IX. Use Past Indefinite or Present Perfect: A. 1. When you (to go) to the cinema last? – I’m afraid I (not to be) to the cinema for a few months. 2. I (to make) a report at the…

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IX. Use Past Indefinite or Present Perfect:

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs.

1. When did you go to the cinema last? – I’m afraid I haven't been to the cinema for a few months.

   • Explanation: "Did you go" is Past Indefinite because it refers to a specific point in the past. "Haven't been" is Present Perfect, indicating an experience that started in the past and continues to the present.

2. I made a report at the seminar on Monday. Have you made your report yet?

   • Explanation: "Made" is Past Indefinite because it refers to a specific time (Monday). "Have you made" uses Present Perfect to inquire about an action with relevance to the present.

3. Has anybody seen her today? – Yes, I saw her an hour ago.

   • Explanation: "Has seen" is Present Perfect, as it implies relevance to the current day. "Saw" is Past Indefinite because it indicates a specific time in the past (an hour ago).

4. Let’s go home, it is growing dark.

   • Explanation: "Is growing" uses the present continuous tense because it describes an ongoing action.

5. It was dark when we came home.

   • Explanation: Both "was" and "came" are in Past Indefinite describing completed actions at a specific past time.

6. Have you ever seen any plays by Alby? – Yes, I saw one last week.

   • Explanation: "Have you ever seen" is Present Perfect, and "saw" is Past Indefinite as it indicates a specific instance (last week).

7. Did your brother graduate from the University? – Yes, he graduated in May.

   • Explanation: "Did graduate" is Past Indefinite, while "graduated" is in the same past form.

8. I have passed my last examination.

   • Explanation: "Have passed" is Present Perfect, indicating the completion of the action relevant to the present.

9. I passed my English exam last week.

   • Explanation: "Passed" is in Past Indefinite, as it specifies when the action occurred.

10. Moscow has changed greatly for the last few years.

    • Explanation: "Has changed" uses Present Perfect, showing a state change that continues to the present.

11. They lived in Canada for a few years and then moved to Australia.

    • Explanation: Both "lived" and "moved" are in Past Indefinite, referring to completed actions in the past.

X. Use the correct tense forms.

A. Fill in the blanks:

1. Have you heard about Tom? He has been to England. Really? When did he go there? – He went there in July.

   • Explanation: "Has been" is Present Perfect, and "did he go" and "went" are Past Indefinite referring to specific past actions.

2. Have you seen Nora recently? - No, she has gone to Italy. - Really? But she was there last year. - Yes, but Italy is her favorite country. She goes there every year.

   • Explanation: "Have you seen" is Present Perfect, "has gone" is Present Perfect, "was" is Past Indefinite, and "is" and "goes" are in the present forms.

3. Mr. Smith worked in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.

   • Explanation: "Worked" is in Past Indefinite as it refers to a completed action.

4. Emily lives in Belfast. She has lived there all her life.

   • Explanation: "Has lived" is Present Perfect because it indicates a state that started in the past and continues to the present.

5. Bob and Alice have gone to Paris. - Have you ever been to Paris?

   • Explanation: "Have gone" is Present Perfect. "Have you ever been" also uses Present Perfect to ask about experiences.

6. When we were on holiday, the weather was awful.

   • Explanation: "Was" is Past Indefinite indicating a condition during a specific time.

7. The weather has been very nice recently, don’t you think?

   • Explanation: "Has been" is Present Perfect, indicating a state that has relevance now.

8. I don’t know Carol’s husband. I have never met him.

   • Explanation: "Have never met" is Present Perfect, expressing an experience relevant to the present.

9. Did you see Ann last week?

   • Explanation: "Did you see" is Past Indefinite, referring to a specific past time.

10. I was playing tennis when I was on holiday.

    • Explanation: "Was playing" is Past Continuous, indicating an ongoing action in the past during another past action (being on holiday).

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