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7  Complete each sentence with the present perfect or the simple past form of the verb in
                         parentheses. Use the time of speaking to help you.

                         Time of Speaking:

                         1.              I  haven’t seen                (not see) George this morning.

                         2.              I                              (not see) George this morning.
                         3.                                            (you / talk) to Julia this morning?

                         4.                                            (you / talk) to Julia this morning?

                         5.                Lin                            (answer) the phone three times this afternoon.

                         6.              Lin                              (answer) the phone three times this afternoon.

                         7.              I                              (eat) two bowls of cereal this morning.

                         8.              I                              (eat) two bowls of cereal this morning.



                   PRACTICE


                     8  READ & WRITE. Read the information about two science fiction movies. Then complete the
                         paragraphs with the present perfect or the simple past form of the verbs in parentheses.


                             Science Fiction and Real Life

                             Science fiction movies sometimes predict the future. We looked at some science
                             fiction movies and asked the question: What has happened in real life?
                              Movie #1: Blade Runner (1982)         Place and Time: Los Angeles, California, 2019

                             In the movie:
                                 In the 1982 movie Blade Runner, people in Los Angeles speak a combination of
                             European and Asian languages.

                             What has happened in real life?
                                 The number of Spanish speakers in the Los Angeles area (1)

                             (increase) rapidly since 1980. At that time, the city (2)             (be) home to
                             1.5 million Spanish speakers. Now, that number (3)                  (grow) to over

                             3.5 million. In 2012, students in Los Angeles schools (4)               (speak) over
                             90 different languages.

                                                                                             Los Angeles, California, USA
















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