Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect simple, present perfect continuous or the past simple.
Ann Baker. (graduate) from the law school in 1962 but she. (never/work) as a lawyer. She. (decide) to become a science fiction writer because she always. (find) stories about other planets fascinating. Ann. (write) books for more than fifteen years and so far she. (publish) eleven books. She. (receive) many awards and one of her books. (become)a best seller in 1975. For the last six months Ann. (work) on her latest novel which is about a young couple who travel to Pluto.

Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect simple, present perfect continuous or the past simple.Ann Baker was graduated from the law school in 1962 but she has never been worked as a lawyer. She has decided to become a science fiction writer because of she always has been finding stories about other planets fascinating. Ann wrote books for more than fifteen years and so far she has been published eleven books. She has been received many awards and one of her books became the best seller in 1975. For the last six months, Ann has been worked on her latest novel which is about a young couple who travel to Pluto.

14. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1). you. (to see) my hat? Yes, I. It. (to be) on the hat-stand yesterday. 2). Teddy. (to buy) butter yesterday? No, he. He. (to leave) his wallet at home. 3). Dolly. (to water) the flowers yesterday? No, she. She. (to water) them two days ago. 4). it. (to snow) yesterday? No, it. The weather. (to be) sunny but cold. 5). you. (to be late) for the train? No, I. I. (to catch) a taxi and. (to be) just in time. 6). David and Lora. (to have) a good time at the seaside? Yes, they. They. (to stay) in a comfortable hotel and. (to meet) a lot of new friends. 7). Samantha. (to read) this article? No, she. I. (to give) her this magazine only some minutes ago. 8). you. (to be happy) to win the cup? Yes, I. I. (to train) a lot to win this competition. 9). your watch. (to cost) a lot? No, it. I. (to buy) it on a sale. 10). Kate. (to wake up) late? No, she. She. (to wake up) at seven o’clock.

1. Have you seen my hat? Yes, I saw it was on the hat stand yesterday.
2. Did Teddy buy butter yesterday? No, he didn’t. He left his wallet at home.
3. Did Dolly water the flowers yesterday? No, she didn’t. She watered them two days ago.
4. Did it snow yesterday? No, it didn’t. The weather was sunny but cold.
5. Were you late for the train? No, I wasn’t. I caught a taxi and was just in time.
6. Were David and Lora having a good time at the seaside? Yes, they were. They stayed in a comfortable hotel and met a lot of friends.
7. Has Samantha read this article? No, she hasn’t. I gave her this magazine only some minutes ago.
8. Are you happy to win this cup? Yes, I am. I have trained a lot to win this competition
9. Does your watch cost a lot? No, it doesn’t. I bought it on a sale.
10. Did Kate wake up late? No, she didn’t. She woke up at seven o’clock.

128 Read the short texts. Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple. 1. A skiing champion (return) home at nine o’clock. He (be) very tired. He (get) up at six o’clock in the morning. He (put) on his sports suit, (take) his skis and (go) the wood. The day (be) sunny and frosty. There (are) no people in the wood at that time. He (ski) about thirty kilometres. It (take) him nearly two hours. It (be) a usual day for him before the international competition.
2. A young man take) an and his paints and (go) to the park to watch animals. He (be) a student and (be given) a task to draw pictures of the birds and dogs in the park. Lots of people were walking there. The young man (find) a vacant bench (put) his paints down by his side, (open) the album and watching. He (see) a lovely brown spaniel playing with a ball and (decide) to draw it

1. A skiing champion returned home at nine o’clock. He was very tired. He got up at six o’clock in the morning. He put on his sports suit, took his skis and went the wood. The day was sunny and frosty. There were no people in the wood at that time. He skied about thirty kilometres. It took him nearly two hours. It was a usual day for him before the international competition.
2. A young man took an and his paints and went to the park to watch animals. He was a student and was gave a task to draw pictures of the birds and dogs in the park. Lots of people were walking there. The young man found a vacant bench put his paints down by his side, opened the album and watching. He saw a lovely brown spaniel playing with a ball and decided to draw it.

