The document contains 21 sentences with blanks that need to be filled in with verbs in parentheses in either the present perfect or past simple tense. The blanks relate to actions that characters have experienced or that have occurred, with context clues providing if the event took place in the past or has relevance to the present.

1. Complete the dialogues in Present Perfect or Past simple. Use the
verbs in brackets.
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1.- …………………(you/see) any good films lately? Yes, actually, I ………… (see) a
great movie last Saturday afternoon.
2.- How long …………. (Sonia/work) as a lawyer? She ………… (begin) two months
ago.
3.- ……………...(you/enjoy) your stay in Spain so far? Very much, but I ………..
(not like) the food at all. It ……………… (cook) with a lot of oil.
4.- My sister’s computer ……….. (stop) working this morning.
5.-Emily …………… (leave) her job at the hospital because she …............ (want) to travel round the world.
6.- Lucas …………. ( be) born in France but his parents ……..…. (take) him to Germany when he was 5 years old.
7.- Why ………………… (Patrick/decide) to sell his car? He …………… (spend) a lot of money on it and so he wants
to get rid of it.
8.- What ……………….. (the kids/eat) for lunch today? They …………. (have) lunch at school, so I don’t know.
9.- Martha ……………….. (arrive) home very tired yesterday. She ………….. (go) to bed straight away.
10.- The firemen ………………. (manage) to put out the fire pretty fast.
11.- Last year his father ……………….. (threaten) Paul to punish him if he failed any exams
12.-The thief ……………….….. (admit) having stolen the money from the safe.
13.-My brother ………………. (live) in Canada for ten years. He is visiting me for Christmas.
14. Helen ………….. (buy) a new printer but it ……………… (not be) very expensive.
15.-I …………. (leave) my calculator on the desk but someone …………. (take) it.
16.-The Spice Girls ……………. (bring) out their first record in 1996.
17.-Lucy’s baby ………………. (get) ill and she …………. (phone) the doctor last night.
18.-Steve …………...... (not go) hunting since last winter.
19.-I …………….. (meet) a famous writer last week in a London library.
20.-Brian and his friend Laura ……………….. (walk) around the streets of the city.
21.-Mr Milled ……………. (allow) his daughter to go to the party last Sunday.