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Simple Past Present Perfect Simple

Form
Simple Past

Present Perfect Simple

irregular verbs: see 2nd column of irregular irregular verbs: form of 'have' + 3rd column of
verbs
irregular verbs
Example:
Example:
I spoke
I / you / we / they have spoken
he / she / it has spoken
regular verbs: infinitive + ed
I worked

regular verbs: form of 'have' + infinitive + ed


Example:
Example:
I / you / we / they have worked
he / she / it has worked
Exceptions

Exceptions when adding 'ed':


when the final letter is e, only add d Example: love - loved
after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled Example: admit - admitted
final l is always doubled in British English (not in American English) Example: travel travelled

after a consonant, final y becomes i (but: not after a vowel) Example: worry worried
but: play - played

Certain time in the past or just / already / yet?


Do you want to express that an action happened at a certain time in the past
(even if it was just a few seconds ago) or that an action
has just / already / not yet happened?
Simple Past

Present Perfect Simple

certain time in the past

just / already / not yet

Example:
I phoned Mary 2 minutes ago.

Example:
I have just phoned Mary.

Certain event in the past or how often so far?


Do you want to express when a certain action took place or whether / how
often an action has happened till now?
Simple Past
certain event in the past
Example:
He went to Canada last summer.

Emphasis on action or result?

Present Perfect Simple


whether / how often till now
Example:
Have you ever been to Canada? / I have
been to Canada twice.

Do you just want to express what happened in the past? Or do you want to
emphasize the result (a past action's consequence in the present)?
Simple Past
Emphasis on action

Present Perfect Simple


Emphasis on result

Example:
I bought a new bike. (just
telling what I did in the past.)

Example:
I have bought a new bike. (With this sentence I
actually want to express that I have a new bike
now.)

Signal Words
Simple Past

yesterday
... ago
in 1990
the other day
last ...

Present Perfect Simple

just
already
up to now
until now / till now
ever
(not) yet
so far
lately / recently

Exercises: Simple Past or Present Perfect Simple

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect
simple.

Exercise 1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

7.
8.

Mother: I want to prepare dinner. (you / wash) ________________ the


dishes yet?
Daughter: I (wash) ________________ the dishes yesterday, but
I (have / not) ________________ the time yet to do it today.
Mother: (you / do / already) ________________ your homework?
Daughter: No, I (come / just) ________________ home from school.
Mother: You (come) ________________ home from school two hours
ago!
Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy (call) ________________ when
I (arrive) ________________ and I (finish / just) ________________
the phone call.
Mother: (you / see / not) ________________ Lucy at school in the
morning?
Daughter: Yes, but we (have / not) ________________ time to talk
then.

Exercise 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

A: I (cycle / just) ________________ 50 km.


B: I (cycle) ________________ 100 km last week.
A: I (write) ________________ an essay yesterday.
B: I (write / already) ________________ two essays this term.
A: I (ring / just) ________________ my friend.
B: I (ring) ________________ my friend 10 minutes ago.
A: Two days ago, I (watch) ________________ a Madonna concert on
TV.

year.

B: I (see / already) ________________ Madonna live in concert.


A: I (spend) ________________ my summer holiday in Australia last
B: I (be / not) ________________ to Australia yet.

Exercise 3
1.
2.

A: (you / be / ever) ________________ to London?


B: Yes, I (be) ________________ there three times.

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

A: When (be) ________________ the last time


you (be) ________________ there?
B: Last summer. I (spend) ________________ two weeks in Brighton
with my parents and we (go) ________________ to London one weekend.
(you / like) ________________ it?
Oh yes. We really (have) ________________ a great time in London.
Lucky you! I (be / never) ________________ to London.

Exercise 4

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

A: (you / try / ever) ________________ haggis?