Read the short texts. Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple. 1. A skiing champion returned home at nine o’clock. He was very tired. He got up at six o’clock in the morning. He put on his sports suit, took his skis and went the wood. The day was sunny and frosty. There were no people in the wood at that time. He skis about thirty kilometers. It took him nearly two hours. It was a usual day for him before the international competition.2. A young man took an and his paints and went to the park to watch animals. He was a student and was given a task to draw pictures of the birds and dogs in the park. Lots of people were walking there. The young man found a vacant bench put his paint down by his side, opened the album and watching. He saw a lovely brown spaniel playing with a ball and decided to draw it

Read the short texts.Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple.1. A skiing champion (return) home at nine o’clock.He (be) very tired.He (get) up at six o’clock in the morning.He (put) on his sports suit, (take) his skis and (go) the wood.The day (be) sunny and frosty.There (are) no people in the wood at that time.He (ski) about thirty kilometres.It (take) him nearly two hours.It (be) a usual day for him before the international competition.
2. A young man take) an and his paints and (go) to the park to watch animals.He (be) a student and (be given) a task to draw pictures of the birds and dogs in the park.Lots of people were walking there.The young man (find) a vacant bench (put) his paints down by his side, (open) the album and watching.He (see) a lovely brown spaniel playing with a ball and (decide) to draw it

. A skiing champion returned home at nine o’clock.He was very tired.He got up at six o’clock in the morning.He put on his sports suit, took his skis and went the wood.The day was sunny and frosty.There were no people in the wood at that time.He skied about thirty kilometres.It took him nearly two hours.It was a usual day for him before the international competition.
2. A young man took an and his paints and went to the park to watch animals.He was a student and was given a task to draw pictures of the birds and dogs in the park.Lots of people were walking there.The young man found a vacant bench put his paints down by his side, opened the album and watching.He saw a lovely brown spaniel playing with a ball and decided to draw it

Ut the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the past simple 1)James.(leave) last night 2)He. (Just/finish) work 3)Bill. (Not/come) yet 4)We.(travel) to Almaty last year 5)They.(live) in Astana three years ago 6).(they/go) windsurfing last Sunday? 7)He missed the flight so he.(not/come) 8)He.(already/book) the ticket 9)Lucy.(break) her arm yesterday

1. James left last night.
2. He just finished work.
3. Bill doesn’t come yet.
4. We traveled to Almaty last year.
5. They lived in Australia three years ago.
6. Did they go windsurfing last Sunday?
7. He missed the flight so he didn’t come.
8.
9.Lucy broke her arm yesterday.
Очень странно получилось. Насчет 8 я вообще без понятия, а в некоторых так и чесались руки поставить в Perfect

Упражнение 6. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or in the Present Perfect.
1. I (have, just) ______ a nice pot of coffee. Would you like a cup?
2. I (see, not) ______ Steve this morning yet.
3. Carol and I are old friends. I (know) ______ her since I (be) ______ a freshman in high school.
4. Maria (have) ______ a lot of problems since she (come) ______ to this country.
5. I (go) ______ to Paris in 2003 and 2006.
6. A car came round the corner and I (jump) ______ out of the way.
7. Don’t throw the paper away because I (not to read) ______ it yet.
8. Is Jim going to eat lunch with us today? — No. He (eat) ______ (already).He (eat) ______ lunch an hour ago.
9. Since we (start) ______ doing this exercise, we (complete) ______ some sentences.
10. I (be) ______ never to Italy.

1. I have just had a nice pot of coffee. Would you like a cup?
2. I (have not seen)  Steve this morning yet.
3. Carol and I are old friends. I ( have known) her since I (was) a freshman in high school.
4. Maria has had a lot of problems since she (came) to this country.
5. I went to Paris in 2003 and 2006.
6. A car came round the corner and I (jumped) out of the way.
7. Don’t throw the paper away because I ( have not  read)  it yet.
8. Is Jim going to eat lunch with us today? — No. He has already eaten. He (ate)  lunch an hour ago.
9. Since we (started) doing this exercise, we ( have completed) some sentences.
10. I have never been to Italy.