Question

Изменить на present perfect или past simple ! 1. -How long (you be) ___ friends? -For six years. -When (you fall) ___ out? -Last week. 2. I (see) ___ an awful auto accident the other day. -Where (it happen) ___? 3. As a journalist I (visit) ___ a lot of unusual places lately. 4. Mr Morgan (make) ___ a speech in our Principal's honour during our last meeting. 5. I (know) ___ Lucy for all my life. 6. (You sign) ___ up for the language courses yet? 7. -I (spend) ___ all my allowance. -Where and when did you do it? -I (buy) ___ an IPod last Saturday. 8. (You sign) ___ the papers yet? -Not yet. I'll do it later. 9. Jane, when (you do) ___ your bedroom last? 10. I admit I (make) ___ a mistake. Please forgive me. 11. The Lovedays (just arrive) ___. 12. I (speak) ___ to the chairman just now and he (say) ___ he (know) ___ nothing of the incident.

Answer 1

1. - How long have you been friends? - For six years. - When did you fall out? - Last week.
2. I saw an awful auto accident the other day. - Where did it happen?
3. As a journalist I have visited a lot of unusual places lately.
4. Mr Morgan made a speech in our Principal's honour during our last meeting.
5. I have known Lucy for all my life.
6. Have you signed up for the language courses yet?
7. - I have spent all my allowance. - Where and when did you do it? - I bought  an IPod last Saturday.
8. Have you signed the papers yet? - Not yet. I'll do it later.
9. Jane, when did you do your bedroom last?
10. I admit I have made a mistake. Please forgive me.
11. The Lovedays have just arrived.
12. I have spoken to the chairman just now and he said he knew nothing of the incident.

Answer 2

1. How long (you be) ___ friends?

- For six years.

2. When (you fall) ___ out?

- Last week.

3. I (see) ___ an awful auto accident the other day.

- Where (it happen) ___?

4. As a journalist I (visit) ___ a lot of unusual places lately.

5. Mr. Morgan (make) ___ a speech in our Principal's honor during our last meeting.

6. I (know) ___ Lucy for all my life.

7. (You sign) ___ up for the language courses yet?

- I (spend) ___ all my allowance. - Where and when did you do it? - I (buy) ___ an iPod last Saturday.

8. (You sign) ___ the papers yet?

- Not yet. I'll do it later.

9. Jane, when (you do) ___ your bedroom last?

10. I admit I (make) ___ a mistake. Please forgive me.

11. The Lovedays (just arrive) ___.

12. I (speak) ___ to the chairman just now and he (say) ___ he (know) ___ nothing of the incident.

Note: The original sentences are in the past simple tense. To change them to the present perfect tense, we need to use the auxiliary verb "have" or "has" followed by the past participle form of the main verb. Here are the revised sentences:

1. How long have you been friends? - For six years.2. When did you fall out? - Last week. 3. I saw an awful auto accident the other day. - Where did it happen? 4. As a journalist, I have visited a lot of unusual places lately. 5. Mr. Morgan made a speech in our Principal's honor during our last meeting. 6. I have known Lucy for all my life. 7. Have you signed up for the language courses yet? - I have spent all my allowance. - Where and when did you do it? - I bought an iPod last Saturday. 8. Have you signed the papers yet? - Not yet. I'll do it later. 9. Jane, when did you do your bedroom last? 10. I admit I made a mistake. Please forgive me. 11. The Lovedays have just arrived. 12. I spoke to the chairman just now and he said he knows nothing of the incident.