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REVISION

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GRAMMAR
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND PAST SIMPLE
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Choose the correct answer.

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The children are very excited because they havent flown / didnt fly before.
Roy didnt take / hasnt taken the dog for a walk this morning. He forgot.
When I was ill, my friends have come / came to visit me every day.
How many tests did you take / have you taken so far this year?
We have met / met our cousins a few days ago.
I wonder why John hasnt called / didnt call us yet.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple.

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The moment the shop opened its doors, the people .................................. (rush) in.
The last time we .................................. (meet) was at Joes wedding.
Jerry has got a driving licence, but he .................................. (only have) it a week.
Theyre a terrific band. .................................. you .................................. (ever be) to any of their concerts?
Pat was really angry that I .................................. (not tell) her about the test.
Those earrings are beautiful. How much .................................. you .................................. (pay) for them?

Complete the answers with the words in brackets.

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Have they ever been to London? (never)


No, ............................................................................................................... .

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Did you finish your dinner? (yet)


No, ............................................................................................................... .

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Do you want to watch this film? (already)


No, ............................................................................................................... .

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Have you ever eaten Indian food? (last year)


Yes, ............................................................................................................. .

PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT SIMPLE


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Choose the correct answer.

After he 1. dreamed / had dreamed of it for years, Robbie Knievel finally 2. got / had got permission to jump across
the Grand Canyon on his motorbike. He 3. knew / had known he was lucky. His famous father Evel Knievel
4. asked / had asked permission to make the leap twenty-five years earlier, but had been refused. Driving at a
speed of 145 kph, Robbie 5. had jumped / jumped 69.5 metres across the canyon at its narrowest point, and
6. landed / had landed safely on the other side. The canyon at that point is 762 metres deep. Perhaps that was why
Robbie 7. hadnt seemed / didnt seem too upset that he 8. had broken / broke his leg when he landed. After all,
he could have died.
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Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Perfect Simple.

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Peter suddenly .................................. (realise) that he .................................. (forget) to lock the door.
Before I .................................. (travel) to Japan, I .................................. never .................................. (eat) sushi.
.................................. you .................................. (read) a lot when you .................................. (be) a child?
We .................................. (join) our friends for dinner only after we .................................. (finish) all the work.

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Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple, Past
Simple or Past Perfect Simple. Do not change the meaning of the original sentences.

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The rain stopped before we woke up. (had)


By the time ............................................................ ........................................ .

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The film started only a few minutes ago. (just)


The film ...................................................................................................... .....

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Today is the third day of the summer sales. (ago)


The summer sales ....................................................................................... ...

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Hes only had the electric guitar for about a month. (last month)
He ................................................................................................................. ..

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Evelyn finished reading the book, then she gave it to me. (until)
Evelyn didnt give me the book .......................................................................

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