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PRESENT PEFECT OR PAST SIMPLE
I.CHOOSE THE CORRECT TENSE , EITHER PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST
SIMPLE ACCORDING TO THE MEANING.
1. I (not see) ---------------------------------------Mike lately.
2. How long (Richard live)--------------------------------------- in Spain?
3. When ( you feed )--------------------------------------- your dog for the
last time?
4. They (catch)---------------------------------------the plane at 10.00 this
morning.
5. He (be)---------------------------------------unemployed since he left
school.
6. (you see)---------------------------------------any good films recently?
7. Look! Someone (steal)---------------------------------------the statue in
the square.
8. How long ago (she move)--------------------------------------- to the
USA?
9. They (take away)---------------------------------------all the rubbish left
in the streets, they're clean now!
10. (he ever visit)---------------------------------------The Empire State
building?
11. They ( forget )--------------------------------------- to turn the TV off
before they went out.
12. She ( take )---------------------------------------care of poor people all
her life, that's why she's very famous.
13. My parents (never understand)--------------------------------------- my
friends so far.
14. He (not forgive)---------------------------------------his wife her
adultery yet.
15. At that time people (fight )---------------------------------------with
bows and arrows.
16. Ken ( do ) ---------------------------------------lots of crazy things in his

life already.
17. She (spend)---------------------------------------a year in Paris before he
(find )--------------------------------------- a job in London.


18. Shakespeare (write) --------------------------------------- “Hamlet”
19. How many glasses of whisky ( you already
drink)---------------------------------------today?
20. My neighbours (just go )---------------------------------------out.
21. His great-grandfather (take)--------------------------------------- the
Titanic which (sink)-------------------------------------- because of an
iceberg.
22.No one (ever set )--------------------------------------- foot on Mars so
far.

II.WRITE QUESTIONS. USE THE PRESENT PERFECT OR THE
PAST SIMPLE.LOOK AT THE ANSWERS BEFORE YOU WRITE THE
QUESTIONS
1.How long/ Sue / live / in Italy?----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------?Since 2006
2.When / Ken / lose / his
job?------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------? 6 weeks ago.
3.When / the last time / they / have / a
holiday?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------? Last year.
4.How long / Katie/ have a
dog?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------?Since June.
5.What time / they / finish
work?----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------? At 6. 00 pm
6.How long / you / watch TV/ last
night?----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------? All evening.
7.When / Julien / go

out?----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------? Thirty minutes ago.


8.How long / your uncle / be / in
hospital?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------?Since Sunday.
9. What time / she / go / to
work ?------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------?At quarter to eight
10. How long ago/ they / move / to
Dublin?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------?Three years ago
11. Who/ just / steal/ your
wallet?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------? The guy who’s running away
12.How long/ you/ know / your best
friend?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------? Since our primary school
13. When/ your father / buy his
car?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------? About three months ago
14.Why / you / lose /so much
weight?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------? Because I’ve been on a diet for months
15. When/ Steve / start/ his new
job?-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------?Well, I think it was last Monday
SOME VERBS IN THE PRESENT PERFECT CAN BE TURNED IN THE PRESENT
PERFECT CONTINUOUS WHEN WE INSIST ON THE DURATION OF THE
ACTIONS AND THIS IS USUAL WITH HOW LONG, FOR and SINCE
III. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH FOR or SINCE
1. It’s been raining------------------------this morning;
2. Paul’s mother has been doing the same job--------------------15years.
3. Have you been learning English -----------------a long time.
4. Helen has been living in Los Angeles-----------------2007.


5. ---------------------Christmas , the weather has been quite good.

6. Please hurry up ! We’ve been waiting ------------------an hour.
7. Mike has been looking for a job----------------------he was fired .
8. The car is quite dirty. We haven’t cleaned it ---------------ages.
9. I haven’t had a good sleep--------------------my birthday party;
10. They have been looking for a house -----------------six months .
IV. ARE THE UNDERLINED PARTS OF THE SENTENCES RIGHT OR WRONG?
CORRECT THE ONES THAT ARE WRONG.
1. Do you know about Steven? He’s given up his job.----------------------------2. The Chinese have invented printing.------------------------------------------3. How many plays has Molière written?----------------------------------------4. Freud has been a famous psychiatrist.---------------------------------------5. Mum isn’t at home . She’s gone shopping.-------------------------------------6. Where have you been born?---------------------------------------------------7. Ouch! I’ve cut my finger. It’s bleeding.---------------------------------------8. My grandparents have got married in Paris -----------------------------------