Question

7.12 Use the Past Simple or the Present Perfect instead of the verbs in brackets.
You may transform the sentences if necessary.
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1. At that time I ＿ (not know) Peterson. He was working at hospital as an ambulance driver. We ＿ (get) acquainted just because he ＿ ＿(move) into the flat next door. 2. They ＿ (recruit) him exactly on the day the war (break) out. 3. I first ＿ (see) this actress in a mediocre film in the 80s. I don't know how she ＿ (become) a worid-famous star. 4. This year none of the students ＿ (fail) the exam in Psychology. Last year it ＿ (be) a calamity for at least five ones. 5. Some of the participants of the hiking tour ＿ (fall) ill and we can't set out on time. 6. What kind of problem you ＿ (experience) while testing the equipment? 7. You ever ＿ (regret) your decision to leave the country for good? 8. I remember perfectly well that I ＿ (come) across this quotation for the first time when I ＿ (be) at the university. 9. Our university ＿ (be) among the best ones in the country over the last fifty-five years. 10. You ＿ (not fulfil) anything of what you ＿ (promise). 11. Why anyone m ＿ (not inform) me of the changes in the schedule? 12. They ＿ (make) the changes to the schedule a few days ago, but all these days you ＿ (not be) available on the phone. 13. More than thirty kilometres of new underground tunnels ＿ (appear) in Moscow recently. 14. Look! All the chickens but one (hatch) already, 15. How many times I ＿ ＿ (tell) you not to touch the socket? 16. You ＿ (not tell) me the news when I ＿ (call) you on Monday. What (happen)? 17. Look! There is a rescue team here! What ＿ (happen)? 18. I ＿ (apply) the detergent in the evening and now the blot ＿ (vanish). 19. You ＿ (take) anything for your toothache? - I ＿ (try) a lot of tablets, but nothing ＿ (help) yet. 20. How long you ＿ ＿ (have) your car? Are you satisfied with it?

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. Have you ever worked in a shop? 2. I worked at my uncle’s shop when I was younger. 3. It’s the first time I've been on a ship. 4. Ann is looking for her key. She can’t find it. She has lost her key. 5. How many symphonies did Beethoven compose? 6. Look! Somebody has spilled ink on the notebook. 7. Have you had a holiday this year yet? 8. Have you seen any good films recently? 9. He hasn't got any problems since he came here.