Dear Bobby,

________I've been_____________ in New York for two months now, but __I haven't seen___________

(I, be) (I, not see)

the Statue of Liberty yet. Yesterday, __________I went_________________ to Macy's and

(I, go)

______I bought____________ you some beautiful shirts. ____I still haven't gone____ to

(I, buy) (I, still not go)

Bloomingdale's or A&S yet.

_____I've had________ a lot of trouble since _____I got__________ here. In Times

(I, have) (I, get)

Square, one awful day, two teenagers ______stole_____________ my purse. Since that day,

(steal)

______I've been_______ a lot more careful than _____I was_______ when I lived in Ohio.

(I, be) (I, be)

Last night, _________I took_______________________ a cab to the theater, and the

(I, take)

driver _____gave___________ me a real scare! ______He drove__________ dangerously, and

(give) (He, drive)

___he didn't slow down__ when ___I told______ him to. ____I didn't give_____ him

(he, not slow down) (I, tell) (I, not give)

a tip, so _______he swore_________ at me. I used to be quiet before ____I left_______

(he, swear) I, leave)

Ohio and ___came______ here, but ___I screamed_____ last night, and ____it felt_______

(come) (I, scream) (it, feel)

good! Screaming in New York helps sometimes. _________I've changed_____________ a lot

(I, change)

since _______I arrived___________________ here last December.

(I, arrive)

___Have you heard_________ from Dad recently? ____I haven't gotten_____ a letter

(you, hear) (I, not get)

from him for several weeks. I hope he's okay. How _____have you been___________ lately?

(you, be)

____Have you done_______ today's homework yet? Don't put it off!

(you, do)

Anyway, take care of yourself. As for me, _______I was_____________ sick for

(I, be)

a week last month, but I'm better now. ____I caught_____________ the flu one day after

(I, catch)

I went out for a walk without a hat. I hope _______you haven't caught_____________ the

(you, not catch)

flu or anything so far this winter! It's awful to be sick and miss classes at school! Love, Katie

Instructions: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the simple past or the present perfect (nothing else!). Page 2 of 2

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