REVISION EXTENSION Past participles Present perfect v past simple 1 Complete the sentences with the past participle of 5 Complete the story with the correct form of these the verb in brackets. words. 1 I cant see Sheila. Where has she ____________ (go)? watch | ride | visit | snake | ago | emigrate | 2 Ive never ____________ (see) such a beautiful place. water | camp | careful | swimming 3 Have you ________________ (write) to Ben recently? 4 Hes __________________ (travel) all over the world. My best friend 1 ____________ to Australia last year. 5 Havent you ___________________ (hear) the news? I 2 ____________ him in his new house three weeks 3 6 Anna has _________________ (live) here all her life. ____________. He lives in Queensland, which is 7 Sorry, I think Ive _____________ (make) a mistake. famous for the Great Barrier Reef. Hes a very active 8 Its here, Sue. Ive _____________________ (find) it. person so we were always busy. I love 4 ____________ horses and all kinds of 5 ____________ sports like Present perfect sailing, 6 ____________ and scuba diving. We did all of that but the best thing for me was when we went 2 Re-order the words to make questions. 7 ____________ in the rainforest. It was fantastic! 1 been / you / ever / New Zealand / have / to / ? We loved 8 ____________ the wild parrots flying above _____________________________________________ us, although we had to be 9 ____________ we didnt 2 ever / a tattoo / you / had / have / ? step on any poisonous spiders or 10 ____________. _____________________________________________ 3 done / ever / housework / you / have / any / ? 6 Underline the correct words in the sentences. _____________________________________________ 1 Were good friends. I knew / ve known him for years. 4 your / has / teacher / you / about / complained / ever / ? 2 I went / ve been shopping yesterday. _____________________________________________ 3 She loves this house. She lived / s lived here since 5 all / you / studied / have / weekend / ever / ? she was a little girl. _____________________________________________ 4 He went / s been to university for four years and then he started working. 3 Complete the sentences with for or since. 5 I didnt see / havent seen her for years. Id love to 1 Ive lived in the same city _________ I was born. know what shes doing now. 2 Caroline hasnt seen Joe _________ a long time. 6 The line is still engaged. How long have they been / 3 Shes had the same car _________ she was 19. were they on the phone? 4 Weve known each other _________ we were children. been and gone 5 I havent eaten chocolate _______ more than a week. 7 Complete the sentences with been or gone. 6 Theyve been there _________ over three hours. 1 Ive never _________ to a recording studio in my life. Present perfect v past simple 2 He wont be long. Hes just _________ to get a coffee. 3 There you are! Where have you _________? 4 Underline the correct words in the dialogue. 4 Have you _________ on holiday this year? A: Paul, where 1 did / has Emilia gone? 5 Shes _________ out for lunch shell be back in half B: I think shes 2 gone / went to the shops. an hour. A: Has she 3 took / taken Brenda? 6 Ive _________ to the doctor and she gave me some B: I 4 didnt / havent see Brenda. medicine. A: OK, did she 5 go / gone long ago? 7 Wheres Andy? Has he _________ out? B: Not long. She 6 left / gone about half an hour ago. A: Thanks, Paul. When you see her, tell her Ive 7 went / gone to work.
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