Question

Помогите пожалуйста!) Past Simple or Present Perfect Ex. 1. Use the correct tense form (Past Simple or Present Perfect) of the verbs in brackets. 1. - Would you like tea or coffee? – No, thanks, I just (have*) dinner. I’m not hungry. 2. - … you (mail) the letter? 3. - … you (finish) your work yesterday? – Yes, we (manage) a lot. 4. - … your friend (see*) John lately? – Yes, he … (see*) him not long ago. He … (look) excited. 5. Where you … (be*) all this morning? It’s nearly midday now. 6. He … (go*) to Africa about a month ago. Yesterday I … (get*) a letter from him. 7. Where you … (be) this morning? I called you several times before noon. 8. She’s a great traveler: she … (visit) almost 30 countries. 9. I once … (meet*) an old man called Jack Peterson. 10. Who … (discover) America? 11. Do you know that Miranda … (give*) birth to a girl? 12. Lots of things … (happen) recently: Robert … (get*) married. He … (marry) Linda from Main Street a fortnight ago. 13. I already … (do*) a lot in my life: I … (write*) 7 books and numerous articles, I … (plant) a garden. I also … (travel) to Italy and Greece a year ago where I … (meet*) very many interesting people. 14. Last month I … (fly*) to a friend of mine in Los Angeles. He … (be*) delighted to see me. 15. Barbara … (phone) you yet? She … (come*) back home yet? 16. When … it (rain) here last time? It … (not rain) here for ages. 17. Tchaikovsky … (compose) so many wonderful ballets and operas. … you ever (listen) to his famous “Iolanta”?

Answer 1

1. - Would you like tea or coffee? – No, thanks, I have just (had) dinner. I’m not hungry.
2. - Have you (mailed) the letter?
3. - Did you (finish) your work yesterday? – Yes, we (managed) a lot.
4. - Has your friend (seen) John lately? – Yes, he … (saw) him not long ago. He … (looked) excited.
5. Where have you … (been) all this morning? It’s nearly midday now.
6. He … (went) to Africa about a month ago. Yesterday I … (got) a letter from him.
7. Where were you this morning? I called you several times before noon.
8. She’s a great traveler: she has (visited) almost 30 countries.
9. I once … (met) an old man called Jack Peterson.
10. Who … (discovered) America?
11. Do you know that Miranda … (has given) birth to a girl?
12. Lots of things … (have happened) recently: Robert … (has got) married. He … (married) Linda from Main Street a fortnight ago.
13. I have already … (done) a lot in my life: I … (have written) 7 books and numerous articles, I … (have planted) a garden. I also … (travelled) to Italy and Greece a year ago where I … (met) very many interesting people.
14. Last month I … (flew) to a friend of mine in Los Angeles. He … (was) delighted to see me.
15. Has Barbara … (phoned) you yet? Has she … (come) back home yet?
16. When did it (rain) here last time? It has (not rained) here for ages.
17. Tchaikovsky … (composed) so many wonderful ballets and operas. Have you ever (listened) to his famous “Iolanta”?

Answer 2

I can help you with your grammar exercise. Here are the correct answers:

1. - Would you like tea or coffee? – No, thanks, I just had dinner. I’m not hungry. 2. - Did you mail the letter? 3. - Did you finish your work yesterday? – Yes, we managed a lot. 4. - Has your friend seen John lately? – Yes, he has seen him not long ago. He looked excited. 5. Where have you been all this morning? It’s nearly midday now. 6. He went to Africa about a month ago. Yesterday I got a letter from him. 7. Where were you this morning? I called you several times before noon. 8. She’s a great traveler: she has visited almost 30 countries. 9. I once met an old man called Jack Peterson. 10. Who discovered America? 11. Do you know that Miranda has given birth to a girl? 12. Lots of things have happened recently: Robert has got married. He married Linda from Main Street a fortnight ago. 13. I have done a lot in my life: I have written 7 books and numerous articles, I have planted a garden. I also traveled to Italy and Greece a year ago where I met very many interesting people. 14. Last month I flew to a friend of mine in Los Angeles. He was delighted to see me. 15. Has Barbara phoned you yet? Has she come back home yet? 16. When did it rain here last time? It has not rained here for ages. 17. Tchaikovsky composed so many wonderful ballets and operas. Have you ever listened to his famous “Iolanta”?

I hope this helps you. If you want to learn more about the rules and examples of past simple and present perfect, you can check out these websites: [Perfect English Grammar](https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-or-past-simple.html), [Cambridge Grammar](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/past-simple-or-present-perfect), [7ESL](https://7esl.com/past-simple-and-present-perfect/), and [LearnEnglish](https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/b1-b2-grammar/present-perfect).