Упражнение 1. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past

Упражнение 1. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or in the Present Perfect.
1. Maria (get) ______ some bad news last week. She (be) ______ sad since she (get) ______ the bad news.
2. I (start) ______ school when I was five years old. I (be) ______ at school since I (be) ______ five years old.
3. I (change) ______ my job three times this year.
4. I (change) ______ my job three times last year.
5. The weather was hot and dry for many weeks. But two days ago it (rain) ______.
6. Tom (break) ______ his leg five days ago. Hes in hospital. He (be) ______ in hospital since he (break) ______ his leg.
7. Are you going to finish your work before you go to bed? I (finish) ______ it (already). I (finish) ______ my work two hours ago.

Упражнение 2. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or in the Present Perfect.
1. You (ever work) ______ in a shop?
2. I (work) ______ at my uncles shop when I was younger.
3. Its the first time I (be) ______ on a ship.
4. Ann is looking for her key. She cant find it. She (lose) ______ her key.
5. How many symphonies Beethoven (compose) ______?
6. Look! Somebody (spill) ______ ink on the notebook.
7. You (have) ______ a holiday this year yet?
8. You (see) ______ any good films recently?
9. He (have, not) ______ any problems since he (come ) ______ here.

Упражнение 3. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or in the Present Perfect.
1. She (change) ______ a lot since she left school.
2. I (see) ______ this film and I dont want to see it again.
3. Jazz (originate) ______ in the United States around 1900.
4. Tom Hanks (win) ______ an Oscar several times already.
5. Long ago, they (build) ______ most houses out of wood.
6. Scientists still (not/find) ______ a cure for cancer.
7. Sean (eat, never) ______ Chinese food before.
8. In my first job, I (be) ______ responsible for marketing.
9. The last job I (apply) ______ for required applicants to speak some Japanese.
10. The first modern Olympics (take) ______ place in Athens more than a hundred years ago.
11. I am writing in connection with the advertisement which (appear) ______ in December.

Упражнение 4. Correct the mistakes in these sentences.
We lived here since 1997.
I've been ill since two days.
How long do you know him?
Susie has seen a good film last night.
We've finished our homework just.
I've already wrote three letters.
Упражнение 5.

Концерт только что начался. А вчера он начался намного позднее.
Он сломал ногу в прошлом году. С тех пор он еще не катался на коньках.
Вот твои туфли. Я их только что почистила. Спасибо, но я их вычищала вчера вечерком.
Как долго ты работаешь в этом магазине? В течение 5 лет. А когда ты стал менеджером? Полгода вспять.
Мой брат написал несколько романов. Вчера он окончил десятую книжку.
Где ты был? Я уже окончила обедать.
Ты когда-нибудь пробовал кинуть курить? Я пробовал два года назад, но позже я начал плотнеть.
Вы слышали новость? Наши соседи переехали в Германию. Когда они переехали? На прошлой неделе.
Я никогда не дремал в палатке, но я спал на лавке прошлым летом.
Сегодня очень неясно с самого утра. Вчера тоже было неясно.