Grammar: Past simple vs present perfect p. 93

Watch the video to revise the rule and then do the exercise. Choose the correct alternative.

1 Last week the Wenders ________ a new TV set for the living room.
2 ________ Mary? I need to speak to her.
3 We ________ the garage twice this month.
4 ________ fun when he was on holidays?
5 I ________ my room yet.
6 Five years ago they ________ to another part of the city.
7 You ________ the washing-up yesterday.
8 He ________ painting the walls of the kitchen recently.

Choose the correct alternative.

1 Where have you ________? It's really late!
2 Jacob has ________ to Mark's to do some homework. He's coming back at 7 p.m.
3 They're not at home because they've ________ to Boston to visit some relatives.
4 Camilla has ________ to the Art Museum ten times.
5 No, I'm sorry you can't speak to Tom he's ________ to the mountains on a day trip.
6 I've ________ to that restaurant before and I can tell you the food is really good.

Choose the correct alternative to complete Tallulah's blog. Make any changes you need and use it for your oral production.
There's a place in my house that I really love: it's my living room. It's very big and bright because it's got three windows and ________ that makes it even bigger in the summer, when we leave the windows open. The ________ are simple and modern: there's a beige sofa in front of the TV, two armchairs, a beige and red ________ on the floor and some cupboards. What do I usually do in my living room? First, I can say I ________ TV here, never in other rooms of the house. I enjoy sitting on the sofa also to read, surf the Internet or relax. Oh, I ________ that sometimes I throw small parties for friends in my living room. Yesterday I ________ with my mum on the sofa while having a cup of tea, then we ________ a podcast about the history of music (we both love music!). My parents and I ________ to change anything in this room – we like it the way it is!