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Present (simple, continuous, perfect) and Past (Simple)Wink
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1. Write opposites (positive or negative)

1.������ I understand.

2.������ He didn�t smoke.

3.������ They are crying.

4.������ She loved him.

5.������ We have been here before.

6.������ You don�t like me.

7.������ She has never done it before.

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2. Choose correct ending.

1. I got married
since 1986
in 1986
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2. We have been married
since 1986
in 1986
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3. Dinosaurs
lived in many parts of the world.
have lived in many parts of the world.
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4. This is the first time
we met.
we�ve met.
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5.�That was the first time
we met.
we�ve met.
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3. Complete these sentences with a verb from the list. Put the verb into the correct form, PAST SIMPLE or PAST PARTICIPLE.
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cost��������� �drive�������� �fly������������ make��� ��� meet������� �sell��������� speak����������� swim������ �tell������������� wake
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1. I have �some coffee. Would you like some?
2. I know Gary but I�ve never �his wife.
3. We were� �up by a loud noise in the middle of the night.
4. She jumped into the river and� �to the other side.
5. Many different languages are �in the Philippines.
6. Our holiday � a lot of money because we stayed in an expensive hotel.
7. Have you ever� a very fast car?
8. All the tickets for the concert were �very quickly.
9. Have you �John about your new job?
10. A bird� in through the open window while we were having our dinner.
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4. Put in am/is/are/was/were.
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1. Last year she��22, so she � 23 now.
2. Today the weather �nice, but yeasterday it �cold.
3. I hungry. Can I have something to eat?
4. Where� �you� at 11 o�clock� last Friday morning?
5. Don�t buy those shoes. They� �too expensive.
6. This time last year I �in Paris.
7. We �tired when we arrived home, so we went to bed.
8. Where�the children? I can�t see them.
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5. Write questions.
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Example:
I work hard.
Q.: Do I work hard?
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They played football yesterday.
Q.: Did they play football yesterday?
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1. She plays tennis.
2. They knew the answer.
3. He smoked yesterday.
4.�You have seen Allan.
5. It is snowing outside.
6. Harry arrived on Monday morning.
7. He is a teacher.
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6.� Put in the Present Perfect or Past Simple of the berbs in brackets.
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1.�They �(have) these shoes since my 18 birthday.
2. I �(tidy) my desk, but now it is in a mess again.
3. The last time I �(go) to Brighton was in August.
4. I�d like to meet a ghost, but I �(never / see) one.
5. I have finished my homework. I �(do) it before tea.
6. "You won�t believe this, but I have got some tickets for the concert. "
��� "Oh, well done! How �(get/you) them?"
7. Rupert has left a message for you. He �(ring) last night.
8. Janet �(be) very ill 3 years ago.
9. We moved here in 1993. We �(be) here a long time now.
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7. Decide which word is correct.
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1. I would like to borrow this book. Has Anna read it ?
2. Ben writes very quickly. He�s �finished his essay.
3. "What are you going to do?"� "I don�t know. I haven�t decided
4. Have you �done any skiing?
5. My boyfriend hasn�t rung�week.
6. I haven�t seen my parents �last Christmas.
7. This is the first �I have ever lived away from home.
8. This programme must be new. I have �seen it before.
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