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    The document discusses the past simple and present perfect tenses. [1] It provides examples of sentences using these tenses and asks the reader to complete them correctly. [2] It then underlines the correct verb form in sentences using both tenses. [3] Finally, it asks the reader to complete an email using these verb forms. The email is about a girl attending a science summer camp and discusses her experiences there.

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    The document discusses the past simple and present perfect tenses. [1] It provides examples of sentences using these tenses and asks the reader to complete them correctly. [2] It then underlines the correct verb form in sentences using both tenses. [3] Finally, it asks the reader to complete an email using these verb forms. The email is about a girl attending a science summer camp and discusses her experiences there.

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    The document discusses the past simple and present perfect tenses. [1] It provides examples of sentences using these tenses and asks the reader to complete them correctly. [2] It then underlines the correct verb form in sentences using both tenses. [3] Finally, it asks the reader to complete an email using these verb forms. The email is about a girl attending a science summer camp and discusses her experiences there.

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    PAST SIMPLE & PRESENT PERFECT

    1. Complete the sentences using the verbs in parentheses. Use the present perfect where possible. Otherwise use the past simple.

    1. I can’t log onto the site. I __’ve forgotten_______ (forget) my password.


    2. The box is empty now. Somebody _______________________ (eat) all the chocolates.
    3. I was supposed to bring the movie yesterday, but I _____________________________ (leave) it at home.
    4. Beverly _______________________________ (go) to the store for some bread, but she’s back at work now.
    5. “Is everything ok?”
    “Yes. I ________________________________ (stub) my toe earlier, but it’s fine now.”
    6. Can you call an ambulance? I _________________________________ (break) my leg.

    2. Underline the correct verb form:

    1. Paul wrote/ has written some letters since this morning.


    2. Were you ever / Have you ever been to Holland?
    3. The light just went/ has just gone off.
    4. Mel gave/ has given me a nice birthday present last year.
    5. I can see Pam. She just parked/has just parked in front of the supermarket.
    6. My sister was born/ has been born in 2009.
    7. My brother didn’t write/ hasn’t written to us since he moved/has moved to Italy last month.
    8. Did you meet/Have you met Dan yesterday?
    9. The headmaster just complained/ has just complained about Ted’s behaviour.
    10. I broke/have broken my arm last summer when I fell/have fallen down the stairs.

    3. Complete the email with the past simple or present perfect of the verb in parentheses.

    Hi there Mom and Dad!!

    I 1) __________________ (not / be) sure about the Girl's Science Summer Camp when I first heard about it, but I 2)
    __________________ (have) the most amazing time since I got here! And to think that it wasn’t so long ago that I 3)
    __________________ (pack) my bags and 4) __________________ (kiss) you goodbye! Two weeks down and three to go!

    Every day we have new guest speakers and the talks 5) __________________ (be) fascinating so far, at least until yesterday when Neil
    Degrasse Tyson 6) __________________ (have) to cancel because of a cancelled flight. Our camp leaders then 7)
    __________________ (decide) to bring us to the laboratory, and we 8) __________________ (make) eggshell geode crystals instead.
    Well, you know that I 9) __________________ (do) a lot of different experiments in my life, but this one 10) __________________ (be)
    truly cool, and unlike my chemistry experiments gone wrong, nothing 11) __________________ (explode)!!!

    The world of science sure 12) __________________ (change) a lot in the last few years! 13) __________________ (you / hear) about
    the discovery of water on Mars? Last August the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter 14) __________________ (use) an imaging
    spectrometer and
    15) __________________ (detect) signs of hydrated minerals. This confirmed what NASA 16) __________________ (long / suspect)!!!
    We 17) __________________ (learn) so much about our Solar System since we first 18) __________________ (land) on the Moon and
    these are things that 19) __________________ (seem) impossible to study just one hundred years back!

    This 20) __________________ (be) such an amazing opportunity and I love every minute!

    Lots of love,
    Rebecca

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