B: Oh, yes!
A: How often (you / eat) ________________ haggis yet?
B: Two times exactly.
A: When (you / eat / first) ________________ haggis?
B: That (be) ________________ in 2005. We (have)
________________ a Scottish festival in our town and they also (sell)
________________ traditional Scottish food. So I (buy)
________________ haggis.
7.
A: (you / like) ________________ it?
8.
B: It (be / not) ________________ too bad. And I (know / not)
________________ anything about haggis then.
9.
A: When (you / find out) ________________ ?
10.
B: When I (be) ________________ in Scotland in 2007. I (go)
________________ to a restaurant and (order) ________________
haggis. Afterwards, the waiter (tell) ________________ me about haggis:
it's the heart, liver and lungs of a sheep, boiled in the animal's stomach. Well,
I (eat / never) ________________ haggis again since then.

Exercise 5

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

A: (you / buy) ________________ the tickets for our journey yet?


B: Yes, I (go) ________________ to the station yesterday and (buy)
________________ the tickets.
A: What time (you / go) ________________ there?
B: I (take) ________________ a friend to the station in the morning.
His train (leave) ________________ at 9:45.
A: (you / pack) ________________ your bags yet?
B: Of course. And I (ask / already) ________________ my neighbor to
empty my letter box. What about you?
B: I (pack) ________________ my bags two days ago.

Exercise 6

1.

2.
3.
4.

5.
6.
7.
8.

Yesterday, my brother (come) ________________ home from


school, (switch) ________________ on the TV and(watch)
________________ TV until dinner (be) ________________ ready.
Oh no, it's raining and I (leave) ________________ my umbrella at
home.
Look! There is so much food left. Nobody (eat) ________________
anything.
Where (you / be) ________________ yesterday? - I (go)
________________ to the shopping centre and (buy) ________________
a new computer game.
Why don't you want to play football with us this weekend? I (break) ________________ my leg.
The road is closed. There (be) ________________ an accident.
I (have) ________________ an accident when I (be)
________________ in Manchester last year.
Come on, let's celebrate! Our team (win) ________________ the
match.

Exercise 7
1.
2.

A: (you / play / already) ________________ the new computer game?


B: No, not yet. I only (buy) ________________ it yesterday and
I (have / not) ________________ the time yet.
3.
A: (you / go) ________________ to the cinema last night?
4.
B: Yes. I (be) ________________ there with Sue and Louis. (you / be)
________________ to the cinema recently?
5.
A: I last (go) ________________ to the cinema two weeks ago.
6.
B: So you (see / not) ________________ the new action film yet.
7.
A: No, unfortunately not. (you / enjoy) ________________ it?
8.
B: Oh, I really (love) ________________ it. But Sue (like /
not) ________________ it - too much action!
9.
A: But why (you / take) ________________ her with you? She (tell)
________________ me last week that she (hate) ________________
action films.
10.
B: I think she has an eye on Louis. She (try) ________________ to
flirt with him all the time. So he (can / concentrate / not)
________________ on the film.

Exercise 8
1.
2.
3.
4.

I (just / finish) ________________ my homework.


Mary (already / write) ________________ five letters.
Tom (move) ________________ to this town in 1994.
My friend (be) ________________ in Canada two years ago.

5.
6.

I (not / be) ________________ to Canada so far.


But I (already / travel) ________________ to London a couple of
times.
7.
Last week, Mary and Paul (go) ________________ to the cinema.
8.
I can't take any pictures because I (not / buy) ________________ a
new film yet.
9.
(they / spend) ________________ their holiday in New Zealand last
summer?
10.
(you / ever / see) ________________ a whale?

A) Form

Write down the correct form (pronoun + verb).

Simple Past

I / open

he /
write

they /
do

you /
swim

she /
give

Present
Perfect
Simple

Use

When do we use which tense?

1.

'Already' is a signal word for ...

4.

'Yet' is a signal word for ...

2.

'Just' is a signal word for ...

5.

'Yesterday' is a signal word for ...

3.

'2 years ago' is a signal word for ...

Positive Sentences Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

Mary (win) ___________________ the lottery last year.

2.

We (prepare / already) ___________________ dinner.

3.

James (find) ___________________your ring in the garden yesterday.

4.

He (come / just) ___________________ home.

5.

They (buy) ___________________ their car two years ago.

Negative Sentences Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

I (see / not) ___________________ anyone yet.

2.

Phil (go / not) ___________________ to the cinema last night.

3.

