41 the present perfect and the simple past • peg 175-7, 182-9 1 where is tom? - (not see) him today, but he (tell) mary that he'd be in for dinner. 2 i (buy) this in bond street. -how much you (pay) for it? ~ i (pay) ј100. 3 where you (find) this knife? -i (find) it in the garden. -why you (not leave) it there? 4 i (lose) my black gloves. you (see) them anywhere? -no, i'm afraid i when you last (wear) them? - i (wear) them at the theatre last'night. -perhaps you (leave) them at the theatre. 5 do you know that lady who just (leave) the shop? ~ yes, that is miss thrift. is she a customer of yours? - not exactly. she (be) in here several times but she never (buy) anything. 6 he (leave) the house at 8.00. ~ where he (go)? - i (not see) where he (go). 7 he (serve) in the first world war. -when that war (begin)? -it (begin) in 1914 and (last) for four years. 8 who you (vote) for at the last election? -i (vote) for mr pitt. - he (not be) elected, (be) he? -no, he (lose) his deposit. 9 you (like) your last job? - i (like) it at first but then i (quarrel) with my employer and he (dismiss) me. - how long you (be) there? ~ i (be) there for two weeks. 10 i (not know) that you (know) mrs pitt. how long you (know) her? -i (know) her for ten years. 11 that is mr minus, who teaches me mathematics, but he (not have) time to teach me much. i only (be) in his class for a week. 12 you (hear) his speech on the radio last night? -yes, i . . - what you (think) of it? 13 i (not know) that you (be) here. you (be) here long? -yes, i (be) here two months. — you (be) to the cathedral? ~ yes, i (go) there last sunday. 14 you ever (try) to give up smoking? - yes, i (try) last year, but then i (find) that i was getting fat so i (start) again. 15 you (see) today's paper? - no, anything interesting (happen)? yes, two convicted murderers (escape) from the prison down the road. 16 mary (feed) the cat? - yes, she (feed) him before lunch. ~ what she (give) him? -she (give) him some fish. 17 how long you (know) your new assistant? -i (know) him for two years. — what he (do) before he (come) here? -i think he (be) in prison. 18 i (not see) your aunt recently. - no. she (not be) out of her house since she (buy) her colour tv. 19 the plumber (be) here yet? - yes, but he only (stay) for an hour. - what he (do) in that time? - he (turn) off the water and (empty) the tank. 20 where you (be)? i (be) out in a yacht. - you (enjoy) it? - yes, very much. we (take) part in a race. - you (win)? ~ no, we (come) in last. 21 how long that horrible monument (be) there? - it (be) there six months. lots of people (write) to the town council asking them to take it away but so far nothing (be) done. 22 i just (be) to the film war and peace. you (see) it? -no, is it like the book? - i (not read) the book. - i (read) it when i (be) at school. - when tolstoy (write) it? - he (write) it in 1868. - he (write) anything else? 23 hannibal (bring) elephants across the alps. -why he (do) that? - he (want) to use them in battle. 24 where you ( i (be) to the dentist. ~ he (take) out your bad tooth? - yes, he . . - it ( yes, horribly. 25 she (say) that she'd phone me this morning, but it is now 12.30 and she (not phone) yet. 26 i just (receive) a letter saying that we (not pay) this quarter's electricity bill. i (not give) you the money for that last week? ~ yes, you . . but i'm afraid i (spend) it on something else. 27 how long you (be) out of work? - i'm not out of work now. i just (start) a new job. - how you (find) the job? - i (answer) an advertisement in the paper. 28 you (finish) checking the accounts? -no, not quite. i (do) about half so far. 29 i (cut) my hand rather badly. have you a bandage? -i'll get you one. how it (happen)? - i was chopping some wood and the axe (slip). 30 how you (get) that scar? - i (get) it in a car accident a year ago. 31 you (meet) my brother at the lecture yesterday? -yes, we (have) coffee together afterwards. • 32 he (lose) his job last month and since then he (be) out of work. -why he (lose) his job? - he (be) very rude to mr pitt.
teach me much. I haveonly been in his class for a week.
12 Did you (hear) his speech on the radio last night? -Yes, I did. - What did you (think) of it?
13 I di not know that you were here. Have you (been here long?-Yes, I've been here
for two months. — Have you (been to the Cathedral? ~ Yes, I went there last Sunday.
14 Have you ever (tried to give up smoking? - Yes, I (tried last year, but then I (found)
that I was getting fat so I (started) again.
15 Have you (seen today's paper? - No, has anything interesting (happened)? - Yes, two convicted murderers have escaped from the prison down the road.
16 Has Mary (fed) the cat ?- Yes, she (fed) him before lunch. ~ What did she (give) him? -She (gave) him some fish.
17 How long have you (known your new assistant? - I have known him for two years. — What did he (do) before he (came) here? - I think he was in prison.
18 I have not seen your aunt recently. - No. She has not been out of her house since
she (bought her colour TV.
19 Has the plumber (been here yet? - Yes, but he only (stayed for an hour. - What did he (do in that time? - He (turned off the water and (emptied the tank.
20 Where have you (been? I was out in a yacht. - Did you (enjoy) it? - Yes, very much. We (took) part in a race. Did you (win)?~ No, we (came) in last.
21 How long has that horrible monument (been there?- It has been there six months. Lots of people have written) to the Town Council asking them to take it away but so far nothinghas been done.
22 I have just (been to the film War and Peace. Have you (seen it? - No, I haven't Is it like the book? - I (did not read) the book. - I (read) it when I was at school. -
When did Tolstoy (write) it? - He (wrote) it in 1868. - Did he (write) anything else?
23 Hannibal (broght elephants across the Alps. - Why did he (do) that? - He (wanted to use them in battle.
24 Where have you (been?- I have been to the dentist. ~ Did he (take) out your bad tooth? - Yes, he did. - Did it (hurt)?- Yes, horribly.
25 She (said that she'd phone me this morning, but it is now 12.30 and she
has not phoned yet.
26 I have just (received a letter saying that we have not paid this quarter's electricity bill. Didn't I give) you the money for that last week? ~ Yes, you did. but I'm afraid I have spent it on something else.
27 How long have you (been out of work? - I'm not out of work now. I have just (started a new job. - How did you (find) the job? - I (answered an advertisement in the paper.
28 Have you (finished checking the accounts? -No, not quite. I have done about half so far.
29 I have cut my hand rather badly. Have you a bandage?- I'll get you one. How
did it (happen)? - I was chopping some wood and the axe (slipped.
30 How did you (get) that scar? - I (got) it in a car accident a year ago.
31 Did you (meet) my brother at the lecture yesterday? -Yes, I did We (had
coffee together afterwards.
32 He (lost his job last month and since then he has been out of work. - Why did he
(lose) his job? - He was very rude to Mr Pitt.