reach) his peak relatively early in his career.

13. I already (to change) direction in my criticism of reality.

14. This week the University (to hold) a conference for scholars to discuss Dobrolyubov’s career.

15. The local inhabitants (to become) the prototypes for his books.

Ex. 3. Use the Present Perfect or the Past Indefinite in questions in the following text:

— Are you a teacher by profession?

— Yes.

— How long you (to be) at school?

— Twenty-five years.

— When you (to start) working?

— In 1975.

— Where you (to work) in 1981?

— In Ukraine.

— How long you (to ramain) there?

— For over a year.

— How many times you (to be) there?

— Three times.

— When you last (to be) in Ukraine?

— In 1986.

— Why you (to be) there in 1986?

— I (to be) there as a tourist.

— How you (to like) there?

— Very much.

Ex. 4. Translate the following sentences from Ukrainian into English concentrating on the use of the Present Perfect and the Past Indefinite:

1. Цього року наше видавництво надрукувало багато цікавих книг.

2. Минулого семестру студенти вивчили багато слів.

3. Ви вже прочитали роман Ґолсуорсі «Сага про Форсайтів» (The Forsyte Saga)? — Ні, я тільки розпочав.

4. Його родина жила в Глазго п'ять років тому.

5. Ви бували коли-небудь у Лондоні? — Ні, я ніколи там не був.

6. Вони відповіли на всі листи минулого місяця.

7. Він тільки що знайшов книгу, яку я шукала.

8. Ми вирішили прочитати цю статтю й обговорити її.

9. Йому дуже подобається словник, який він купив сьогодні.

10. Джек переклав його статтю минулого тижня.

11. Я знаю, що вони багато працювали над англійською останнім часом.

12. Яку вправу ви зробили вдома учора?

13. За останні три роки філологічний факультет дуже змінився.

14. З ким ви обговорювали це питання учора ввечері? Я обговорював його з друзями.

15. Вона коли-небудь намагалася вивчити англійську? — Так, вона намагалася кілька разів, але кожного разу щось заважало, і вона кидала.

Test

The present perfect / the past indefinite

1. We ___ a holiday last year.

A didn’t have

B haven’t had

2. My parents ___ to the USA many times.

A have been

B were

3. I ___ a new dress last week, but I ___ it yet.

A have bought A haven’t worn

B bought B didn’t wear

4. ___ he ___ reading the novel today?

A Did he stop

B Has he stopped

5. Don’t worry about your letter. I ___ it the day before yesterday.

A have sent

B sent

6. I ___ my glasses. I ___ them when I came to the college this morning.

A have lost A have had

B lost B had

7. When I was a child, I ___ late for school.

A have always been

B was always late

8. I can’t find my umbrella, I think somebody ___ by mistake.

A took

B has taken

9. Are you tired? — Yes, a little. I ___ the ceiling today.

A have painted

B painted

10. We ___ Peter last week, but we ___ him a couple of weeks ago.

A didn’t see A saw

B haven’t seen B have seen

11. Have you got any money? — Yes, I ___ already it from my brother.

A borrowed

B have borrowed

12. — Where is Jane? — She ___ the shops. She’ll be back soon.

A went to

B has gone to