We (be / not) ___________________ to the zoo so far.

4.

She (arrive / not) ___________________ yet.

5.

Emily (visit / not) ___________________ me last week.

Questions Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

(you / read) ___________________ the book yet?

2.

How many letters (they / write) ___________________ so far?

3.

When (he / tell) ___________________ you that?

4.

(you / be) ___________________ at home last night?

5.

How often (you / travel) ___________________ abroad till now?

Text Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

A: (you / taste / ever) ___________________ sushi?

2.

B: Yes, I (eat) ___________________ sushi at least five times so far.

3.

A: When (you / eat) ___________________ sushi for the first time?

4.

B: I (eat) ___________________ sushi for the first time on my dad's 50th birthday.
He (invite) ___________________ the whole family to a Japanese restaurant.

5.
6.

A: (you / like) ___________________ it?


B: Absolutely. In fact, it (be) ___________________ so good that we (be)
___________________ to that restaurant three times yet. And on my mum's birthday,
we (order) ___________________ some sushi and (have) ___________________ it at home.

B) Form Write down the correct form (pronoun + verb).


Simple
Past

Present
Perfect
Simple

I / look

you /
buy
she /
live
he /
see

they /
take

Use When do we use which tense?


1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

'How often so far' is a signal word for ...


'... ago' is a signal word for ...
'Until now' is an signal word for ...
'Yesterday', 'last week' und 'in 2006' are signal words for ...
'Just', 'already', 'yet' are signal words for ...

Positive Sentences Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present
perfect simple).
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

William (tidy / already) .. up his


room.
Caroline (miss) .. the schoolbus
yesterday.
I (finish / just) .. my homework.
I cannot go out tonight. My
grandparents (come) .. to see us.
In 2004, the Olympic Summer
Games (take) .. place in Athens.

Negative Sentences Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or
present perfect simple).
1.
2.
3.

We (watch / not) .. TV last night.


Joanna (read / not) .. the book yet.
Collin (not / go) .. on holiday last
year.

4.

I (have / not) .. any problems so


far.

5.

They (learn / not) .. the new words


yet.

Questions Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect
simple).
1.
2.

(they / be / ever) .. to New York?


(you / see) .. Catherine a minute
ago?

3.
4.
5.

What time (you / get) .. up today?


(he / hear) .. the news yet?
How often (you / play) .. that game
up to now?

Text Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

A: I (see / not) . you for a long time. Where (you /


be) ..?
B: I (come / just) .. back from
Canada.
A: Oh really? What (you / do) .. in
Canada?
B: I (take) .. a nature tour.
A: Wow! (you / see) .. many wild
animals there?

6.

B: Of course. I (watch) .. bears,


wolves and whales in the wild. That (be) . so
interesting. (you / spend / ever) .. a
holiday in Canada?
7.
A: Yes, I (travel) .. around Canada
twice so far.
8.
B: When (you / go) .. there?
9.
A: The first time I (go) .. there (be)
.. in 1997 and the second time in 2004.
10.
B: (you / enjoy) .. it?
11.
A: I absolutely (love) .. it,
especially the west coast.

C) Form Write down the correct form (pronoun + verb).


Simple
Past

Present
Perfect
Simple

they /
speak

she /
grow

I / watch

you / fall

he / listen

Use When do we use which tense?


1.

To talk about an action in the past (without any consequences in the present), we use ...

2.

To emphasize a past action's consequence in the present, we use ...

3.

'so far' is a signal word for ...

4.

'5 minutes ago' is a signal word for ...

5.

'recently' is a signal word for ...

Positive Sentences Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect
simple).
1.

He (leave / just) ------------------------------------- his house.

2.

We (build) ------------------------------------- a tree house last week.

3.

Two years ago, Fiona (break) ------------------------------------- her leg.

4.

I (wash / already) ------------------------------------- the dishes.

5.

The other day, our cat (bring) ------------------------------------- home a mouse.

Negative Sentences Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect
simple).
1.

We (empty / not) ------------------------------------- the bin last week.

2.

She (be / not) ------------------------------------- there an hour ago.

3.

He (lose / not) ------------------------------------- any game so far.

