48650 present perfect vs past simple

We talked about these two verb tenses last
lesson. Let’s do some exercises to practise!

1. Write the verbs in brackets in the past simple.
1. My

father ______________________ (celebrate) his birthday yesterday. All the family

______________________ (make) him a surprise. It ______________________ (be) funny!
2. The reporter ______________________ (ask) me some questions.
3. ______________________ (she / arrive) on time?
4. They ______________________ (not / eat) any chocolate.
5. He ______________________ (know) something about it.
6. They ______________________ (eat) too much cake yesterday.
7. We _____________________ (eat) chocolate cake that one of my friends had made.
8. After the dinner we all _____________________ (go) to the cinema.

2. Choose the correct word.
1. Tony hasn’t been sleeping well already / lately.

7. We haven’t met Tom already / yet.

2. Have you ever / never eaten sushi?

8. Did you meet Anna since then / yesterday?

3. She has cooked for / since five o’clock.

9. Have you already / still been to Austria?

4. Pedro has just / yet left.

10. I have ever / never eaten caviar.

5. I have cooked for / since three hours.

11. I have worked here for / since ten years.

6. They haven’t met already / yet.

12. I’ve been in London since / for Tuesday.

3. Put the adverbs in the correct place.
1. I have seen an alien. (never) ________________________________________________________
2. We have received an invitation to the school party. (just) _________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________
3. Have you met any famous actor? (ever) _______________________________________________
4. She has finished research work. (already) _____________________________________________
Have we
finished? Not
yet….


5. Paul hasn’t phoned. (lately) ________________________________________________________
6. They haven’t written the composition. (yet)____________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

4. Write sentences. Use the present perfect affirmative, negative or interrogative, and the
words in brackets.

1. you / make / your bed / ? (yet)  Have you made your bed yet?
2. the students / not talk / to their teacher (yet)  _________________________________________
3. I / be / to the USA (already)  _____________________________________________________
4.

We / meet / Tom / at the door (just)  _______________________________________________

5. she / do / her homework / ? (yet) __________________________________________________
6. I / have / a calm life (never)  ______________________________________________________

5.

Write the verbs in brackets in the correct tense:

PAST SIMPLE

or PRESENT

PERFECT SIMPLE.

1. I ______________________ (not / meet) Sam last month, but I ______________________ (meet)

him three times this week!
2. ______________________ (you / try) the new tea I told you about?
3. My brother ______________________ (give) me the news yesterday. I ______________________

(be) shocked.
4. ______________________ (she / ever / be) to London?
5. Thomas and Peter ______________________ (not / talk) to each other last week. They had had a

stupid argument.
6. My

friends

and

I

_____________________

(taste)

Indian

food

last

week.

_____________________ (love) it.
7. ______________________ (you / see) Mary recently?
8. I ______________________ (just / arrive) from Madrid; I am really tired.
9. How long ago ______________________ (they / sell) their old house?
10. What ______________________ (you / do) lately?
11. My brother ______________________ (leave) the office two minutes ago.
12. My mother ______________________ (not / finish) preparing lunch.
13. I can’t find my keys! I ______________________ (lose) them.
14. When ______________________ (she / bring) those books? Yesterday?

I worked so much
yesterday… I have worked
a lot recently…

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