Present perfect x simple past I Complete the conversations: 1. Mike: This car is filthy. I haven’t been to the car wash for about a year. Tom: What! You mean it’s twelve months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to the car wash? 2. Laura: I haven’t used my camera recently. June was the last time I took a photo. Trevor: Really? I’m surprised you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June. 3. Rachel: I haven’t seen Andrew for weeks. Daniel: Nor me. It’s . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . him. 4. Tom: What about a game of cards? We haven’t played since your birthday. David: Really? You mean my birthday . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cards? 5. Emma: I feel terrible. It’s three days since I ate anything. Vicky: What did you say? You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . three days? II Things that have happened today are on the radio and TV news. Give the news using the Present Perfect and Past Simple. ex. the Prime Minister / visit Luton University / speak to students there / earlier today . .The PM has visited Luton University; he spoke to the students there earlier today. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 the train drivers / go on strike / stop work / at twelve o’clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 the Queen / arrive in Toronto / fly there / in an RAF aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 two men / escape from Parkhurst Prison / get away / during the night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 the actor Howard Bates / die in a car accident / his car / crash into a wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Linda Jones / win the women’s marathon / run it / in 2 hours 27 minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ KEY Ex. I 1 since you were last 2 haven’t taken any photos 3 it’s (been) ages since I last saw 4 was the last time we played 5 haven’t eaten for Ex. II 1 have gone on; stopped 2 has arrived; flew 3 have escaped; got away 4 has died; crashed 5 has won; ran