1.This is my house . - How long have you (live)lived here?-I (live)have lived here since 1986.

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

3.I (read) read this book when I was at school and I (enjoy)enjoyed it very much .

4.The play has just (begin)begun You are a little late.

5.We (miss)have missed the bus.Now we 'll have to walk.

6.Why do you look so sad ? -I (lose)have lost my English book.

7  Have you (ever/visit)ever visited Ha Long Bay? - Yes, I (go)went there last summer.

8.How long have you (be)been out for work ?

-I'm not out of work now.I have just (start)started a new job.

9.They (not/speak)haven't spoken to each other since they (quarrel)quarreled

10.I don't watch that movie because I (see)have seen it three times.

11.Ann: Hello , Jack . I (not see)haven't seen you for ages

.Where have you(be)been? 

 Jack :I (be)was in Switzerland.   

Ann: Did you (have)have a good time in Switzerland?

How long have you (be)been there?

1.     A: How long …………had you lived……………………………………. (you/live) in Brazil before you moved here?

B: About 10 years.

2.     A: Did you watch the comedy on Channel 4 yesterday?

B: No. It ……………had finished…………………. (finish) by the time I got home.

3.     A: Was she there when you arrived?

B: No, she  …………had already left……………………………………. (already / leave).

4.     A: Why was Brad so exhausted last night?

B: He ………had been working………………………………………. (work) since 9 o’clock in the morning.

5.A: What did he think of the photo exhibition?

B: He loved it. He said he …had never seen………………………. (never / see) such beautiful photos before.

1 have visited

2 have they lived - moved

3 has read

4 haven't begun

5 has been

6 called

7 moved

8 have been

9 did you meet

10 spent

11 Have you ever been - haven't been

12 heard

1. have visited

2. have they lived

3. moved

4. has read

5. has been

6. did/call

7. moved

8. has been

9. did you meet

10. spent

11. have you ever been/haven't been

12. heard

1 have 

2 was

3 dropped

4 hasn't let

5 happened

6 have you ever met

7 haven't

8 has

9 went

10 wasn't

11 were

12 has he seen

13 became

14 hasn't

1: have

2: was

3:dropped

4: has not let

5: happened

6: Have you ever met

7: haven’t

8: has

9: went

10; wasn’t

11: were

12: Has he seen

13: became

14; has not

I.       Put in the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets.

1.      I ______have had_________ (have) these shoes since my eighteen birthday.

2.      We ________have lived_______ (live) in Newcastle for three years now and like it a lot.

3.      The last time I _______went________ (go) to Brighton was in August.

4.      When my parents were on holiday, I __________stayed_____ (stay) with my grandparents for two weeks.

5.      I ________haven't seen_______ (not see) Rachel for ages. She _________hasn't visited______ (not visit) us since July.

6.      Martin ______has been_________ (be) to Greek five times. He loves the place.

7.      I _______have worked________ (work) for a computer company for a year. That was after college.

8.      We ______moved________ (move) here in 1993. We _________have been_____ (be) here for a long time now.

9.      It isn’t a very good party. Most people ________have already gone_______ (already / go) home.

10.  It was so hot today that I ________wore_______ (wear) shorts and a T-shirt at work.

11.  My wife and I ______have moved________ (move) three times since we _____got_________ (get) married.

12.  So far this week there ______have been_________ (be) three burglaries in our street.

13.  When I was younger I _______played________ (play) badminton for my local team.

14.  In the past few years, it ________has become_______ (become) more and more difficult to get into university.

15.  This book is so long that I _______haven't finished________ (not finish) it yet.

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

(Joe sống ở London từ năm 2009 đến 2012.)

2 'Emeli Sandé has just brought out (just/bring out) a new record. Have you heard it (you/hear) it yet?'

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

('Emeli Sandé vừa mang về một bản ghi. Bạn đã nghe chưa?'

'Vâng, tôi đã tải nó tối qua.')

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

'No, I have just arrived (just/arrive).'

('Xin lỗi tôi tới trễ! Anh ở đây lâu chưa?”

'Không, tôi vừa mới đến.')

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

(Bạn đã bao giờ đến thăm Hoa Kỳ chưa?' 'Vâng, tôi đã đến đó vào mùa hè năm ngoái.')

5 Did you eat (you/eat) before you left (leave) home?'

'Yes, I did

(Bạn đã ăn trước khi bạn rời khỏi nhà hả?'

'Vâng, tôi đã ăn.')

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

(Tôi đã có máy nghe nhạc MP3 này được một năm.)

1 received

2 have lived

3 has worked

4 has done

5 Did they put

6 has studied

7 have been

8 has been

9 came''

10 has learnt

Exercise 4: Put the verbs in brackets: past simple or present perfect.

1. I (receive) RECEIVED  a letter just a few minutes ago.

2. They (live) HAVE LIVED in London since 1980.

3. Linda is working in this department. She (work) HAS WORKED here for two years.

4. Up to present, John (do) HAS DONE good work in the class.

5. (they/ put) DID THEY PUT their book on my desk last night?

6. He (study) HAS STUDIED English at this school for six weeks up to now.

7. Nobody lives in those houses. They (be) HAVE BEEN empty for many years.

8. Cindy is in her office. She (be) HAS BEEN  there since 7 o’clock.

9. My sister (come) CAME to see me last night.

10. My friend George is learning Japanese. He (learn) HAS LEARNED it for six months

have been

1. I have been here for two hours.

have been

1. Tina isn't here. She (just go).............has just gone..............to school.

2. What time (you get up)...............did you get up.................this morning?

3. Paul (have)................had.................a bad car accident three years ago.

4. I (live).................'ve lived......................in the same house since 2005.

5. What (you do)...............did you do........................last night?

6. Brian (not finish)...............hasn't finished.......................his work yet.

7. Did Tina (arrive).................arrive..................my watch? I can't find it.

complete each sentence with the past simple or the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets

1. Tina isn't here. She (just go).........has just gone..................to school.

2. What time (you get up)................did you get...............this morning?

3. Paul (have)...............had..................a bad car accident three years ago.

4. I (live)............have lived...........................in the same house since 2005.

5. What (you do)...................did you do....................last night?

6. Brian (not finish)...........hasn't finished...........................his work yet.

7. Tina (arrive)..................arrives.................??

..???my watch? I can't find it.

complete each sentence with the past simple or the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets

1. Tina isn't here. She (just go)..........just goes.................to school.

2. What time (you get up).......did you get up.........................this morning?

3. Paul (have)............had.....................a bad car accident three years ago.

4. I (live)..................have lived.....................in the same house since 2005.

5. What (you do).....................did you do..................last night?

6. Brian (not finish)...............hasn't finished.......................his work yet.

7. Does Tina (arrive)...............arrive....................my watch? I can't find it.