Fill in the gaps with the past simple or continuous, the present perfect or past perfect: 1.Dave______(take) a lot of photos when he ____(fly) to Brazil last July 2.While I____(have) a bath last night, Mary _____(read) a comic 3.__________(you-never/eat) sushi? 4.Where _____Anne_____(live) before moving to this neighborhood? 5.____they _____(eat) the sweets they ____(buy) yesterday yet 6.We____(jog) in the park when a dog ____(bite) Jane 7.David _____(fall) off his bike and ____(break) his arm yesterday 8.Pam_____(drive) home when she ____(crash) into a bus 9.Carol_____(promise) to be at the party last week, but she finally _____(not-come).I _____(be) so sad and disappointed! 10.”________(the candidate/make) speeches during the campaign?” “No, he______; in fact he hates speaking in public 11. John____(can-not-swim) well when he ____(be) nice

Complete the dialogues with the present perfect or past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

Ruth: Have you ever broken (you / ever / break) something really expensive?

Oscar: Yes, I ¹…….. It ²…….. (be) three or four years ago.  I ³…….. (drop) my dad's laptop. He ⁴…….. (not let) me use his tablet or smartphone since it 5…….. (happen)!

Alex: ⁶……..  (you / ever / meet) a celebrity?

Sara: No, I ⁷……..,  but my uncle ⁸……… He ⁹……… (go) to school with Keira Knightley, the actress. But she ¹⁰……… (not be) famous then, of course. They ¹¹……… (be) only six years old!

Alex: ¹²……… (he/see) her since she ¹³……… (become) famous?

Sara: No, he ¹⁴………

Exercise A:   Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
 

1.   I (just / finish) _________________ my homework.

2.   I (not / be) _________________ to Canada so far.

3.   But I (already / travel) _________________ to London a couple of times.

4.   My friend (be) _________________ in Canada two years ago.

5.   Last week, Mary and Paul (go) _________________ to the cinema.

Exercise B:   Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
 

A:   (you / play / already) __________ the new computer game?

B:   No, not yet. I only (buy) __________ it yesterday and I (have / not) the time yet.

A:   (you / go) __________ to the cinema last night?

B:   Yes. I (be) __________ there with Sue and Louis. (you / be) to the cinema recently?

Bài 12: Put the verbs in the brackets into either the past simple or present perfect tense.

1.  I                     (have) a problem with my computer yesterday.

2.  We                     (already see) that movie, but I will go with you again if you want me to.

3.  We                     (be) in Tim's room when the storm                      (begin).

4.  I                     (not begin) my homework yet.

5.    He                     (not sleep) for three nights, even though he                      (go) to bed early yesterday evening.

6.  My father                     (never forget) my birthday.

7.  They                     (travel) around the world last summer.

8.  They                     (decide) this at a meeting some days ago.

9.                       (You ever be) to New York?

10.  I know Hanoi City well. I                     (live) there for three years when I was a student.

11.  Michael does not have much money so he                      (not buy) a car yet.

12.  We                     (have) a good time at the party last weekend.

13.  Look at that. Someone                     (break) my motorbike.

14.  Emily                     (just finish) packing her bags.

15.  The plane                      (land) ten minutes ago.

16.  I                     (do) all the housework. Everything is clean now.

17.  When                     (Columbus discover) the New World?

18.  We                     (not visit) him since last weekend.

19.  She feels great. She                     (lose) five pounds since Christmas.

The last time I             (play) tennis was four years ago

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

1. A:......................(you/ever/meet) anyone famous?

B: Yes,last summer I..........................(sit) next to Brad Pit on a plane to LA

2. A: How long ago........................(you/start) painting?

B: Ten years ago. I...................(recently/complete) a painting that the National Gallery.......................(ask) me to do a year ago

3. A: Last night, I........................(see) the latest James Bond film

B: Oh, I...............................(already/see) it twive

4. A: Do you know that Mrs Janet.................(work) here for sixteen years?

B. I thought she...........................(star) working here ten years ago