Transcription of Grammar Challenge - BBC
1 British Broadcasting Corporation 2007 Grammar Challenge Present perfect & past simple Practice activities BBC Learning english Grammar Challenge Grammar Challenge activities BBC Learning english Page 2 of Present perfect and past simple Exercise 1: Match the beginnings of these pieces of news to the correct endings. 1. She's just had a. on holiday. 2. We've just heard. b. engaged. 3. Andy and Helen have just got c. my toe! I'm always walking into things. 4. They've just announced d. my purse! 5. Someone's just stolen e. We passed our exams! 6. There's been f. a terrible train crash. 7. Ouch! I've just stubbed g. a baby boy. She's going to call him Andy. 8. He's gone h. this year's winners. BBC Learning english Grammar Challenge Grammar Challenge activities BBC Learning english Page 3 of Present perfect and past simple Exercise 2: Read the sentences and choose the one option (a or b) to completes the dialogues.
2 I A: (1)_____ you (2) _____ the new James Bond film? B: Yeah! I (3)_____ it ages ago when it first (4) _____ out. II A: Oh no! (5)_____ my wallet! B: When (6)_____ you last (7) _____ it? III A: (8)_____ just (9)_____ some new shoes. Do you like them? B: They're lovely. (10)_____they expensive? Options (1) Have /Did (2) saw / seen (3) ve seen / saw (4) came / has come (5) I lost / I've lost (6) Did / Have (7) Had / have (8) I've / I'm (9) buy / bought (10) have you bought / did you buy BBC Learning english Grammar Challenge Grammar Challenge activities BBC Learning english Page 4 of Present perfect and past simple Exercise 1: ANSWERS Match the beginnings of these pieces of news to the correct endings. 1. She's just had g. a baby boy. She's going to call him Andy. 2. We've just heard. e. We passed our exams! 3. Andy and Helen have just got b.
3 Engaged. 4. They've just announced h. this year's winners. 5. Someone's just stolen d. my purse! 6. There's been f. a terrible train crash. 7. Ouch! I've just stubbed c. my toe! I'm always walking into things. 8. He's gone a. on holiday. BBC Learning english Grammar Challenge Grammar Challenge activities BBC Learning english Page 5 of Present perfect and past simple Exercise 2: ANSWERS Read the sentences and choose the one option a - c which best completes the dialogue. I A: (1)_____ you (2) _____ the new James Bond film? B: Yeah! I (3)_____ it ages ago when it first (4) _____ out. II A: Oh no! (5)_____ my wallet! B: When (6)_____ you last (7) _____ it? III A: (8)_____ just (9)_____ some new shoes. Do you like them? B: They're lovely. (10)_____they expensive? ANSWERS (1) Have (2) seen (3) saw (4) came (5) I've lost (6) Did (7) have (8) I've (9) bought (10) did you buy
