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Revision 1
Past Simple, Present Perfect Simple, Past Perfect Simple
Grammar

(Bloque 2 Comprensión escrita: 1. Comprender instrucciones; 3. Comprender correspondencia personal y mensajes en foros y blogs;
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1 Choose the correct answer.

1 I these boots a month ago. 6 We anything exciting last summer.
a bought b have bought a didn’t do b haven’t done
2 Anna that film yet. 7 Vivian here since 2013.
a didn’t see b hasn’t seen a has worked b worked
3 you ever a horse? 8 I Suzy for three years.
a Did … ride b Have … ridden a knew b have known
4 I here since I was born. 9 My mother as a waitress when she was
a lived b have lived a student.
5 Peter all his exams so far. a worked b has worked
a has passed b passed 10 each other before?
a Have you met b Did you meet

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple
or the Past Perfect Simple.
1 Everyone (eat) by the time we (arrive).
2 Toby (not get) lost because I (give) him
our address.
3 you (know) how to make pasta after you
(take) a cooking course?
4 Garry (clean) the house before you
(come) home?
5 They (leave) before we (have) a chance
to say goodbye.
6 Martha (feel) cold because she (not bring)
a coat.
3 Write sentences with the words below. Use the Past Simple, Present Perfect Simple
or Past Perfect Simple.
1 By the time / the trip / end, / I / spend / everything / .

2 Robin / never / be / to Paris / .

3 I / not see / Jenny / at school / yesterday / .

4 Some students / already / finish / their tests / .

5 you / tell / your parents / about your mark / yet / ?

6 We / buy / this house / many years ago / .

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4 Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple,
the Present Perfect Simple or the Past Perfect Simple.
I1 (never / like) classical music, but my uncle
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(always / love) it. Last week, I 3
(agree) to go with him to a Mozart concert in an old church. When the musicians
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(begin) to play, I was amazed because they
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(sound) fantastic. Without knowing why, I actually
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(find) myself enjoying the music. Perhaps it was because
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I (never / hear) music in such a beautiful place, or maybe the
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concert my uncle (choose) was special. In any case, I was glad
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that I (decide) to go with him. Since the concert, I
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(change) my mind about classical music, but I
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(not listen) to any more Mozart yet!

5 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the meaning of the
original sentence.
1 I phoned Jason a moment ago. (just)

2 The last time Terry was in London was in 2015. (been)

3 How long has Lara known Stuart? (meet)

4 Alice packed her bags and left immediately. (as soon as)

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