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

1. Mother: I want to prepare dinner. (you / wash) the dishes yet?

2. Daughter: I (wash) the dishes yesterday, but I (have / not)


the time yet to do it today.

3. Mother: (you / do / already) your homework?

4. Daughter: No, I (come / just) home from school.

5. Mother: You (come) home from school two hours ago!

6. Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy (call) when I (arrive)

and I (finish / just) the phone call.

7. Mother: (you / see / not) Lucy at school in the morning?

8. Daughter: Yes, but we (have / not) time to talk then.

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

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

2. B: I (cycle) 100 km last week.

3. A: I (write) an essay yesterday.

4. B: I (write / already) two essays this term.

5. A: I (ring / just) my friend.

6. B: I (ring) my friend 10 minutes ago.

7. A: Two days ago, I (watch) a Madonna concert on TV.

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

9. A: I (spend) my summer holiday in Australia last year.

10. B: I (be / not) to Australia yet.

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

1. A: (you / be / ever) to London?

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

3. A: When (be) the last time you (be) there?

4. B: Last summer. I (spend) two weeks in Brighton with my parents and we (go)

to London one weekend.

5. (you / like) it?


6. Oh yes. We really (have) a great time in London.

7. Lucky you! I (be / never) to London.

Simple Past or Present Perfect Simple


Exercise 4

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

1. A: (you / try / ever) haggis?


2. B: Oh, yes!

3. A: How often (you / eat) haggis yet?


4. B: Two times exactly.

5. A: When (you / eat / first) haggis?

6. 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.

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

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

2. B: Yes, I (go) to the station yesterday and (buy) the tickets.

3. A: What time (you / go) there?

4. B: I (take) a friend to the station in the morning. His train (leave)

at 9:45.

5. A: (you / pack) your bags yet?

6. B: Of course. And I (ask / already) my neighbour to empty my letter box.


What about you?

B: I (pack) my bags two days ago. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or
present perfect simple).
7. Yesterday, my brother (come) home from school, (switch)

on the TV and (watch) TV until dinner (be) ready.

8. Oh no, it's raining and I (leave) my umbrella at home.

9. Look! There is so much food left. Nobody (eat) anything.

10. Where (you / be) yesterday? - I (go) to the shopping centre

and (buy) a new computer game.

11. Why don't you want to play football with us this weekend? - I (break) my leg.

12. The road is closed. There (be) an accident.

13. I (have) an accident when I (be) in Manchester last year.

14. Come on, let's celebrate! Our team (win) the match.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

23. A: But why (you / take) her with you? She (tell) me last

week that she (hate) action films.

24. 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.


25.

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

1. I (just / finish) my homework.

2. Mary (already / write) five letters.


3. Tom (move) to this town in 1994.

4. My friend (be) in Canada two years ago.

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

6. 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?

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.

5. I (read) 30 pages already. It's really interesting.

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.

5. I (read) 30 pages already. It's really interesting.

Write sentences in present perfect simple. Place 'never' before the main verb.

In a contest, people get the chance to do something they've never done before. This is what the
participants told the jury:

1. Fergal / never / sail / on the Pacific.

2. Rebecca / never / stay / at a five-star hotel

3. Jason / never / watch / a world-cup final

4. Rachel and Gareth / never / climb / Mount Kilimanjaro

5. Elaine / never / see / a whale


6. Ruth / never / spend / her holiday in Mexico

7. Connor / never / be / to Canada

8. Lisa and Holly / never / cycle / around England

9. Barry / never / drive / a Ferrari

10. Clare / never / meet / Mickey Mouse

Write questions in present perfect simple.

1. you / answer / the question

2. Jenny / lock / the door

3. Walter / call / us

4. you / see / the picture

5. your parents / get / the letter

6. it / rain / a lot

7. how often / we / sing / the song

8. Maureen / watch / the film

9. how many books / Bob / read

10. ever / you / be / to London

Write the participle form of the following verbs.

1. go →

2. sing →

3. be →

4. buy →

5. do →

Complete the table in present perfect simple.

positive negative question

He has written a letter.

They have not stopped.


Have we danced?

She has worked.

Andy has not slept.

Write sentences in present perfect simple.

1. they / ask / a question -

2. he / speak / English -

3. I / be / in my room -

4. we / not / wash / the car -

5. Annie / not / forget / her homework -

Write questions in present perfect simple.

1. they / finish / their homework -

2. Sue / kiss / Ben -

3. the waiter / bring / the tea -

4. Marilyn / pay / the bill -

5. you / ever / write / a poem -

Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.

1. They have talked about art at school. -

2. Jane has got a letter. -

3. Oliver has cooked dinner. -

4. Caron has read seven pages. -


5. You have heard the song 100 times.
Test
Write the participle forms of the following verbs.

1. make →

2. drink →

3. catch →

4. have →
5. sit →

Complete the table in present perfect simple.

positive negative question

He has swum.

She has not slept.

Have you phoned?

Tina has cried.

They have not run.

Write sentences in present perfect simple.

1. Phil / not / miss / the bus -

2. they / not / plant / a tree -

3. Vanessa / catch / the ball -

4. we / sell / our old car -

5. the train / leave / the station -

Write questions in present perfect simple.

1. you / correct / my mistakes -

2. you / practise / your English -

3. she / tidy up / her room -

4. the boss / sign / the letter -

5. Mary / shut / the door -

Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.

1. Tony has built a house. -

2. Avril has crossed the street at the traffic lights. -

3. They have never been to Australia. -


4. Rupert has dialled the number. -

5. Betty has spent 200 euros at the shopping mall. -


Test
Write the participle forms of the following verbs.

1. shut →

2. spend →

3. give →

4. teach →

5. sell →

Complete the table in present perfect simple.

positive negative question

We have chatted.

The lesson has not started.

Have we won?

She has turned around.

They have not arrived.

Write sentences in present perfect simple.

1. we / reach / our goal -

2. our team / lose / the match -

3. she / underline / the word -

4. they / not / discover / the treasure -

5. Ron / not / talk / about the problem -

Write questions in present perfect simple.

1. you / knock / at the door -


2. the teacher / mark / the tests -

3. she / buy / a new computer -

4. they / rescue / the girl -

5. Brad / wear / a blue shirt -

Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.

1. They have seen him at the library. -

2. Robby Robber has robbed another bank. -

3. Bill has ordered three desserts. -


4. Clara has repeated the sentence five times.

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