Exercises
Unit 13
13 1   Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets. Use the present perfect where possible. Otherwise use the past simple.
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The office is empty now. Everybody (go) home.
MARY
(go) to Egypt for a holiday, but she's back home in England now.
13.2
Yes, I
(have) a headache, but I feel fine now.
Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect or past simple.
1 It.....S.topE§Sr..„. raining for a while, but now it's raining again, (stop)
2 The town is very different now. It.....htt5 dWffidr.....a lot. (change)
3 I did German at school, but I........................................................................most of it now. (forget)
4 The police........................................................................three people, but later they let them go. (arrest)
5 What do you think of my English? Do you think it........................................................................? (improve)
6 a: Are you still reading the paper?
B: No, I........................................................................with it. You can have it. (finish)
7 I........................................................................for a job as a tourist guide, but I wasn't successful, (apply)
8 Where's my bike? It........................................................................outside the house, but it's not there now. (be)
9 Look! There's an ambulance over there. There........................................................................an accident, (be)
10 a: Have you heard about Ben? He ........................................................................ his arm. (break)
b: Really? How............................that........................................................................? (happen)
a: He ........................................................................off a ladder, (fall)
13.3  Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.
1 Do you know about Sue? She's given up her job.....fiS..........................................................................................................
2 My mother has grown up in Scotland.
3 How many plays has Shakespeare written?
4 Ow! I've cut my finger. It's bleeding.
5 Drugs have become a big problem everywhere.
6 The Chinese have invented paper.
7 Where have you been born?
8 Mary isn't at home. She's gone shopping.
9 Albert Einstein has been the scientist who has developed the theory of relativity.
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