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………

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 dialogues use the past simple or present perfect tense

1, A: Ben ........(break) his leg

B: Really? How....... (that/happen)?

A: He .... (fall) off a ladder.

2, A: Ow! I .....(burn) myself

B: How....... (you/do) that?

A: I.......(pick) up a hot dish

3, A: Mark......... (not be) here recently

B: Really? When........(he/go)?

A: He.......(leave) here three months ago

4, A: Do you have Annn's address?

B: Well, she (give)....... me her address but i'm afraid I .......(lose) it

5, A : .......... (you/see) the film Harry Potter yet?

B: Yes, I ......... (already / see) it

A: When .......(you/see) it?

B: I........ (see) it last month

I. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense: the Present Perfect or Past Simple.

1. They (not see)...................... the film Titanic yet.

2. Tom (call)...................... his boss yesterday.

3. John (read)............................ the letter from Mary already.

4. We (not begin)....................... to learn for the test yet.

5. I (meet)............................... Robert at the supermarket this morning.

6. Nancy (be)................................ to Viet Nam several times.

7. I (not see).................. your brother yet.

8. When (your father/ give up)...................... smoking?

9. My pen isn’t here any more. Someone (take).................. it already.

10. The motorbike looks clean, (you/ wash) ............ it ?
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2 Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the past simple

a ) Ann : ........Did you go ..................( you/ go ) on holiday last year ?

Costas : Yes , I ......................( go ) to Spain . ................................( you / ever / be ) there ?

Ann : Yes , I ..............................( go) there two years ago .

b) Maria : I .....................................( sell) my old radio

Helen : Really ? when ...................................( you / sell) it ?

Maria : I ............................( sell) it yesterday

c) Lan : I ................................( go) to the new sports centre yesterday

Josh : Really ? I ....................................( not / be ) there yet . What's it like ?

Lan : It's Fantastic ! I ...................................( never / see ) anything like it before

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense:  Present Perfect or Past Simple.

1. They (not see)      .........................           the film Titanic yet.

2. Tom (call)             .........................           his boss yesterday.

3. John (read)           .........................           the letter from Mary already.

4. We (not begin)     .........................          to learn for the test yet.

5. I (meet)           .........................           Robert at the supermarket this morning.

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

 Supply the correct verb form: Simple past or Present perfect.

1. I (see)............................................... her before.

2. I (read) ...........................the novel written by Jack London several times before.

3. What    you (do)...................... yesterday?

4.    You (watch).......................... TV last night?

5. She (be)...................... born in 1980.

6. He (write)...................... a book since last year.

7 Mr Green.(teach)................... English in this school since he (graduate) .....................from the university in 1986.

8. How long       you (learn)........................ English?

9.-This is my house.  -How long    you (live) ................................. here?
-I (live) ........................................ here since 1970.
10. He (live) ........................ in London for two years and then (go)................... to Edinburgh.
11.-     You (wear) .................................your hair long when you were at school? 
   -Yes, my mother (insist) .......................on it.
12. But when I (leave).................. school I (cut)................. my hair and (wear) ................... it short ever since.
13. My brother (write)................ several plays. He just (finish).................... his second tragedy.
14. I (not see).......................................... him for three years. I wonder where he is.
15. He (not smoke)...................................... for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.
16. Chopin (compose)........................................... some of his music in Majorca.
17. -When       he (arrive).............................................? 
    - He (arrive) .................................... at 2.00.
18.      You (lock) ........................ the door before you left the house?
19. I (read)....................his books when I was at school. I (enjoy) ...................them very much.
20. I can't go out because I (not finish)....................................... my work.
21. -I never (drink)...................................................... whisky. -Well, have some now.
22. I (write)....................................... the letter but I can't find a stamp.
23. - The clock is slow. - It isn't slow, it (stop) ............................................
24. Here are your shoes; I just (clean) .............................................them.
25. I (leave).............................. home at 8.00 and (get)................................. here at twelve.
26. I (do).......................... this sort of work when I (be).................................. an apprentice.
27. He just (go)............................................. out.
28. He (go).................................... out ten minutes ago.
29.      You (have)............................... breakfast yet? ~ Yes, I (have)...................... it at 8.00.
30. I (meet) ................................him last June.
31.      You (see) .................................the moon last night?
32. The concert (begin).................... at 2.30 and (last)............................. for two hours. Everyone (enjoy) ................................it very much.
33. The play just (begin)................................... You are a little late.
34. The actors (arrive)................ yesterday and (start) ...................rehearsals early this morning.
35. It (be)........................ very cold this year. I wonder when it is going to get warmer.
36. Cervantes (write) ...................................... Don Quixote.
37. We (miss).................................. the bus. Now we'll have to walk.
38. He (break).......................................... his leg in a skiing accident last year.
39. Mr Pound is the bank manager. He (be) ................................here for five years.
40. Mr Count (work).................................... as a cashier for twenty-five years. Then he (retire)............................. and (go) ................................to live in the country.
41.    You (have)................. a good time? ~No, it never (stop) .......................... raining.
42. You (see) .....................Mary on Monday? ~Yes, I.............
43.I (buy) ........................this in Bond Street. ~How much     you (pay)..................... for it?

