Present Simple vs.

Past Simple

Complete the sentences.

went
1. She (go) to Australia in 1994 and she liked it very much.
liked
2. My father usually (like) his steak well-done.
ate
3. The dog (eat) its toy last night.
talked
4. The policeman (talk) to the burglar yesterday.
Have you had
5. (you /have) a test last week?
spoke
6. I often see her mother but she never (speak) to me.
spoke
7. The gentleman (speak) to his servant 2 hours ago.
carried
8. The kangaroo always (carry) its baby.
talked
9. My friend (talk) a lot every day.
drove
10. The man (drive) to the supermarket last weekend.
leftt
11. My brothers (leave) for England last week.
left
12. My sisters (leave) for England every year in June.
laughed
13. I don't like that man because he often (laugh) at me.
smoked
14. Her sister never (smoke).
left
15. The cat usually (leave) its basket when it is hungry.

Complete these sentences.

went did you saw

I (go) to the cinema last night. What film (you-see)
saw you liked
?I (see) The Lord of The Rings . Really? (you-like)
was think
it? It (be) really fantastic. I (think) you should go and see
went prefer
it. You know, I never (go) to the cinema , I (prefer) to read a
read went
book ; I (read) a romantic story last week, and yesterday, I
(go) to the opera.

Put the verbs at present simple or past simple.

1. A: Did you like the movie "Star Wars?"
have never saw
B: I don't know. I (see, never) that movie.
 arrived
2. Sam (arrive) in San Diego a week ago.

knew
3. My best friend and I (know) each other for over fifteen years. We still get
together once a week.

wrote
4. Stinson is a fantastic writer. He (write) ten very creative short stories in
the last year. One day, he'll be as famous as Hemingway.

haven't was
5. I (have, not) this much fun since I (be) a kid.

changed
6. Things (change) a great deal at Coltech, Inc. When we first
start
(start) working here three years ago, the company (have,
had only expanded
only) six employees. Since then, we (expand) to include more
than 2000 full-time workers.

told
7. I (tell) him to stay on the path while he was hiking, but he
wondered been
(wander) off into the forest and (be) bitten by a snake.

miss
8. Listen Donna, I don't care if you (miss) the bus this morning. You
was
(be) late to work too many times. You are fired!

9. Sam is from Colorado, which is hundreds of miles from the coast, so he (see,
never saw
never) the ocean. He should come with us to Miami.

dream
10. How sad! George (dream) of going to California before he died, but he
never saw
didn't make it. He (see, never) the ocean.

becomed
11. In the last hundred years, traveling (become) much easier and very
took
comfortable. In the 19th century, it (take) two or three months to cross
was
North America by covered wagon. The trip (be) very rough and often
changed
dangerous. Things (change) a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.
Now you can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.

changed
12. Jonny, I can't believe how much you (change) since the last time I
saw grow
(see) you. You (grow) at least a foot!
 was founded
13. This tree (be) planted by the settlers who (found) our city
over four hundred years ago.

was never
14. This mountain (be, never) climbed by anyone. Several mountaineers
tried ever succeed
(try) to reach the top, but nobody (succeed, ever) . The
died
climb is extremely difficult and many people (die) trying to reach the
summit.

never visited traveled

15. I (visit, never) Africa, but I (travel) to South America
went
several times. The last time I (go) to South America, I
visited spended
(visit) Brazil and Peru. I (spend) two weeks in the Amazon,
hiking flew
(hike) for a week near Machu Picchu, and (fly) over the Nazca
Lines.

Choose either the present perfect or the past simple to go into each sentence. Use
contractions where possible but only for negatives: haven't, didn't

lived
1. 'This is my house.' 'How long have you lived here?' 'I (live) here since
1997.'

went
2. He lived in London for two years and then he (go) to Edinburgh.

wearing
3. When I left school, I cut my hair and (wear) it short ever since.

wrote
4. Shakespeare (write) a lot of plays.

wrote
5. My brother (write) several plays. He has just finished his latest.

have't seen
6. I (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is.

have't smoke
7. He (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.

composed
8. Chopin (compose) some of his music in Majorca.

does he arrived
9. 'When (he/arrive)?' 'He arrived at 2 o'clock.'
 enjoyed
10. I read his books when I was at school. I (enjoy) them very much.

haven't finished
11. I can't go out because I (not finish) my work yet.

have never drunk

12. 'I (never/drink) whiskey.' 'Well, have some now!'

have just cleaned

13. Here are your shoes. I (just/clean) them.

got
14. I left home at 8.00a.m. and I (get) here at 12.00p.m.

met
15. I (meet) him last June.

Have you saw

16. (you/see) the moon last night?

wrote
17. Cervantes (write) Don Quixote.

broke
18. He (break) his leg in a skiing accident last year.