We bought a new car last week. (not we have bought)
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Exercises
19.1 Look at the pictures. What has happened? Use the present perfect. Choose from:
close the door fall down go to bed stop raining take a shower wash her car
UNIT
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1.
before
now
2.
before
now
before
now
before
now
5.
before
now
6.
before
now
She has washed her car
He
They
It
He
The
19.2 Rewrite the sentences that have underlined verbs. Use the present perfect.
1. Lee Ming isn't here. He went home. He has gone home
2. I don't need to call them. I wrote them a letter.
3. Karen's not coming to the party. She broke her arm.
4. My brother and his wife don't live here anymore. They moved to Seattle.
5. I made a big mistake..
6. I lost my wallet..
Did you see it anywhere?
7. Did you hear?
Mark got married!
Now rewrite these present perfect sentences in the simple past.
8. I've done the shopping. I did the shopping
9. Brian has taken my bike again without asking..
10. Have you told your friends the good news?
11. We haven't paid the electric bill.
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