NAME: ................................................................ DATE:................................................................ CLASS:..........................

PRESENT PERFECT X PAST SIMPLE PRACTICE WS

PAST SIMPLE PRESENT PERFECT
I/open
He/write
They/do
You/have
She/give
NEGATIVE FORM

PAST SIMPLE PRESENT PERFECT

I/slip
He/sing
They/do
You/have
She/forget
When do we use which tense?

1. 'Already' is a signal word for .................................................................................

2. 'Just' is a signal word for .................................................................................

3. '2 years ago' is a signal word for .................................................................................

4. 'Yet' is a signal word for.................................................................................

5. 'Yesterday' is a signal word for .................................................................................

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

Mary (win) ............................................................................ the lottery last year.

We ....................................................................... (prepare / already) dinner.

James (find) ....................................................................... your ring in the garden yesterday.

He (come / just) ....................................................................... home.

They (buy) ....................................................................... their car two years ago.

Negative Sentences

I (see / not) ....................................................................... anyone yet.

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

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

She (arrive / not) ....................................................................... yet.

Emily (visit / not) ....................................................................... me last week.

Questions

(you / read) ....................................................................... the book yet?

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

When (he / tell) ....................................................................... you that?

(you / be) ....................................................................... at home last night?

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

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

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.

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

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

B: No, not yet. I only (buy) ......................................................it yesterday and I (have / not) ...................................................
the time yet.

A: (you / go) ...................................................................... to the cinema last night?

B: Yes. I (be) ...................................................................... here with Sue and Louis. (you / be)
......................................................................to the cinema recently?

A: I last (go) ...................................................................... to the cinema two weeks ago.

B: So you (see / not) ...................................................................... the new action film yet.

A: No, unfortunately not. (you / enjoy) ...................................................................... it?

B: Oh, I really (love) ............................................ it. But Sue (like / not) .................................................. it - too much action!

A: But why (you / take) ..........................................................her with you? She (tell) ..................................................... me
last week that she (hate) ......................................................................action films.

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.
Look at the table and write about the people´s experiences and last Saturday

POZOR!!! LIFE EXPERIENCE = PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (=je jedno, KDY se to stalo!! )

A) LIFE EXPERIENCES

Swimming in the sea Cooking dinner for all Finishing the English Eating a litchi
family presentation
Annie never A few times just Several times
Fred twice Many times Not yet once
I

Annie ................................................................................................................................................................................

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Fred ..........................................................................................................................................................................................

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I ..........................................................................................................................................................................................

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LAST SATURDAY Last weekend (last summer holiday....) = PAST SIMPLE !!!! (důležitý je čas = minulé léto)

Eating a banana Watching a film Getting up

Annie no yes At 10
Fred yes no At 12
I

Annie..........................................................................................................................................................................................

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Fred ..........................................................................................................................................................................................

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I ..........................................................................................................................................................................................

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

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

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

B: I (eat) ........................................................................... sushi for the first time on my dad's 50th birthday.

He (invite) ........................................................................... the whole family to a Japanese restaurant.

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

1. Mother: I want to prepare dinner. Have you washed the dishes yet?
2. Daughter: I washed the dishes yesterday, but I have not had the time yet to do it today.
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!
6. Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy called when I arrived and I have just finished the phone call.
7. Mother: Didn't you see Lucy at school in the morning?
8. Daughter: Yes, but we did not have time to talk then.

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

1. A: Have you already played the new computer game?

2. B: No, not yet. I only bought it yesterday and I have not had the time yet.
3. A: Did you go to the cinema last night?
4. B: Yes. I was there with Sue and Louis. Have you been to the cinema recently?
5. A: I last went to the cinema two weeks ago.
6. B: So you have not seen the new action film yet.
7. A: No, unfortunately not. Did you enjoy it?
8. B: Oh, I really loved it. But Sue did not like it - too much action!
9. A: But why did you take her with you? She told me last week that she hated action films.
10. B: I think she has an eye on Louis. She tried to flirt with him all the time. So he could not concentrate on
the film.

1. A: Have you ever tasted sushi?

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. B: I ate sushi for the first time on my dad's 50th birthday. He invited the whole family to a Japanese
restaurant.
5. A: Did you like it?
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.
 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 dinner.
3. James found your ring in the garden yesterday.
4. He has just come home.
5. They bought 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 to the cinema last night.
3. We have not been to the zoo so far.
4. She has not arrived yet.
5. Emily did not visit 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 so far?
3. When did he tell you that?
4. Were you at home last night?
5. How often have you travelled abroad till now?
Name: ................................................................. Class: ........................................ Date:. ...........................................

PRESENT PERFECT X PAST SIMPLE

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

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

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

B: I (eat) ........................................................................... sushi for the first time on my dad's 50th birthday.

He (invite) ........................................................................... the whole family to a Japanese restaurant.

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.

Name: ................................................................. Class: ........................................ Date:. ...........................................

PRESENT PERFECT X PAST SIMPLE

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

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

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

B: I (eat) ........................................................................... sushi for the first time on my dad's 50th birthday.

He (invite) ........................................................................... the whole family to a Japanese restaurant.

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.