4.

My brother (pick / not) ------------------------------------- me up at 8 o'clock.

5.

I (make / not) ------------------------------------- up my mind yet.

Questions Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

(you / see) ------------------------------------- Bob recently?

2.

Who (switch) ------------------------------------- off the lights a minute ago?

3.

When (she / become) ------------------------------------- a teacher?

4.

(you / ride / ever) ------------------------------------- an elephant?

5.

(you / hurt) ------------------------------------- your knee when you were playing football?

Text Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

Last week I (be) ---------------------- very busy and I (have not) ---------------------- the time to
do a lot in
the household.

2.

On Monday I (work) ---------------------- three hours overtime and (come) ---------------------home very
late in the evening.

3.

From Tuesday to Thursday I (be) ---------------------- on a business trip.

4.

On Friday I (go) ---------------------------------- to a friend's birthday party and at the weekend


I (visit) ---------------------------------- my grandparents.

5.

Tomorrow some friends are coming over. I (see / not) ---------------------- them for ages and
they (be / never)
---------------------- at my place before.

6.

I (clean / just) ---------------------- my house so I can show them around. Now everything is
perfect.

Grammar Exercise on the Text (students)

Grand Canyon National Park


The Grand Canyon is one of the most spectacular natural
features on earth. It is listed as one of the Seven Natural Wonders
and became a United States national park in 1919. The park
covers an area of nearly 5,000 km.
Carved by the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon slices deep into
the Colorado Plateau and forms one of the most scenic landscapes
in the world. Up to 1963, when the Glen Canyon Dam was built,
the Colorado river moved 143 million tons of stones each year.

Simple Past / Present Perfect


We use the simple past for situations or actions in the past (often
a time expression in the past indicates that we must use simple
past). We use the present perfect if there is a connection with the
present.

Exercise

Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past


or present perfect).
1.
My friends (visit)____________________ the Grand Canyon
National Park last year.
2.
I (be / never) ____________________ to the Grand Canyon
National Park.
3.
But I (see) ____________________ lots of wonderful pictures.
4.
And yesterday I (buy) ____________________ a book about the
Grand Canyon.
I (read) ____________________ 30 pages already. It's really
interesting.

Exercise 1 Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

Mother: I want to prepare dinner. Have you washed

2.

Daughter: I washed the dishes yesterday, but I have not had

3.

Mother: Have you already done

your homework?

4.

Daughter: No, I have just come

home from school.

5.

Mother: You came

home from school two hours ago!

the dishes yet?


the time yet to do it today.

6.

Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy called when I arrived and I have just finished

7.

Mother: Didn't you see

8.

Daughter: Yes, but we did not have

the phone call.

Lucy at school in the morning?


time to talk then.

Exercise 2 Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

A: I have just cycled

50 km.

2.

B: I cycled

100 km last week.

3.

A: I wrote

an essay yesterday.

4.

B: I have already written

5.

A: I have just rung

6.

B: I rang

7.

A: Two days ago, I watched

8.

B: I have already seen

9.

A: I spent

10.

B: I have not been

two essays this term.

my friend.

my friend 10 minutes ago.


a Madonna concert on TV.

Madonna live in concert.

my summer holiday in Australia last year.


to Australia yet

Exercise 3 Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

A: Have you ever been

to London?

2.

B: Yes, I have been

3.

A: When was the last time you were

4.

B: Last summer. I spent two weeks in Brighton with my parents and we went

5.

Did you like

6.

Oh yes. We really had

7.

Lucky you! I have never been

there three times.


there?
to London one weekend.

it?
a great time in London.
to London

Exercise 4 Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

A: Have you ever tried

2.

B: Oh, yes!

3.

A: How often have you eaten

4.

B: Two times exactly.

5.

A: When did you first eat

6.

B: That was in 2005. We had a Scottish festival in our town and they also sold traditional Scottish food.
So I bought

haggis?
haggis yet?

haggis?

haggis.

7.

A: Did you like

8.

B: It was not too bad. And I did not know

9.

A: When did you find out

10.

it?
anything about haggis then.

