WORKSHEET 12

SUBJECT : Simple Past vs Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous

A) Use THE SIMPLE PAST or THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE to fill in the blanks:

1. What (you / learn) since you .

(come) here? How many friends . (you / make)? I
hope you ... (already / meet) a lot of interesting people.
2. Last night my roommate and I .. (have) some free time, so we
.. (go) to a show.
3. I .. (just / have) lunch, but I
(not / have) lunch yesterday.
4. Who . (write) the play Hamlet?
5. How many games (the team / win) so far this season?
6. I dont know Carols husband. I . (never / meet) him.
7. It (rain) a lot last week, but it
(not / rain) much so far this week.
8. How many letters .. (you / write) since the beginning
of the month?
9. When we were on vacation, the weather (be) terrible.
10. In her whole lifetime, Mary (never / see) snow.
11. I dont know where Ammy is. .(you / see) her?
12. When I . (get) home last night, I .. (be)
very tired and I (go) straight to bed.
13. Your car looks very clean. . (you / wash) it?
14. George .. (not / be) very well last week.
15. Mr. Clark (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.

B) Use PRESENT PERFECT TENSE or PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

to fill in the blanks:

1. Im trying to study. I .. (try) to study for the last

hour, but something always seems to interrupt me. I think Id better go to the library.
2. The children are playing basketball right now. They
(play) for almost two hours. They must be getting tired.
3. The telephone (ring) four times in the last
hour, and each time it has been for my roommate.
4. The telephone (ring) for almost a minute. Why
doesnt someone answer it?
5. It .. (rain) all day. I wonder when it will stop.
6. We (have) three accidents so far this week. I
wonder how many more we will have if you keep using the tools carelessly.
7. We . (live) here since last June.
8. My little son is dirty from head to foot because he
(play) in the mud.
9. Whats the matter? Your eyes are red and puffy. I hope you
(not / cry). Oh, now I understand. You .. (peel)
some onions.
D) Use THE SIMPLE PAST or THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE to fill in the blanks:

1. The young man (never / be) to Paris, but he ..

(read) a book about this city last year.
2. you (decide) where to go yet?
3. A: Have some tea, please.
B: No, thank you. I . (just / have) two cups of tea.
4. Susan . (do) her homework before 10 oclock but Jane .
.. (not /write) a word until now.
5. Her mother (buy) her a pair of new shoes yesterday.
6. The Prime Minister . (leave) for the USA an hour ago.
7. A: .. the plane . (land)?
B: Yes, it (land) ten minutes ago.
8. It . (not / rain) for a long time.
9. you (see) my dog? It (run away)
this morning.
10. We . (meet) at a party a long time ago, but I ..
(not / see) her since then.
11. I (see) an interesting book in a bookshop yesterday, but I
(not / buy) it.
12. My friend (fall) from the bicycle because he .
(not / ride) one for ages.
13. His father (die) in 1970, but he ..
(never / visit) his fathers grave since that time.
14. They (go) to America years ago, but none of them ...
(come) back since then.
15. A: .. you .. (speak) to an Englishman?
B: Yes, I .. (have) a short conversation with one last night.
16. A: . you ever .. (be) to Tatilya?
B: Yes, I . (go) there two years ago.
17. A: . you .. (see) Jane recently?
B: No, I . (see) her for a long time.

E) Rewrite the sentences using SIMPLE PAST or PRESENT PERFECT TENSE:

1. I havent seen her for a long time.

Its ages since I saw her
2. I last met George two weeks ago.
I havent
3. They have been here for three months.
They arrived ..
4. We started living in Istanbul 12 years ago.
We have .
5. I last saw my girlfriend five days ago.
I havent .
6. Is this the first time you have tasted a kivi?
(not) you . one before?
7. I last smoked a cigarette ten years ago.
I havent ..
8. I last drank wine two weeks ago.
Its two weeks . wine.
9. I have lived in Istanbul since January.
I (come)
 Unit
Exercises -_ 13
Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets. Use the present perfect where possible.
Otherwise use the past simple.
The office is empty now.

GJ Everybody
(go) home.

I can't get in.

\e
1 .... lq?t . (lose) my
key.

I meant to call you last night,

but I Helen
(forget) . (go) to Egypt for a holiday, but
she's back home in England now.

Yes, I ....... . Can you help us? Our car

(have) a headache, but I'm
fine now.

Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.
1 Did you hear about Sue? She's given up her job.
2 My mother has grown up in Italy.
3 How many poems has William Shakespeare written?
4 Ow! I've cut my finger. lt's bleeding.
5 Drugs have become a big problem everywhere.
6 Who has invented paper?
7 Where have you been born?
8 Ellie isn't at home. She's gone shoppi ng.
9 Albert Einstein has been the scientist who
has developed the theory of relativity.
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Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect or past simple.
1 lt stoPP eeL
.......... ...... f or a w h'l1 e, b ut now 1t 's rammg
ra1n1ng agam. 1 I st op )
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2 The town where I live is very different now. . .l.t ... ..... a lot. (it I change)
3 I studied German at schoo l, but ......... ..... .... .... . .. ..... ............. most of it now. (I I forget)
4 The police . three people, but later they let them go. (arrest)
5 What do you think of my English? Do you think ? (it I improve)
6 A: Are you still reading the paper?
s: No, ... . .............. with it. You can have it. (I I finish)
7 _....... for a job as a tourist guide, but I wasn 't successful. (I I apply)
8 Where's my bike? ..... . .. . ..... outside the house, but it's not there now. (it I be)
9 Quick! We need to ca ll an ambulance. . .. .. . ...... . .... .. ... an accident. (there I be)
10 A: Have you heard about Ben? .................... .... ................ his arm. (he I break)
B: Rea lly? How .. .. .... . .... ... ..... ? (that I happen)
A: . . . .. ... . ..... . ... off a ladder. (he I fall)

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Exercises
Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.
1 I've lost my key. I can,t find it anywhere. . . 0-'S........... .......... .................. ......... ....... .......... ...................... ...
2 Have you eaten a lot of sweets when you were a child? ..Di4... ... ... ....
3 I've bought a new car. You must come and see it.
4 I've bought a new ca r last week.
5 Where have you been yesterday evening?
6 Lucy has left school in 1999.
7 I'm looking for Mike. Have you seen him?
8 'Have you been to Paris?, 'Yes, many times.'
9 l,m very hungry. I haven,t eaten much today.
10 When has this book been published?

Make sentences from the words in brackets. Use the present perfect or past simple.
1 (it I not I rain I this week) . lt . .. .... ....................... .... . ...... ............... ... .... . .. ..... .
2 (the weather I be I cold I recently) The weather ................................................................ ..... ... ......................................................
3 (it I cold I last week) lt ........ ..... . .......... ........ .. ....... .... .. . ...................... ..................... ........ .......... .........................................................
4 (I I not I read I a newspaper yesterday) I . . .......... ........ .. .. ................ .. . ...................
5 (I I not I read I a newspaper today) ......... ... . . .. . ................... . . . .... .. . . ....... . . ...... .. ... . . ..
6 (Emily I earn I a lot of money I this year) ................................ .................... ......... ................................... .............. . .
7 (she I not I earn I so much I last year) ................. ..................................................... ........................................... ........................
8 (you I have I a holiday recently?) .......... ....... ............................. . . . ........ ... ..... .. ..................................... ...

Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect or past simple.
1 'Whafs Madrid like?, 'I don,t know. ..... J... ..P.e&n..... (I I not I be) there. '
2 When . ... .............. ...... .. . ...................... ... (I I get) home last night, ............................... ....................... (I I be)
very tired and ..... .............. (I I go) straight to bed.
3 A: ........... ... .................................... ...... (you I see) Lisa recently?
B: Yes, ... ............ ..... ..... .. ........... ...... .... .. (I I saw) her a few days ago.
4 l,m tired. ... .... . . ... ......... .. . .................. .... (1 I not I sleep) well last night.
5 The bu s drivers were on strike last week. .. (there I be) no buses.
6 Mr Lee . ........ (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then ........................................ (he I give)
it up. Now he works as a gardener.
7 Mary lives in Dublin. .... ...... .... .. ....... .................. . ............ . (she I live) there all her life.
8 A: ... . .. ................ ..... ................... (you I go) to the cinema last night?
B: Yes, but ........ ....... .................. . ..... (it I be) a mistake. The film .......... (be) awful.
9 My grandfather .. ....... ........ ... .. ... ............... (die) before I was born. . .... ............................................. ..
(1 I never I meet) him.
10 I don't know Karen's husband. .. .......................................................................... (I I never I meet) him.
11 Ifs nearly lunchtime, and .. .. .. ..... ........... ... .. ...... ...... . (I I not I see) Martin all morning.
I wonder where he is.
12 'Where do you live?, 'In Boston.'
'How long ................................................................................. . (you I live) there?' 'Five years.'
'Where .. ....... ... .. ....... . . . . .. ..... ...... . . (you I live) before that?' 'I n Chicago.,
'And how long ...... ........... ... .. . . .... . ........... .. .... . (you I live) in Chicago?' 'Two years.'

Write sentences about yourself using the ideas in brackets.

1 (something you haven't done today) .... ..1. .... CM1H ... ... .. .. ......... ........ .
2 (something you haven,t done today) .... .... ... . ....... ... .... . ... ..... .... ............. ..
3 (something you didn,t do yesterday) .... . ..... . ............ .. . . . ... ......... .. .. .. .............
4 (something you did yesterday evening) ............ ... ................. .. . .......................... ..... . . ................ ....... ..... .. ............... ..
5 (something you haven't done recently) ......................................................................................................................................................
6 (something you've done a lot recently) .... ..... .. . ...... . .. . . ..... . . ...... .. . ....... ............ .. ...................... .

_.Additional exercises 2- 4 (pages 303- 04) , 14- 15 (pages 310- 11) 29