Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

1 Joe _________ (live) in London between 2009 and 2012.

2 'Emeli Sandé _________ (just/bring out) a new record. _________ (you/hear) it yet?'

'Yes, I _________ (download) it last night.'

3 'Sorry I'm late! _________ (you/be) here long?'

'No, I _________ (just/arrive).'

4 _________ (you/ever/visit) the USA?' 'Yes, I _________ (go) there last summer.’

5 _________ (you/eat) before you _________ (leave) home?'

'Yes, I _______

6 I _________ (have) this MP3 player for a year.

Complete the sentences with the present simple, present perfect or past simple forms of the verbs in the blanks. Don't use contractions. 1.He often (go) ………………..for a swim with his brother at weekends.

2.John Baird (invent) ………………….the television in 1925.

3.We (learn) …………………….to play table tennis for four years.

4.The boxing match (start) ……………………30 minutes ago.

5.It is the first time I (visit) ………………………England

Complete the blanks with the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Simple Past, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Future Simple, Present Perfect Continuous of the verbs in the boxes below.

1.      I (do)                 research about Covid-19 pandemic’s effects these days.

2.      Andy and Army                        a DVD. They’re playing computer games.

3.  A: (1)                                            (you/ spend) any time doing homework last weekend?

B: Yeah, I did. I (2)                                 (do) listening tests last Saturday. It was quite difficult!

4.    U22 Vietnamese Football team                       (win) three goals against U22 Indonesia at SEA GAMES 30

Complete the blanks with the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Simple Past, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Future Simple, Present Perfect Continuous of the verbs in the boxes below.

1.      I (do)_________research about Covid-19 pandemic’s effects these days.

2. Andy and Army ________a DVD. They’re playing computer games.

3.  A: (1) _______   (you/ spend) any time doing homework last weekend?

B: Yeah, I did. I (2)                                 (do) listening tests last Saturday. It was quite difficult!

4.    U22 Vietnamese Football team ______(win) three goals against U22 Indonesia at SEA GAMES 30

Find all the examples of the past simple and the present perfect in the article. Complete the rules in the Learn this! box below with present perfect or past simple. Then underline an example of each rule in the article.

LEARN THIS! Present perfect and past simple

a. We use ¹___________ to talk about a specific occasion in the past.

b. We use ²___________ to talk about a specific period of time that is still continuing.

c. We use ³___________ to say how long a situation has existed, often with for, since, or how long.

d. We use ⁴___________to talk about an event that has a strong connection with the present, often with just, already, or yet.

e. We use ⁵___________to talk about an experience at an unspecified time in the past, often with ever or never.

I.       Complete the sentences. Use one of these forms: the present simple, the present progressive, the simple past, or the past progressive.

1.      You can turn off the television. I _____________ (not/ watch) it.

2.      When I _____________ (open) the car door this morning, a cat _____________ (jump) out.

3.      Bob _____________ (hurt) his finger when he _____________ (cook) his dinner.

4.      I _____________ (live) in London for ten years while I _____________ (be) a child.

5.      Listen! Somebody _____________ (play) the piano. ~ It’s Jenny. She _____________ (play) the piano every evening.

6.      Louise usually _____________ (phone) me on Fridays, but she _____________ (not/ phone) yesterday.

7.      We ___________ (go) to the cinema last night, but I ___________ (not/ enjoy) the film much.

8.      When we _____________ (see) Mark, we _____________ (stop) the car.

9.      When I last _____________ (see) Allan, he _____________ (try) to find a job in London.

10.  My brother _____________ (try) to find a job at the moment. It’s very difficult.

11.  This time last year I _____________ (live) in Brazil. And I _____________ (meet) my husband while I _____________ (work) there.

12.  What _____________ (you/ do) at 10 o’clock yesterday? _____________ (you/ study)?

13.  They still _____________ (live) in the small house they _____________ (buy) 50 years ago.

14.  Last night while I _____________ (do) my homework, my brothers _____________ (play) computer games.

15.  What _____________ (you/ do) last night? ~ Well, as soon as I _____________ (finish) my work, I _____________ (go) to bed.

Complete the sentences with just and the present perfect simple form of the verbs in brackets. Then write the question form.

I've just done my first parachute jump. (do)

Have you just done your first parachute jump?

1. I _________ something funny. (see)

2. Sam __________ into the lake. (dive)

3. We _________ past my friend's house. (drive)

4. He ________ the world record again. (break)