B: When I was in Scotland in 2007. I went to a restaurant and ordered haggis. Afterwards, the
waiter told me about haggis: it's the heart, liver and lungs of a sheep, boiled in the animal's stomach. Well, I have
never eaten haggis again since then.

Exercise 5 Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1.

A: Have you bought

the tickets for our journey yet?

2.

B: Yes, I went to the station yesterday and bought

3.

A: What time did you go

4.

B: I took a friend to the station in the morning. His train left

5.

A: Have you packed

6.

B: Of course. And I have already asked

7.

B: I packed

the tickets.

there?
at 9:45.

your bags yet?


my neighbour to empty my letter box. What about you?

my bags two days ago.

Exercise 6 Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

Yesterday, my brother came home from school, switched on the TV and watched TV until dinner was
ready.

2.

Oh no, it's raining and I have left

my umbrella at home.

3.

Look! There is so much food left. Nobody has eaten

4.

Where were you yesterday? - I went to the shopping centre and bought

5.

Why don't you want to play football with us this weekend? - I have broken

6.

The road is closed. There has been

7.

I had an accident when I was

8.

Come on, let's celebrate! Our team has won

anything.
a new computer game.
my leg.

an accident.

in Manchester last year.


the match.

Exercise 7 Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

A: Have you already played

2.

B: No, not yet. I only bought it yesterday and I have not had

3.

A: Did you go

4.

B: Yes. I was there with Sue and Louis. Have you been

5.

A: I last went

6.

B: So you have not seen

7.

A: No, unfortunately not. Did you enjoy

8.

B: Oh, I really loved it. But Sue did not like

9.

A: But why did you take her with you? She told me last week that she hated

10.

the new computer game?


the time yet.

to the cinema last night?


to the cinema recently?

to the cinema two weeks ago.


the new action film yet.
it?
it - too much action!
action films.

B: I think she has an eye on Louis. She tried to flirt with him all the time. So he could not concentrate
the film.

Exercise 8 Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

I have just finished

my homework.

2.

Mary has already written

3.

Tom moved

4.

My friend was

5.

I have not been

6.

But I have already travelled

7.

Last week, Mary and Paul went

8.

I can't take any pictures because I have not bought

9.

Did they spend

10.

Have you ever seen

five letters.

to this town in 1994.


in Canada two years ago.
to Canada so far.
to London a couple of times.
to the cinema.
a new film yet.

their holiday in New Zealand last summer?


a whale

on

A) Form Write down the correct form (pronoun + verb).

Simple Past

I / open

Present Perfect Simple

they / do

they did

they have done

I opened

I have opened

you / swim you swam

you have swum

he / write he wrote

he has written

she / give

she has given

she gave

Use When do we use which tense?


1.

'Already' is a signal word for ... Present Perfect Simple

2.

'Just' is a signal word for ... Present Perfect Simple

3.

'2 years ago' is a signal word for ... Simple Past

4.

'Yet' is a signal word for ... Present Perfect Simple

5.

'Yesterday' is a signal word for ... Simple Past


Positive Sentences Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1.

Mary won

the lottery last year.

2.

We have already prepared

3.

James found

4.

He has just come

5.

They bought

dinner.

your ring in the garden yesterday.


home.

their car two years ago.

Negative Sentences Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

I have not seen

anyone yet.

2.

Phil did not go

3.

We have not been

4.

She has not arrived

5.

Emily did not visit

to the cinema last night.


to the zoo so far.
yet.
me last week.

Questions Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

Have you read

the book yet?

2.

How many letters have they written

3.

When did he tell

4.

Were you

5.

How often have you travelled

so far?

you that?

at home last night?


abroad till now?

Text Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

A: Have you ever tasted

2.

B: Yes, I have eaten

sushi at least five times so far.

3.

A: When did you eat

sushi for the first time?

4.
5.

sushi?

B: I ate sushi for the first time on my dad's 50th birthday. He invited
restaurant.
A: Did you like

it?

the whole family to a Japanese

6.

B: Absolutely. In fact, it was so good that we have been to that restaurant three times yet. And on my
mum's birthday, we ordered some sushi and had it at home.

B) Form Write down the correct form (pronoun + verb).


