Упражнение 6. put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or in the present perfect. 1. i (have, just) ______ a nice pot of coffee. would you like a cup? 2. i (see, not) ______ steve this morning yet. 3. carol and i are old friends. i (know) ______ her since i (be) ______ a freshman in high school. 4. maria (have) ______ a lot of problems since she (come) ______ to this country. 5. i (go) ______ to paris in 2003 and 2006. 6. a car came round the corner and i (jump) ______ out of the way. 7. don’t throw the paper away because i (not to read) ______ it yet. 8. is jim going to eat lunch with us today? — no. he (eat) ______ (already).he (eat) ______ lunch an hour ago. 9. since we (start) ______ doing this exercise, we (complete) ______ some sentences. 10. i (be) ______ never to italy.

Ниже приведены правильные формы глаголов для данного упражнения. Краткая справка по правилам:

• Present Perfect используется, когда действие связано с настоящим моментом (есть слова-маркеры: just, yet, already, since, never) или время действия не указано.
• Past Simple используется, когда указано конкретное время в прошлом (например, in 2003, an hour ago) или речь идет о последовательности законченных действий.

Ответы к упражнению:

1. I have just had a nice pot of coffee. Would you like a cup?
2. I have not seen Steve this morning yet.
3. Carol and I are old friends. I have known her since I was a freshman in high school.

   Примечание: После союза since обычно используется Past Simple, а в главной части предложения — Present Perfect.

4. Maria has had a lot of problems since she came to this country.
5. I went to Paris in 2003 and 2006.
6. A car came round the corner and I jumped out of the way.

   Примечание: Это последовательность действий в прошлом.

7. Don’t throw the paper away because I have not read it yet.
8. Is Jim going to eat lunch with us today? — No. He has already eaten. He ate lunch an hour ago.
9. Since we started doing this exercise, we have completed some sentences.
10. I have never been to Italy.

Я могу составить для вас аналогичное упражнение для закрепления разницы между этими временами или объяснить любое из этих правил более подробно.