Question

Упражнение 5. 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. He’s 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.

Answer 1

1. Maria (got) some bad news last week. She (has been) sad since she (got) the bad news.
2. I (started) school when I was five years old. I (have been) at school since I (was) five years old.
3. I (have changed) my job three times this year.
4. I (changed) my job three times last year.
5. The weather was hot and dry for many weeks. But two days ago it (rained).
6. Tom (broke) his leg five days ago. He’s in hospital. He (has been) in hospital since he (broke) his leg.
7. Are you going to finish your work before you go to bed? — I (have finished) it (already). I (finished)  my work two hours ago.

Answer 2

1. Maria got some bad news last week. She has been sad since she got the bad news. 2. I started school when I was five years old. I have been at school since I was five years old. 3. I have changed my job three times this year. 4. I changed my job three times last year. 5. The weather was hot and dry for many weeks. But two days ago it rained. 6. Tom broke his leg five days ago. He’s in the hospital. He has been in the hospital since he broke his leg. 7. Are you going to finish your work before you go to bed? - I have already finished it. I finished my work two hours ago.