)past simple or present perfect ex. 1. use the correct tense form (past simple or present perfect) of the verbs in brackets. 1. - would you like tea or coffee? – no, thanks, i just (have*) dinner. i’m not hungry. 2. - … you (mail) the letter? 3. - … you (finish) your work yesterday? – yes, we (manage) a lot. 4. - … your friend (see*) john lately? – yes, he … (see*) him not long ago. he … (look) excited. 5. where you … (be*) all this morning? it’s nearly midday now. 6. he … (go*) to africa about a month ago. yesterday i … (get*) a letter from him. 7. where you … (be) this morning? i called you several times before noon. 8. she’s a great traveler: she … (visit) almost 30 countries. 9. i once … (meet*) an old man called jack peterson. 10. who … (discover) america? 11. do you know that miranda … (give*) birth to a girl? 12. lots of things … (happen) recently: robert … (get*) married. he … (marry) linda from main street a fortnight ago. 13. i already … (do*) a lot in my life: i … (write*) 7 books and numerous articles, i … (plant) a garden. i also … (travel) to italy and greece a year ago where i … (meet*) very many interesting people. 14. last month i … (fly*) to a friend of mine in los angeles. he … (be*) delighted to see me. 15. barbara … (phone) you yet? she … (come*) back home yet? 16. when … it (rain) here last time? it … (not rain) here for ages. 17. tchaikovsky … (compose) so many wonderful ballets and operas. … you ever (listen) to his famous “iolanta”?
