Events in factories and firms
B. Put these words in the correct order to make sentences giving news for
a company report. Use present perfect or simple past tense.
1. close / factory / Atlanta
They closed the factory in Atlanta
2. start / exporting / Japan
I have started Exporting in Japan
3. start / exporting / New Zealand / last year
I started exporting in new Zealand last year
4. sell / food processing business / in February
She has sold the food processing business in february
5. fire / 10,000 employees / in 2009
The factory fired 10,000 employes in 2009
6. buy / new travel business
I bought a new travel business
7. Make / course of pants
She made a course of pants
8. Watch/ every day/ tv
You watched tv every day
9. read / message / last nigh
I read your message last night
10. See / movie / four times
I have seen movie four times
EXTRA EXERCISES ABOUT PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST
SIMPLE
A. Choose the correct sentence or phrase for the situation:
e.g. Susie: …well what about yesterday?
a) Alex: Well, I haven’t done anything special.
b) Alex: Well, I didn’t do anything special.
Susie: That’s a pity.
1. Teresa: Can you come to the pub?
a) Mary: No, I’ve just washed my hair.
b) Mary: No, I washed my hair.
Teresa: What a shame, maybe you can join us later.
2. Juan: Why couldn’t you come to the pub last week?
a) Alice: I’ve washed my hair.
b) Alice: I washed my hair.
Juan: What a shame, maybe you can join us this week.
3. Mathew: I love travelling.
a) Francesca: Really? Have you ever been to Paris?
b) Francesca: Really? Did you ever go to Paris?
Mathew: Oh yes, several times.
4. Satoshi: I lived in the south of France for a year.
a) Bob: Really? Have you ever been to Paris?
b) Bob: Really? Did you ever go to Paris?
Satoshi: Oh yes, several times.
5. Ivan: That’s my fiancée.
a) Michael: Really? How long have you been engaged?
b) Michael: Really? How long were you engaged?
Ivan: Oh, quite a long time.
6. Carrie: That’s my ex-fiancée.
a) Roger: Really? How long have you been engaged?
b) Roger: Really? How long were you engaged?
Carrie: Oh, quite a long time.
B. Match the beginning of a sentence, with its correct ending, a or b.
1. We got married a. since 1986.
2. We’ve been married b. in 1986.
3. Dinosaurs a. lived in many parts of the world.
4. Many of today’s diplomats b. have lived in many parts of the world.
5. The arrival of Don Cortés a. has had a dramatic effect in the modern world.
6. The invention of computers b. had a dramatic effect on the old Aztec world.
7. This is the first time a. we met.
8. That was the first time b. we’ve met.
C. Match each statement with the person who you think said it.
1. I’ve been married for six years. a. divorcee
2. I was married for six years. b. husband
3. I flew planes every day for thirty years. a. retired airline pilot
4. I’ve flown planes every day for thirty years. b. airline pilot
5. How long did you know Josh? a. guest at wedding
6. How long have you known Josh? b. guest at funeral
7. My mother told me not to see him again. a. eighty-year-old
8. My mother has told me not to see him again b. eighteen-year-old
