A)Put the verbs in brackets into either "The Present Perfect" or "The Past Simple" using "FOR", "SINCE" or "AGO".
Example:
He (work) .............................. in this factory. ..................... he (leave)................ school.
He has worked in this factory since he left school.
1. Lucy (be)................ ... .......... asleep .................................... about eleven hours.
2. 1 (live). .... .. .... .... .... here................................... January.
3. They (not, cat) ................................. meat .. ... .... they (see) .......... that film about farm animals.
4. My lather (be) .................... .. .. ... married .. ........................... twenty years now.
5. She (have).. .......... .... ..... .. her car ....... .. . .... ..... she (become)........................ .............. a doctor.
6. I (study) ............................ English .......................... three years ............... I (come) .. .. .... ... ..here.
7. She (become)................. .. .. more aggressive ... .... .... ... ... she (enter) ....... .. .. .... politics.
8. I (know). ... .... .... .Eleanor.......... ..... ... five years .. ......... she (start) .................................... this school.
9. I (not, play) ......... ... ... ...tennis ............................. I (break) .......................................... my kg.
10. I (get).....................married forty years .......... My husband and I (live) ... ..... ....happily together ... ..then.
11. My father (leave) .............. home ten years .............. and he (not, write).................... ...to us................. then.
12. His appearance (improve) ....... considerably ..... ..... . he (grow) .............................. his moustache.
13. I (see).... .... ............ ..... my English teacher half an hour .........................................
14. I (live).....................in Italy ............... six months in 1998, but I (not, be) ... .....there.......................... then.
15. He is the greatest boxer I (ever, know) .....................................
16. I (teach) ............................ English....... ..... ..... three years when I (be) ..... .. .......... ... in Saudi Arabia.
17. Someone (build) ..... ...... the house ten years ..... ..... but 1 don't know who (live). .... .... .... in it ...... then.
18. I (drive)........................................... a car........................................ a longtime,
19. Ann (have) ........................... ... a bad cold .. .... .... .... .... the last few days.
20. Bill (be).... .... .. ..... engaged lo Liz ..................... two years and then he (get) ............ ....married to Jane.
21. They (setup) .................. this society ten years……………and the membership (grow)............. ever.................
22. I (write) .......................................... the postcards but I(not, post) ..... ..... .... .... .... them yet.
23. I (not, see) ........................... her ...................... ... . I (graduate) ........ ...... . from the faculty of letters.
24. This is the first time I (tell) ......................... ..... you a lie. (tell)
25. The young man (never, be)... ..... .. ... to Rome, but he (read) .................... a book about this city last year.
B)) 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 don’t know Carol’s 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 don’t 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.
C)Rewrite the sentences using SIMPLE PAST or PRESENT PERFECT TENSE:
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. I haven’t seen her for a long time.
6. I last smoked a cigarette ten years ago.
It’s ages since I saw her…………………………………………
I haven’t …………………………………………………………..
1. I last met George two weeks ago.
7. I last drank wine two weeks ago.
I haven’t …………………………………………………………
It’s two weeks ……………………………………………………. wine.
2. They have been here for three months.
8. I have lived in Istanbul since January.
They arrived ……………………………………………………..
I …………………………………………………………………… (come)
3. We started living in Istanbul 12 years ago.
We have ………………………………………………………….
9. They moved to Ankara two years ago.
4. I last saw my girlfriend five days ago.
They ……………………………………………………………. two years.
I haven’t ………………………………………………………….
10. She hasn’t been to Rome before.
5. Is this the first time you have tasted a kivi?
This is the first time ………………………………………………
………………… (not) you ………………………. one before?
D)Use THE SIMPLE PAST or THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE to fill in
3. A: Have some tea, please.
the blanks:
B: No, thank you. I …………………………………. (just / have) two cups of
1. The young man ……………………………… (never / be) to Paris, but he tea.
…………….. (read) a book about this city last year.
4. Susan …………………. (do) her homework before 10 o’clock but
2. …………………… you …………………… (decide) where to go yet?
