1. complete the pairs of sentences. use the present perfect or the past simple in the other. 1. i (know) her for six years. i (know) him when i was at school. 2. he (live) in paris from 1997 to 2000. he (live) in new york since 2001. 3. where's pete? i (not see) him for ages. i (not see) pete last night. 4. we (be) at primary school from 1993 to 1998. we (be) in this class since september. 5. i (not watch) this video yet. i (not watch) a video at the weekend. 2. put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or in the present perfect. 1. i (never/ be) to the usa. i (want) to go there last summer but i couldn’t. 2. he (live) in this street all his life. 3. his father (come back) to london last sunday. 4. yan (write) a letter to nick two days ago. 5. he (send) his letter yesterday. 6. they (just/ buy) some postcards. 3. fill in last night, ever, ago, just, yet, always in the right place. 1. nick’s uncle went to russia 3 years. 2. mr. rambler has come back from belarus. 3. nick has wanted to visit belarus. 4. mr. rambler saw yan. 5. they haven’t visited this old castle. 6. have you been to england? 4. choose the correct option. 1. she has /‘s had a moped since she was 15. 2. we took /‘ve taken a taxi to town that morning. 3. we played /'ve played volleyball last night 4. i'm really hungry. i didn’t eat / haven’t eaten since last night. 5. they visited/ ‘ve visited colorado last summer