The present perfect and the simple past

Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the simple past tense.

1 This is my house. ~How long have you (live)lived here? ~ I have lived(live) here since 1970.

2 He (live)has lived in London for two years and then (go)went to Edinburgh.

5 Shakespeare (write)wrote a lot of plays.

6 My brother (write)has written several plays. He has just (finish)finished his second tragedy.

7 I (fly)flew over Loch Ness last week. ~Did You (see)see the Loch Ness monster?

8 I (not see)haven't seen him for three years. I wonder where he is.

9 He (not smoke)hasn't smoked for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.

10 Chopin (compose)composed some of his music in Majorca.

11 When did he (arrive)arrive? ~ He (arrive)arrived at 2.00.

12 Had You (lock)locked the door before you left the house?

13 I (read)read his books when I was at school. I (enjoy)enjoyed them very much.

14 I can't go out because I (not finish)haven't finished my work.

15 I have never (drink)drunk whisky. ~Well, have some now.

16 I (write)wrote the letter but I can't find a stamp.

17 The clock is slow. ~It isn't slow, it (stop)stopped.

18 Here are your shoes; I have just (clean)cleaned them.

19 I (leave)left home at 8.00 and (get)got here at 12.00.

20 I (do)did this sort of work when I (be)was an apprentice.

21 He has just (go)gone out.

22 He (go)went out ten minutes ago.

23 Have you (have)had breakfast yet? ~ Yes, I (have)have had it at 7.00.

1 This is my house. ~How long have you (live) lived here? ~ I (live)have lived here since 1970.

2 He (live)has lived in London for two years and then (go)went to Edinburgh.

5 Shakespeare (write)wrote a lot of plays.

6 My brother (write)has written several plays. He has just (finish)finished his second tragedy.

7 I (fly)flew over Loch Ness last week. ~did You (see)see the Loch Ness monster?

8 I (not see)haven't seen him for three years. I wonder where he is.

9 He (not smoke)hasn't smoked for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.

10 Chopin (compose)composed some of his music in Majorca.

1. have you lived - have lived

2. has lived- went

3. Did you wear - insisted

4. left - cut - have worn

5. wrote

6.has written - has just finished

7. flown

8. haven't seen

9. hasn't smoked

10. did he arrive - arrived

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1. have just cleaned - came - shaked

2. arrived - has swept

3. has come - forgot

4. has't checked - broke

5. lent

6. have never found - hid

7. came- has been

8. has already started - arrived

write the verbs in backets in the Past simple or the Past perfect.

1.I(just,clean).....have just cleaned.........the carpet,the dog(come)...came......in and (shake).......shaked........himself.

2.When she (arrive)..........arrived.............at the class,Mike(sweep).........has swept........the class for her already.

3.Nobody(come).....has come.......to the meeting because the secretary(forget).........forgot.............to tell the staff about it.

4.Because he(not,check).......hasn't checked...........the oil for so long,the car (break)....broke.........down.

5.She couldn't find the book that I (lend)......lent........her.

6.They(never,find)........has never found..........where he(hide)...........hid................the money.

7.When she (come)........came..............in,we all knew where she(be)..........has been....................

8.The lesson(already,start).........has already started.............when I (arrive)........arrived............

write the verbs in backets in the Past simple or the Past perfect.

1.I(just,clean)....had just cleaned ..........the carpet,the dog(come)..came .......in and (shake)....shaked...........himself.

2.When she (arrive).......arrived................at the class,Mike(sweep)......had swept...........the class for her already.

3.Nobody(come)....came........to the meeting because the secretary(forget)......had forgotten ................to tell the staff about it.

4.Because he(not,check)....didn't checked..............the oil for so long,the car (break)....had broken.........down.

5.She couldn't find the book that I (lend)....had lent..........her.

6.They(never,find).....had never found.............where he(hide).......hidden....................the money.

7.When she (come)....came..................in,we all knew where she(be).......had been.......................

8.The lesson(already,start)....had already started..................when I (arrive)........arrived............

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past perfect tense.

1. He (do) __had done_ nothing before he (see) _saw____ me

2. He ( thank ) __thanked___ me for what I ( do ) _had done__ for him

3. I ( be ) _was___ sorry that I (hurt) __had hurted__ him

4. After they ( go ) _had gone___, I (sit) __sat___ down and (rest) __rested___

5. When I ( arrive ) _arrived____, the dinner ( already, begin ) ___had already begun__

6. My friend (not see) _hadn't seen___ me for many years when I ( meet) __met_last week

7. He ( learn ) __had learned___ English before he ( leave ) __left___ for England

8. In England, he soon ( remember ) __remembered____ all he ( leave ) __had left__ before

9. They ( tell ) __told__ him they ( not meet ) __hadn't met__ him before

10. He ( ask ) ____asked___ why we ( come ) __came___ so early

11. By the time Bill ( get ) _got___ there, the meeting ( start ) __had started___

12. When we ( arrive ) _arrived____ at our place, we ( find ) ___found__ that a burglar ( break ) __had broken__ in

13. Almost everybody ( leave ) _had left____ for home by time we ( arrive )__arrived__.

1.had done/saw;2.thanked/had done ;3.was/had hurted ;4.had gone/sat/rested ;5.arrived/had already begun;6.hadn't seen /met;7.had learned/left;8.remembered/had left;9.told/hadn't met;10.asked/came;11.got/had started;12.arrived/found/had broken;13.had left

