Question

Past simple or present perfect? Use the correct form of the verbs given to
complete the conversation.

René: Alex! What a surprise! I haven’t seen you for months.
Last time we........(meet) , you.........(be) about to go to Italy.

Alex: That’s right, yeah. I .........(go) there to retrain the sales staff at our main subsidiary.

René: Mm. What was that like?

Alex: Interesting, but tough. I’m not sure I ............(recover) from the recover experience yet.

René: Really? What ........(happen)?

Alex: Well, one of the guys in the team ......(reject) anything that .........( look) like a new idea.

René: I suppose that’s what you call ‘resistance to change’.

Alex: Yeah, exactly. And now to make things worse he..........(drop out) of the team.

René: Well, not a big loss, from what you’re saying.

Alex: Mm, you’re probably right. Anyway. What about you?
I’ve no idea what you .........(be) up to.

René: Guess what! I ..........(change) my job!

Alex: What? You ......(quit) Klintel? I don’t believe you!

René: Yep! I ........ (be) with Orseca since January.

Alex: Oh, I know Orseca. Everyone says it’s the place to be.

René: I certainly don’t regret my decision. Since I ..........(start) working for them, I feel a lot better. And I ......... (take up) skydiving!

Answer 1

René: Alex! What a surprise! I haven’t seen you for months.
Last time we met, you were about to go to Italy.

Alex: That’s right, yeah. I went there to retrain the sales staff at our main subsidiary.

René: Mm. What was that like?

Alex: Interesting, but tough. I’m not sure I have recovered from the recover experience yet.

René: Really? What happened?

Alex: Well, one of the guys in the team rejected anything that looked like a new idea.

René: I suppose that’s what you call ‘resistance to change’.

Alex: Yeah, exactly. And now to make things worse he dropped out of the team.

René: Well, not a big loss, from what you’re saying.

Alex: Mm, you’re probably right. Anyway. What about you?
I’ve no idea what you were up to.

René: Guess what! I changed my job!

Alex: What? Did You quit Klintel? I don’t believe you!

René: Yep! I have been with Orseca since January.

Alex: Oh, I know Orseca. Everyone says it’s the place to be.

René: I certainly don’t regret my decision. Since I started working for them, I feel a lot better. And I took up skydiving!