Question

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B. Past simple or present perfect?
1. Alex looks sad. He must (hear) some bad news. 2. Richard and Paul (not attend) any parties since they (come) back home. 3. Jane (catch) a bad cold last weekend. She (be) ill several times this term. 4. Pat (play) a lot of tennis in the last two months. 5. This is the first time Miss Ross (arrive) in Germany. 6. Alex is an artist. He (draw) three beautiful land- scapes recently. Last week he (draw) a small seascape. 7. - You (buy) the dictionary I (tell) you about? Yes. When you (buy) it? 8. So far Jill (sew) three nice blouses. 9. I (know) Archy all my life. I (get) acquainted with him when we (be) four. 10. Paul Newman says he (see) snow for the first time last February. He says he never (see) snow before. 11. Bruce (wear) his new fashionable tie only once since he (buy) it. He (wear) it to our party last Saturday night. 12. Kathy just (phone). She wants you to phone her back. 13. The 2004 Olympics (be) in Athens, Greece. 14. The information technology revolution (transform) our lives in many ways, mak- ing it easier to communicate with each other. ​

Answer 1

1. Alex looks sad. He must have heard some bad news. (past participle)

2. Richard and Paul have not attended any parties since they came back home. (present perfect for action started in the past and continuing up to the present)

3. Jane caught a bad cold last weekend. She has been ill several times this term. (past simple for a completed action and present perfect for a past action with a present result)

4. Pat has played a lot of tennis in the last two months. (present perfect for a completed action with a result in the present)

5. This is the first time Miss Ross has arrived in Germany. (present perfect for a past action with a present result)

6. Alex is an artist. He has drawn three beautiful landscapes recently. Last week he drew a small seascape. (present perfect for a completed action with a result in the present and past simple for a completed action in the past)

7. You bought the dictionary I told you about? Yes. When did you buy it? (past simple for a completed action in the past)

8. So far Jill has sewn three nice blouses. (present perfect for a completed action with a result in the present)

9. I have known Archy all my life. I got acquainted with him when we were four. (present perfect for a past action with a present result and past simple for a completed action in the past)

10. Paul Newman says he saw snow for the first time last February. He says he never saw snow before. (past simple for a completed action in the past)

11. Bruce has worn his new fashionable tie only once since he bought it. He wore it to our party last Saturday night. (present perfect for a completed action with a result in the present and past simple for a completed action in the past)

12. Kathy just phoned. She wants you to phone her back. (past participle)

13. The 2004 Olympics were in Athens, Greece. (past simple for a completed action in the past)

14. The information technology revolution has transformed our lives in many ways, making it easier to communicate with each other. (present perfect for an action started in the past and continuing up to the present)