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Worksheet, Past tense, Present Perfect, Blackout, Interview 2012

Worksheet: Past Tense versus Present Perfect


1. Blackout – Fill in pasttense or present perfect.


Last Monday the overloaded generators of our city has broken (1. break) down. Since then we had (2. have) a complete blackout. The first day the children ate (3. eat) practically nothing but ice‑cream, because the deep‑ freezer in our supermarket stopped (4. stop) working, of course, and they gave (5. give) free ice-cream to everybody.

At home, no refrigerator! Since then we have eaten (6. eat) nothing but bread with soft butter and half‑melted cheese. No electric cooker! I have not (7. not have) a single cup of coffee or tea in three days. No elevator! I seldom walked (8. seldom walk) up and down so many stairs in my life.

No vacuum cleaner! My husband has just discovered (9. just discover) the usefulness of the old‑fashioned broom again. No dishwasher! You should have seen the mountain of dishes we have washed (10. wash) by hand yesterday ‑ with cold water, of course. But there are some advantages, too.

No TV! We have been all (11. all/be) astonished how often we had switched it on before. So we started (12. start) listening to the music and the news on the transistor radio again. And we went (13. go) back to reading in the evenings ‑ by candlelight, of course.


Put in past tense or present perfect.(L. = Lee, R.= reporter)


R.: How many records have you made (1. make) up to now, Lee?

L.: I have made (2. make) four so far.

R.: And when have you made (3. make) your first record?

L.: That has been (4 .be) five years ago.

R.: How old was you (5. you/be) then?

L.: I was (6. be) nineteen.

R.: Have you always wanted (7. want) to be a pop star? When have you learned (8. learn) to play the guitar?

L.: At school I just have been (9. be/not) interested in music. So I only have learned (10. learn) to play the guitar when I was (11. be) seventeen.

R.: And when have you first played (12. play) in public?

L.: Well, I joined (13. join) a group, "The Swingers", and we have played (14. play) at one or two clubs in Manchester about six years ago. We played not (15. play/not) very well, I'm afraid.

R.: So how have you got (16. get) on, when you started (17. start) on your own?

R.: Lee, is it true that your third wife, Lucilla, left (20. leave) you?

L.: No, it isn't. She left not (21. leave/not) me. We are very happy together.

R.: What are your plans for the future, Lee?

L.: Well, I have made (22. make) many plans. I'm going on a tour of Germany next year. I'm looking forward to that, because I have never been (23. be/never) there.

R.: Lee Oliver, thank you very much for this interview.


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