Use the appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets (present perfect or past simple) to complete the sentences.before doing the task see grammar reference 1)why jason(not to come) to school? 2)you (have ) a nice time last saturday ? i (do). that (be) an excellent party we (have) then. 3)i'd love to go to america. no wonder. it's a very interesting country. you (be) there? yes, i (be) there 3 years ago. 4)do you often come to this disco? no, this is the first time i(come) here. 5)i really love this cake. it's the nicest cake i never (have) 6)you (be) to france? yes, i (have). i (be) there twice. you (like) it? yes, it (be) super! 7)they don't have a car any longer. they (sell) it. they (sell) it the order day. 8)go and wash your face and hands. but i already (wash) them. sorry, your face is still dirty. 9)you (do) the shopping? you (buy) everything? no, i'm sorry. i (forget) to take the shopping list. 10)you (eat) all the sandwiches? yes, i (be) so hungry!

Here are the completed sentences using the Present Perfect (have/has + V3) for actions connected to the present or life experience, and the Past Simple (V2) for finished actions at a specific time in the past. Completed Sentences

1. Why hasn't Jason come to school?
   (The result is important in the present.)
2. Did you have a nice time last Saturday? I did. That was an excellent party we had then.
   (Refers to a specific finished time: "last Saturday" and "then".)
3. I’d love to go to America. No wonder. It’s a very interesting country. Have you been there? Yes, I was there 3 years ago.
   (The first part asks about life experience; the second specifies a time: "3 years ago".)
4. Do you often come to this disco? No, this is the first time I have come here.
   (The structure "This is the first time..." always requires the Present Perfect.)
5. I really love this cake. It’s the nicest cake I have ever had.
   (Note: "ever" is typically used instead of "never" in superlatives to mean "in my life up to now".)
6. Have you been to France? Yes, I have. I have been there twice. Did you like it? Yes, it was super!
   (Experience is Present Perfect; the specific feeling/opinion about the visit is Past Simple.)
7. They don’t have a car any longer. They have sold it. They sold it the other day.
   (The first part shows a present result; the second specifies a time: "the other day".)
8. Go and wash your face and hands. But I have already washed them. Sorry, your face is still dirty.
   (The action happened recently and is relevant now.)
9. Have you done the shopping? Have you bought everything? No, I’m sorry. I forgot to take the shopping list.
   (The result of the shopping is relevant now, but the act of forgetting happened at a specific point in the past.)
10. Have you eaten all the sandwiches? Yes, I was so hungry!
    (The result—the sandwiches are gone—is present; the state of being hungry was in the past.)

Grammar Summary Table

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