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1. Fill in the gaps using either the Present Perfect or the Simple Past (one verb is in the Past Perfect).

Last week I ___________ (meet) an old lady called Cindy. She _________ (be) eighty-two. She _________ (be) a beggar. She __________ (talk) to me and I _______________ (hear) the story of her entire life. I _________ (feel) so sad when she ____________(finish) it that I almost _________ (cry). As I ___________ (feel) sorry for her, I _____________ (give) Cindy some money.

This morning something wonderful and amazing __________ (happen) to me. I ____________ (meet) Cindy again, but, my goodness, she _________(be) different. She told me the following.

“Since you ___________ (give) me that money my life _________ (change) completely. With the money you _____________ (give) me I __________(buy) a lottery ticket and I ____________ (win). I _____________ (buy) myself a house where I’m living now. I _____________ (also buy) some new clothes, a TV set … you can’t imagine how happy I am!

I _________ (be) so astonished that I couldn’t even say a word. I __________(follow) her and … surprise! She ___________ (buy) me a yellow Ferrari.

2. Fill in the gaps using the following adverbs.

a) She is a cold, unfeeling woman, she has ________ showed any affection.

b) __________ her husband’s death, Anne has become a cold-blooded woman.

c) Paul doesn’t want to go to Paris as he has _________ been there.

d) They have been engaged __________ two months.

e) The young boy hasn’t eaten his dinner ___________.

f) I’ve __________ been a warm-hearted person. And you?

g) She has been laughing ________ ________ she saw that woman.

Key to exercises:

1. met, was, was, talked, heard, felt, finished, cried, felt, gave, happened, met, was, gave, has changed, gave, bought, won, bought, have also bought, was, followed, had bought

2. a) never

b) since

c) already

d) for

e) yet

f) always

g) ever since

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already – never – always – yet – ever – since - for

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