Simple Past Present Perfect Simple

you / buy

you bought

you have bought

he saw

he has seen

she / live

she lived

she has lived

he / see

I / look

I looked

I have looked

they / take they took

they have taken

Use When do we use which tense?


1.

'How often so far' is a signal word for ... Present Perfect Simple

2.

'... ago' is a signal word for ... Simple Past

3.

'Until now' is an signal word for ... Present Perfect Simple

4.

'Yesterday', 'last week' und 'in 2006' are signal words for ... Simple Past

5.

'Just', 'already', 'yet' are signal words for ... Present Perfect Simple

Positive Sentences Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

William has already tidied

up his room.

2.

Caroline missed

3.

I have just finished

4.

I cannot go out tonight. My grandparents have come

5.

In 2004, the Olympic Summer Games took

the schoolbus yesterday.


my homework.
to see us.

place in Athens.

Negative Sentences Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

We did not watch

TV last night.

2.

Joanna has not read

3.

Collin did not go

4.

I have not had

5.

They have not learnt

the book yet.

on holiday last year.


any problems so far.
the new words yet.

Questions Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

Have they ever been

to New York?

2.

Did you see

3.

What time did you get

4.

Has he heard

5.

How often have you played

Catherine a minute ago?


up today?

the news yet?


that game up to now?

Text Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

A: I have not seen you for a long time. Where have you been

2.

B: I have just come

3.

A: Oh really? What did you do

back from Canada.


in Canada?

4.

B: I took

5.

A: Wow! Did you see

6.

a nature tour.
many wild animals there?

B: Of course. I watched bears, wolves and whales in the wild. That was so interesting. Have you
ever spent a holiday in Canada?

7.

A: Yes, I have travelled

around Canada twice so far.

8.

B: When did you go

9.

A: The first time I went there was

10.

B: Did you enjoy

11.

A: I absolutely loved

there?
in 1997 and the second time in 2004.

it?
it, especially the west coast.

C) Form Write down the correct form (pronoun + verb).


Simple Past

he / listen

Present Perfect Simple

he listened

they / speak they spoke

I / watch

I watched

I have watched

he has listened

she / grow

she grew

she has grown

they have spoken

you / fall

you fell

you have fallen

Use When do we use which tense?


1.

To talk about an action in the past (without any consequences in the present), we
use ... Simple Past

2.

To emphasize a past action's consequence in the present, we use ... Present Perfect Simple

3.

'so far' is a signal word for ... Present Perfect Simple

4.

'5 minutes ago' is a signal word for ... Simple Past

5.

'recently' is a signal word for ... Present Perfect Simple

Positive Sentences Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect
simple).
1.

He has just left

his house.

2.

We built

3.

Two years ago, Fiona broke

4.

I have already washed

5.

The other day, our cat brought

a tree house last week.


her leg.

the dishes.
home a mouse.

Negative Sentences Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect
simple).
1.

We did not empty

the bin last week.

2.

She was not

3.

He has not lost

4.

My brother did not pick

5.

I have not made

there an hour ago.


any game so far.
me up at 8 o'clock.

up my mind yet.

Questions Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

Have you seen

Bob recently?

2.

Who switched

3.

When did she become

a teacher?

4.

Have you ever ridden

an elephant?

5.

Did you hurt

off the lights a minute ago?

your knee when you were playing football?

Text Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

Last week I was very busy and I did not have

the time to do a lot in the household.

2.

On Monday I worked three hours overtime and came

3.

From Tuesday to Thursday I was

home very late in the evening.

on a business trip.

4.

On Friday I went to a friend's birthday party and at the weekend I visited


grandparents.

5.

Tomorrow some friends are coming over. I have not seen them for ages and they have
never been at my place before.

6.

I have just cleaned

my

my house so I can show them around. Now everything is perfect.

Grammar Exercise on the Text The Grand


Canyon
1.

My friends visited the Grand Canyon National Park last


year.
2.
I have never been to the Grand Canyon National Park.
3.
But I have seen lots of wonderful pictures.
4.
And yesterday I bought a book about the Grand
Canyon.
5.
I have read 30 pages already. It's really interesting.

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