1.2 Perfect Simple - Past Simple

1.2 Perfect Simple - Past Simple

Fill in the blanks...

1.     The president 1) _____________________________ (announce) the introduction of a new set of measures to deal with unemployment. The problem 2) _____________________________ (become) worse in recent months, and yesterday the president 3) _____________________________ (state) that action must be taken now. She actually 4) _____________________________(sign) the new bill during this morning’s session of Parliament.

2.     George 1) _____________________________ (arrive) late to work again this morning. He 2) _____________________________ (be) late at least five times this month. The supervisor 3) _____________________________ (speak) to him about it yesterday but he obviously 4) _____________________________ (not/pay) any attention.

3.      John Keats, who 1) _____________________________ (die) when he 2) _____________________________ (be) only 26 years old, 3) _____________________________ (write) a lot of beautiful poems. I 4) _____________________________ (read) most of his poetry, but I 5) _____________________________ (never/manage) to get to the end of Endymion. It’s too long for me!

4.     I 1) _____________________________ (see) five films this month, but I 2) _____________________________ (not/like) any of them very much. Actually, I think the films they 3) _____________________________ (make) ten years ago 4) _____________________________ (be) much better than anything I 5) _____________________________ (see) for ages. 

1.2 Past Simple - Present Perfect

1.2 Past Simple - Present Perfect

Fill in the blanks...

1.     I ___________________ (never / go) to Vienna.

2.     My great great grandfather ___________________ (have) five sisters.

3.     He ___________________ (live) in Manila for a year when he was a student.

4.     Oh no! I ___________________ (lose) my wallet!

5.     At the weekend, they ___________________ (play) football, then they 
___________________ (go) to a restaurant.

6.     I ___________________ (read) six books this week.

7.     Amy ___________________ (live) in Portugal when she was young.

8.     The Vandals ___________________ (invade) Rome in the year 455.

9.     She ___________________ (live) in seven different countries, so she knows a 
lot about different cultures.

10.  I ___________________ (go) to the cinema last night.

11.  Ow! I ___________________ (cut) my finger!

12.  ___________________ (you / see) ‘The King’s Speech’?

13.  She ___________________ (break) her leg the day before her exam.

14.  They ___________________ (live) here for many years (and they still do).

15.  King Henry the Eighth of England ___________________ (have) six wives. 

1.2 General View

           Unit 1.1  - Cross out the INCORRECT word in each question..

1.     She is being looking for a new job these days.

2.     Jerry has been given me a lot of help.

3.     Do they know what time does the plane leaves?

4.     We have been gone to that restaurant twice this month?

5.     He opened the door, switched off the light and had left the house.

6.     Tony was used to live on a farm as a young boy.

7.     Simon was being happy because he had been offered a scholarship.

8.     They had returned from New York late last night.

9.     We can leave as soon as we will have the results.

10.  I am see what you mean.

11.  The Major is be going to open the new school tomorrow.

12.  Sue has joined our company four years ago.

13.  He has to been working as a chef for twelve years.

14.  As long as you will promise to be back before ten, you can go out.

15.  The workers will had finish the repairs soon.

16.  He isn’t being used to addressing big audiences.

17.  Is Fiona will going to get married in June?

18.  He is owns a luxurious mansion.

1.1 Vocabulary Test

SpeakOut Upper Intermediate - Unit 1.1 Vocabulary 1

   

handy, trustworthy, down-to-earth, principle, get into, moody, be in touch, keep myself to myself, naïve, short of, pull the weight

1.     I like being alone and that’s why I prefer to ______________________________ whenever I can.

2.     As far I am concerned, Paul is not a Pollyanna type of person. He is very ____________________________.

3.     Whenever I go to a party with Emily, she always finds a way to ______________________________ talking about something she likes.

4.      The basic ______________________________ in trying to learn a different language is to keep practicing all the time.

5.     The only thing I am interested in my new flat mate is that he needs to ______________________________ or I will have to send him away.

6.     Don’t throw that box away! Who knows? It may come ______________________________ sometime in the future!

7.     I don’t remember a time when Jack was ______________________________ cash. Whenever I see him, he always has money somewhere in his pockets.

8.     I like ______________________________ with my friends. Even though we graduated from school many years ago, we still talk.

9.     You don’t have to be ______________________________ anymore. You are not a teenager. Quit that attitude!

10.  You can easily rely on Jamie. He will never let you down. That’s why he is a __________________________ friend. 

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