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1. Fill in the blanks using ever, never, just, already and yet.
a) Have you __________ been to London?
b) Do you hear the noise? The train has __________ arrived.
c) No, your cousin hasn't come to the party __________.
d) I have __________ realised how beautiful you are.
e) I am a very lucky person. I have __________ had nightmares.
f) Have you __________ seen such a big ant?
g) Your daughter has __________ returned home. You don't have to worry anymore.
h) Haven't you finished your food __________? No, I am still eating mom.
i) Would you like to have dinner with us? No thanks, I have __________ had dinner.
j) Have you __________ finished your homework?
2. Fill in the following sentences by using for or since.
a) He has been in prison __________ four years.
b) I haven't seen him for three years. It is because I haven't been there __________ I left school.
c) Our teacher has been very ill __________ the last month.
d) I haven't phoned him __________ a week.
e) He has been the principal of our school __________ 1988.
3. Put the words in the correct order to form questions, then answer them.
a) you/eat a/banana/today?
b) you/catch/the bus/to school/this morning?
c) you/visit/your grandparents/ last weekend?

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d) your friend/send/you/a text message/today?
e) you and your friends/go/to the cinema/last night?
4. Present perfect or past simple?
a) Sam (arrive) ________________ in San Diego a week ago.
b) My best friend and I (know) ________________each other for over fifteen years. We still get
together once a week.
c) Stinson is a fantastic writer. He (write) ________________ten very creative short stories in the last
year. One day, he'll be as famous as Hemingway.
d) I (have, not) ________________ this much fun since I (be) ________________ a kid.
e) Listen Donna, I don't care if you (miss) ________________ the bus this morning. You (be)
________________ late to work too many times. You are fired!
f) Sam is from Colorado, which is hundreds of miles from the coast, so he (see, never)
________________ the ocean. He should come with us to Miami.
g) Jonny, I can't believe how much you (change) ________________ since the last time I (see)
________________ you.
h) This mountain (be, never) ________________ climbed by anyone. Several mountaineers (try)
________________ to reach the top, but nobody (succeed, ever) ________________. The climb is
extremely difficult and many people (die) ________________ trying to reach the summit.
5. Translate the following sentences into English.
a) Ellos nunca han ido al teatro.
b) Ya hemos leído este libro.
c) ¿Has viajado alguna vez en avión?
d) Él no me ha escrito una carta todavía.
e) Clara acaba de desayunar.

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 Textbook: Spark 2
 Grammar Bank: never, just, already, yet
 Grammar Bank: since, for
 English Page
 English Anita