EXERCISES ( PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT PERFECT )

Signal Words

Simple Past Present Perfect Simple

* yerterday * just

* ... ago * alrealy

* in 1990 * up to now

* the other day * until now / till now

* last ... * ever

* ( not ) yet

* so far

* lately / recently

I, Put the sentences into simple past

1. We open the door. -> ___________________

2. You write poems -> ____________________

3. Richard plays in the garden. -> __________________

4. Kerry does not speak English. -> ________________

5. Do you see the bird ? -> __________________________

II. Write sentences in simple past.

1. Janet / the bus / miss ____________

2. she / her room / tidy ____________

3. not / Rupert / the number / dial ___________

4. she / a friend / phone _______________

5. not / Andy / the ball / pass ______________

III. Write sentencas in present perfect

1. Phil / not / miss / the bus -

2. they / not / plant / a tree -

3. Vanessa / catch / the ball -

4. we / sell / our old car -

5. the train / leave / the station -

IV. Write questions in present perfect

1. you / correct / my mistakes -

2. you / practise / your English -

3. she / tidy up / her room -

4. the boss / sign / the letter -

5. Mary / shut / the door -

V. Put the verbs into the correct tense ( simple past or present perfect simple ).

1. Mother : I want to prepare dinner . ( you / wash ) _____ the dishes yet ?

2. Daughter : I ( wash ) _____ the dishes yesterday , but I ( have / not ) ______ the time yet to do it today

3. Mother : ( you / do / already ) ______ your homework ?

4. Daughter : No, I ( come / just ) ______ home from school.

5. Mother : You ( come ) _______ home from school two hours ago !

6. Daughter : Well , but my friend Lucy ( call ) _____ when I ( arrive ) ______ and I ( finish / just ) ______ the phone call

7. Mother : ( you / see / not ) ______ Lucy at school in the morning ?

8. Daughter : Yes, but we ( have / not ) ______ time to talk then

VI. Put the verbs into the correct tense ( simple past or present perfect simple )

1. A : I ( cycle / jyst ) _____________ 50km.

2. B : I ( cycle ) _________ 100 km last week

3. A : I ( write ) _________ an essay yesterday

4. B : I ( write / alrealy ) ________ two essays this team

5. A : I ( ring / just ) _______ my friend

6. B : I ( ring ) ____________ my friend 10 minutes ago

7. A : Two days ago, I ( watch ) ________ a Madonna concert

8. B : I ( see / already ) _______________ Madonna live in concert

9. A : I ( spend ) _____________ my summer holiday in Australia last year

10. B : I ( be / not ) ___________ to Australia yet

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