16649 present perfect past simple

I - Start from the vocabulary. Match each verb with two pictures as in the model.

1 break (b, e) a bottle, an arm

5 buy _______________________

2 climb__________________

6 ride _______________________

3 catch __________________

7 throw ______________________

4 make _________________

8 win_________________________

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II- Complete the sentences with the verbs in the correct tenses and forms.
Revise rule:
a.

b.

Announce a recent happening.

(Present Perfect Simple)
Explain how
\ and/or when it
happened.
(Past Simple)

A: Isn’t this cake delicious? I……………………………………….1(just - make) it myself.
B: Yes, it tastes good! When ………………………………………………….2(you - make) it?
A: I ………………………………3(make) it after I saw the recipe in the Internet.
A: Why do you look so worried?
B: I …………………………………..4(break) a beer bottle.
A: How …………………………………………………………………………………5 (that – happen)?
B: I was coming out of the supermarket, I …………………………… 6(slip) and ……………………7(drop) it.

A: Tom is so happy! He…………………………………………….8 (climb) that tree without any help.
B: How …………………………………………………………………..….. 9 (he- do) it?
A: He …………………............10 (use) a small ladder.

A: Bill doesn’t feel well. He ………………………………… 11 (catch) a cold.
B: ……………………………………………………12(forget) to take his jacket?
A: I think so. Look! He …………………………………13 (leave) it on the sofa.

A: Congratulations! You …………………………………. 14(just - break) the school javelin
throw record!
B: Oh, I …………………………………15(throw) the javelin 45 metres!
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Everybody ………………………………16.(cheer)!
A: And your brother …………………………………17(just- win) the first prize in the Talent Show!
B: It’s amazing! He ……………………18 (think) he wouldn’t remember the words to his song!

A: I ……………………………………………………19 ( just-buy) these CDs and DVDs.
B: Where ……………………………………………20 (you-buy) them?
A: At Harold’s Music Store. Let’s listen to some music!
B: Yes, let’s. How much ………………………………………………..

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(you-pay) for this DVD?

III – Complete the sentences with the correct tenses and forms of the verbs:

Revise rules:
a.
b.
c.

d.

Talk about a definite time in the past.
(Past Simple)
Use the word when. ( Past Simple)
Talk about facts connected with the
present. Example: experiences with
ever-never. (Present Perfect)
Use words that express the connection
between the past and the present such
as for and since. (Present Perfect)

A: Is it true that your grandpa ………………………………………………..1 (ride) camels in the Sahara desert?
B: My grandpa …………………………………………………………2(have) a lot of wonderful experiences. Yes,
he ………………………………………………3(ride) camels and horses in the Sahara in 1957. Look at these
photos!
A: .………………………………………………………….4(be) to India? Look at the Indian elephant in this photo.
B: Yes, he …………………………………………………5(live) in India for a year when he was about 20 years old.
………………………….6 (he -be) married then?
A: No, he ……………………………….7(not-be). He ……………………………8 (meet) grandma when he ………………9
(leave) the army.
B: Look at them here at their wedding! How long ……………………………………10(they-be) married?
B: They ……………………………………11(be) married since 1967!

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Key
I 1 Break (b, e) a bottle, an arm
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3
4
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climb_(c, o) a tree, a mountain
catch (g, m) a cold, a ball
make (a, d) a cake, a bed
buy a house, some CDs.

6 ride a horse, a bicycle

7 throw a javelin, a ball
8 win the first prize, the swimming race

II
A: Isn’t this cake delicious? I’VE JUST MADE 1 (just - make) it myself.
B: Yes, it tastes good! When DID YOU MAKE 2 (you - make) it?
A: I MADE 3(make) it after I saw the recipe in the Internet.
A: Why do you look so worried?
B: I ‘VE BROKEN 4(break) a beer bottle.
A: How DID THAT HAPPEN 5 (that – happen)?
B: I was coming out of the supermarket, I SLIPPED 6(slip) and I DROPPED 7(drop) it.
A: Tom is so happy! He’ S CLIMBED 8 (climb) that tree without any help.
B: How DID HE DO 9 (he- do) it?
A: He USED 10 (use) a small ladder.
A: Bill doesn’t feel well. He ‘S CAUGHT 11 (catch) a cold.?
B: DID HE FORGET 12 (forget) to take his jacket to school?
A: I think so. Look! He LEFT 13 (leave) it on the sofa.
A: Congratulations! You’ VE JUST BROKEN
B: Oh, I THREW

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(just - break) the school javelin throw record!

(throw) the javelin 45 metres.

Everybody CHEERED!

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(cheer).

A: And your brother HAS JUST WON
B: It’s amazing! He THOUGHT

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(just- win) the first prize in the Talent Show!

(think) he wouldn’t remember the words to his song!

A: I’VE JUST BOUGHT 19 ( just - buy) these CDs and DVDs.
B: Where DID YOU BUY 20 (you-buy) them?
A: At Harold’s Music Store. Let’s listen to some music!
B: Yes, let’s. How much DID YOU PAY 21 (you-pay) for this DVD?
III
A: Is it true that your grandpa HAS RIDDEN 1(ride) camels in the Sahara desert?
B: My grandpa HAS HAD 2(have) a lot of wonderful experiences. Yes, he RODE

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(ride) camels

and horses in the Sahara in 1957. Look at these photos!
A: HAS HE BEEN

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(be) to India? Look at the Indian elephant in this photo!

B: Yes, he LIVED (live) in India for a year when he was about 20 years old.
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A: WAS HE

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(he -be) married then?

B: No, he WASN’T 7 (not-be). He MET 8(meet) grandma when he LEFT 9(leave) the army.
A: Look at them here at their wedding! How long HAVE THEY BEEN
B: They ‘VE BEEN MARRIED (be) married since 1967.
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(they-be) married?