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past perfect or the past continuous.

1. He (give)....gave.......me back the book, (thank)......thanked....me for lending it to him and (say)....said.....that he (enjoy)....had enjoyed .....it very much; but i (know)....knew.....that he (not read)...hadn't read......it because most of the pages (be)...were.......still uncut.

2. When he (see)......saw....his wife off at the station, he (return)...returned.......as he (not have)...didn't have......to be at the airport till 9.30.

3. He (not have)......didn't have......to pack, for his wife had already (do)......done......that for him and his case (be)......was........ready in the hall.

11:had...done;returned

12:came;told;had gone

13:went;had studied

14:had gone;found;had lost

15:got;told;had already cooked

16:returns;have already built

17:arrived;had already started.

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Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past perfect tense​

1/ They (go) ___WENT_______ home after they (finish) __HAD FINISHED________ their work.
2/ He (do) ______HAD DONE___ nothing before he (see) ___SAW________ me.
3/ He (thank) THANKED me for what I (do) _HAD DONE_________ for him.
4/ I (be) WAS sorry that I (hurt) ___HAD HURT_______ him.
5/ After they (go) ____HAD GONE______ , I (sit) ______SAT____ down and (rest) ___RESTED______.
6/ When I (arrive) ARRIVED, the dinner (already, begin) _______HAD ALREADY BEGUN_______.
7/ My friend (not see) __HASN'T SEEN____ me for many years when I (meet) _MET____ last week.
8/ He (learn) ___HAD LEARNT_______ English before he (leave) _____LEFT_____ for England.
9/ In England, he soon (remember) ____REMEMBERED______ all he (learn) HAD LEARNT.
10/ They (tell) ___TOLD_______ him they (not meet) __HADN'T MET________ him before.

11/ He (ask) ____ASKED______ why we (come) ___CAME_______ so early.
12/ She (say) ____SAID______ that she (already, see) ___HAD ALREADY SEEN________ Dr. Rice.
13/ By the time Bill (get) ___GOT_______ there, the meeting (start) ______HAD STARTED____.
14/ When we (arrive) __ARRIVED________ at our place, we (find) ______FOUND____ that a
burglar (break) _____BROKEN_______ in.
15/ Almost everybody (leave) ___HAD LEFT__ for home by the time we (arrive) __ARRIVED____.

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past perfect tense​

1/ They (go) ___WENT_______ home after they (finish) __HAD FINISHED________ their work.

2/ He (do) ______HAD DONE___ nothing before he (see) ___SAW________ me.

3/ He (thank) THANKED me for what I (do) _HAD DONE_________ for him.

4/ I (be) WAS sorry that I (hurt) ___HAD HURT_______ him.

5/ After they (go) ____HAD GONE______ , I (sit) ______SAT____ down and (rest) ___RESTED______.

6/ When I (arrive) ARRIVED, the dinner (already, begin) _______HAD ALREADY BEGUN_______.

7/ My friend (not see) __HASN'T SEEN____ me for many years when I (meet) _MET____ last week.

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1/ They ( go ) went home after they ( finish ) had finished their work .

2/ He ( do ) had done nothing before he ( see ) .......saw ......... me

3. He ( thank ) thanked me for what I ( do ) had done for him

4. I ( be ) was sorry that I (hurt) had hurted him

5. After they ( go ) had gone, I (sit) sat down and (rest) rested

6. When I ( arrive ) arrived, the dinner ( already, begin ) had already begun

7. My friend (not see) hadn't seen me for many years when I ( meet) met last week

8.. He ( learn ) had learned English before he ( leave ) left for England

9. In England, he soon ( remember ) remembered all he ( leave ) had left before

10. They ( tell ) told him they ( not meet ) hadn't met him before

20. arrive – will probably be raining

21. is raining - stops

22. were watching - failed

23. stayed – had lived

24. sat – were being repaired

25. turned – went – had forgotten

26. has changed - came

27. were talking – started - broke

28. had done

29. has been standing

30. have spent - got

31. were - studied

32. met – had been working

33. had finished - sat

34. has

35. has been