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 father’s 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)Complete the following extract by choosing the correct form of
the verb in brackets. Use either the past simple or the present
perfect simple.
Last year our company _____________(report) a small increase in
profits. This year we ______________(see) continued
improvement and our turnover _______________(rise) by 15 per
cent. This is very good news in a difficult world market. In fact,
internationally, the market _____________________ (fall).
Naturally, our costs _______________(go up) and so the rise in
profits is not so great. It is true that our domestic performance
________________(be helped) by the collapse of our competitor,
Capra & Pecora, which __________________(go out of business) in
January.
F). Make the questions for the following answers.
1. _______________________________________________?
She has been the Human Resource Manager for 10 years.
2. _______________________________________________?
He has lived in Santiago for 5 years only.
3. _______________________________________________?
They have visited Madrid many times.
4. _______________________________________________?
I have checked 6 reports so far.
8. Since January, I _________________ (have) a great job. I feel
very lucky.
9. My parents ____________________ (like) my girlfriend since
they met her.
H) PAST VS. PRESENT PERFECT 1 (Verb Review)
Last night, I _______________________________ (talk) to my
friend. She___________ (have) great news. She’s getting married
soon. But she ___________________ (tell/not) her parents yet.
They __________________________________ (be) angry at her
for two weeks because she
____________________________________ (borrow) their car
and________________ (have) an accident two weeks ago.
I) PAST VS. PRESENT PERFECT 1 (Verb Review)
Last week, I _____________ (meet) my friend at a Restaurant. We
_____________ (have) many things to talk about. He is married
now. He __________________ (be) married for 2 years. Since
1990, he _______________ (work) for a travel agency. He
____________ (travel)around the world two times and he is going
to go again next year. I _____________ (meet/never) his wife.
He___________________ (say) she likes to travel, too.
J) PAST, PAST PROGRESSIVE, PRESENT PERFECT (Verb Review)
A: Something uncomfortable ___________________ (happen) last
night.
B: What?
A: It _____________ (be) about 10:00. I ___________________
(hear) a noise. My neighbors _________________ (fight). They
_____________________ (shout) a long time.
B: How long __________________________ (you/know) them?
A: Let’s see. They ____________________ (move) here in 1995.
I guess I _______________________________ (know) them for
about 9 years.
But I don’t think they __________________ (ever/fight) before.
B. _______________________ (you/call) the police?
A: No. But next time I will.
K) PAST VS. PRESENT PERFECT 1 (Verb Review)
1. Since I was a child, I _________________________ (like)
collecting stamps.
2. When I was child, I __________________________ (collect)
coins.
3. Last night, I ________________________________ (have) an
interesting dream. Actually, for the last
three weeks, I ________________ (have) interesting dreams.
a. I really expect to get a high TOEFL® Test score. I
___________________________
(study) for this exam for 6 months.
4. My friend is also taking the TOEFL® Test. She
G)PAST VS. PRESENT PERFECT 1 (Verb Review)
__________________ (study) one
1. I _____________________ (move) to Seattle in January. I
day last week. Since she was in elementary school, she
_____________________ (live) here for 3 months now. I
__________________ (like/not) to study.
_____________________ (live) in Canada from 1978 to 1980.
5. This vacation, my family is going skiing. For the last three
2. My friend ______________ (live) in Seattle since 1990.
vacations, we
3. My teacher in my country was British. I _________________
_____________ (go) skiing together. My mother
(study) with her for 1 year.
_______________________ (be) a great skier when she was
4. Now my teacher is American. I _________________ (study)
younger but now she doesn’t enjoy it so much.
with her since the beginning of the quarter.
6. My father _____________(be) a great skier for all of his life. His
5. My father __________________ (work) hard all of his life. (he is father _______________ (be) a champion skier for many years, but
dead.)
he _____________ (die) last year.
6. My father __________________ (work) hard all of his life. (He
is alive.)
7. My friend works at Microsoft now, but before that, she
____________________ (have) a job with Boeing.