Question

Упражнение 5. Перепишите предложения, используя Present Perfect or the Past Simple.

1. This scientist … (write) a lot of books. He … (write) his first one in 2001.
2. … you … (ever see) a film as good as that?
3. I … (never travel) to the USA. What about you? When … (you go) there?
4. He … (live) in Manchester for eight years, and he wants to move to another place.
5. She … (live) in Manchester for two years, and then in 2003 she … (move) to London.
6. We … (meet) Jane and Alan two years ago. How long … (you know) them?

Answer 1

1. This scientist has written a lot of books. He wrote his first one in 2001.

2. Have you ever seen a film as good as that?

3. I have never travelled to the USA. What about you? When did you go there?

4. He has lived in Manchester for eight years, and he wants to move to another place.

5. She lived in Manchester for two years, and then in 2003 she moved to London.

6. We met Jane and Alan two years ago. How long have you known them?

Примечание:

Past Simple – это прошедшее время, оно сообщает о том, что уже закончилось. 

Present Perfect – настоящее время, оно повествует о том, что началось в прошлом и еще не закончилось или закончилось, но имеет связь с настоящим.

(В контексте предложений есть подсказки:in 2001, ever,never, When,for eight years,for two years, in 2003,two years ago, How long...)