Past Simple / Present Perfect Simple
A Choose the correct answer.
B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or the Present Perfect Simple.
C Correct the error in each of the sentences.
D Complete the passage with suitable words.
5. Mr Brown already left the office. ............................................................................
6. We haven’t been abroad since a year. ............................................................................
7. The lesson has started ten minutes ago. ............................................................................
8. Did she just leave? ............................................................................
I 1.............................. always been very fit and healthy, and I have 2.............................. had a serious illness. However, a couple of weeks 3.............................. , I caught the flu. I must admit that until then, I 4.............................. not realised just how unpleasant the flu could be. I had a high temperature for nearly a week, and my whole body hurt. I don’t think I have 5.............................. felt so miserable. It’s taking me ages to get my strength back. It really bothers me that I haven’t had enough energy to play football 6..............................
I got ill. In fact, I have 7.............................. been to the doctor to ask if it’s normal to feel weak for so long. He says I’ll soon feel better. Apparently I’m lucky. For some people, especially the old and the weak, the flu can be very serious. Doctors have tried 8.............................. years to find a cure for the flu, but they haven’t found one 9............................... . Fortunately, researchers have developed a vaccine which gives effective protection against the disease. According to my doctor, most of his elderly patients have 10.............................. received their flu shots.