A) use the simple past or the present perfect tense to fill in the blanks: what ………………………………………… (you / learn) since you ……………………. (come) here? how many friends ………………………………………. (you / make)? i hope you …………………………………… (already / meet) a lot of interesting people. last night my roommate and i ……………………….. (have) some free time, so we ………………………….. (go) to a show. i ………………………………….. (just / have) lunch, but i ……………………………… (not / have) lunch yesterday. who …………………………………. (write) the play “hamlet”? how many games …………………………………… (the team / win) so far this season? i don’t know carol’s husband. i ………………………………………. (never / meet) him. it ………………………………… (rain) a lot last week, but it …………………………… (not / rain) much so far this week. how many letters ……………………………………….. (you / write) since the beginning of the month? when we were on vacation, the weather ……………………………… (be) terrible. in her whole lifetime, mary …………………………………………… (never / see) snow. i don’t know where ammy is. …………………………………………you / see) her? when i ……………………………. (get) home last night, i ……………………….. (be) very tired and i …………………………… (go) straight to bed. your car looks very clean. ……………………………………. (you / wash) it? george …………………………………….. (not / be) very well last week. mr. clark …………………………… (work) in a bank for 15 years. then he gave it up.

What have (you / learnt) since you (came) here? How many friends have (you / made)? I hope you have (already / met) a lot of interesting people.
Last night my roommate and I (had) some free time, so we (went) to a show.
I have (just / had) lunch, but I did (not / have) lunch yesterday.
Who (wrote) the play “Hamlet”?
How many games has (the team / won) so far this season?
I don’t know Carol’s husband. I have (never / met) him.
It (rained) a lot last week, but it has (not / rained) much so far this week.
How many letters have (you / written) since the beginning of the month?
When we were on vacation, the weather (was) terrible.
In her whole lifetime, Mary has (never / seen) snow.
I don’t know where Ammy is. Have (you / seen) her? When I (got) home last night, I (was) very tired and I (went) straight to bed. Your car looks very clean. Have (you / washed) it?
George was not very well last week. Mr. Clark (worked) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.

1. Which is correct?

I made up that story.

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I made that story up.

2. Which is correct?

I drove to his house up.

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I drove up to his house.

3. Which is correct?

The police blew up the car.

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The police blew the car up.

4. Which is correct?

The thieves broke in at around midnight.

The thieves broke at around midnight in.

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5. Which is correct?

Are you going to come back later?

Are you going to come later back?

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6. Which is correct?

I was trying to speak, but he cut off me.

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I was trying to speak, but he cut me off.

7. Which is correct?

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I mix up those words all the time.

I mix those words up all the time.

8. Which is correct?

Thomas' grandfather passed away last month.

Thomas' grandfather passed last month away.

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9. Which is correct?

Pass out ( = distribute) these forms!

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Pass these forms out!

10. Which is correct?

We took after breakfast off.

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We took off (=left) after breakfast.

This is a boy. His name is Ben. He is 9. He is not very tall and thin. His head is not very big and his face is oval. Ben has got big blue eyes with long black lashes. His eyebrows are black too. His cheeks are rosy and his lips are red. He has got short straight nose, high forehead and small ears. His hair is fair, wavy and short. Ben’s chin is small. His mouth is not very big and his teeth are white. His legs and arms are not very long. He looks like his father. Ben is kind and smart. His hobby is reading.