~I (pay)................................. $100.
44. Where      you (find)...................... this knife? ~I (find)............................. it in the garden. 

45. I (lose) .......................my black gloves.   You (see).......................... them anywhere?

- No, I'm afraid. When you last (wear) ........................... them?
- I (wear).............................. them at the theatre last night. 

- Perhaps you (leave) .................................. them at the theatre.
46. -Do you know that lady who just (leave) ..............................the shop?
-Yes, that is Miss Thrift. Is she a customer of yours?
-Not exactly. She (be)................. in here several times but she never (buy)................. anything.
47. He (leave)...................... the house at 8.00. -Where    he (go)......................?
- I (not see) ................................ where he (go).....................................
48. -He (serve)........................ in the First World War. –When    war (begin)........................?
- It (begin) ............................ in 1914 and (last) ..................................for four years.
49. –Who      you (vote).................. for at the last election? - I (vote)...................... for Mr Pitt.

- He (not be) ................. elected, (be) ..................he? ~No, he (lose)...................... his deposit.
50. -     You (like) .............your last job? ~I (like)........... it at first but then I (quarrel)............. with my employer and he (dismiss)............................. me. 
- How long     you (be)...................... there? ~I (be).......................... there for two weeks.
51. I (not know) ................. that you (know)................... Mrs Pitt. How long        you (know)................... her? ~ I (know)................................................ her for ten years.
52. That is Mr Minus, who teaches me mathematics, but he (not have).............................. time to teach me much. I only (be)...................................... in his class for a week.
53.     You (hear) .......................his speech on the radio last night? ~ Yes, I ........ . .
54.- I (not know)...................... that you (be)................ here. You (be).............. here long?

-Yes, I (be)............... here two months.

-You (be)................... to the Cathedral? ~Yes, I (go) ........................... there last Sunday.
55       You ever (try) ........................ to give up smoking? ~
Yes, I (try) ............... last year, but then I (find)................ that I was getting fat so I (start)............................ again.
56.     You (see) .............. today's paper? ~ No, anything interesting (happen) ..................? 
Yes, two convicted murderers (escape)............................ from the prison down the road. 
57.      Mary(feed).................... the cat? ~ Yes, she(feed)...................... him before lunch. 

~ What     she (give).............. him? ~ She (give).......................... him some fish. 
58. -How long     you (know).................. your new assistant?

 ~ I (know)............ him for two years. 

~What     he (do)......... before he(come)........... here? ~I think he (be)............. in prison. 
59. I (not see)............................ your aunt recently.

~No. She (not be)...................... out of her house since she (buy) .................her colour TV.
60.       The plumber(be) ................here yet? ~Yes, but he only (stay)............. for an hour.

 ~What he (do) ....... in that time? ~He(turn)........ off the water and (empty)......... the tank. 
61. Where     you (be)............................? - I (be).................................... out in a yacht.

 ~      You (enjoy) ................. it? ~Yes, very much. We (take)...................... part in a race. 

~    You (win)........................?  ~No, we (come) ............................... in last.
62.- How long     that horrible monument (be) ............................................there?
-It (be)................... there six months. Lots of people (write) ...............................to the Town Council asking them to take it away but so far nothing (be) .........................................done.
63. Hannibal (bring) .......................................elephants across the Alps.

 ~Why      he (do) .............that? ~He (want) ...................................to use them in battle.
64. Where     you (be)........................? ~ I (be)........................................ to the dentist. 

~     He (take)............... out your bad tooth? ~Yes, he . ...... .  ~    It (hurt)..........?-Yes, horribly.
65. She (say)..................... that she'd phone me this morning, but it is now 12.30 and she (not phone) ............................................yet.
66. I just (receive)............................... a letter saying that we (not pay) ........................this quarter's electricity bill. I (not give) .................................you the money for that last week?

 ~Yes, you . .............. , but I'm afraid I (spend) .................................... it on something else.
67. How long       you (be)....................... out of work? ~I'm not out of work now. I just (start) ....................................................a new job.

 ~How   you (find)................. the job? ~I (answer)...................... an advertisement in the paper.
68.  You (finish).............. checking the accounts? ~No, not quite. I (do)........... about half so far.
69.I (cut)............... my hand rather badly. Have you a bandage? ~I'll get you one. How     it (happen)...................? ~I was chopping some wood and the axe (slip)..........................
70. How     you (get)................. that scar? ~I (get).................... it in a car accident a year ago.
71.    You (meet)................... my brother at the lecture yesterday?

~Yes, I .. ..   We (have) ....................................coffee together afterwards.
72. He (lose).................. his job last month and since then he (be)............................ out of work. 

~Why    he(lose)................ his job? ~He (be)................................ very rude to Mr Pitt.
73. What are all those people looking at? ~ There (be)................................. an accident. 

~You (see).......... what (happen)...................? ~Yes, a motor cycle(run) ..............into a lorry.
74. I(phone)............................. you twice yesterday and (get)............................ no answer.
75. Originally horses used in bull fights (not wear)............................. any protection, but
for some time now they (wear)..................................... special padding, 
76. That house (be) ........................... empty for a year. But they just (take).......................... down the 'For Sale' sign, so I suppose someone (buy)................................................. it.

77- Where is Tom?

- I (not see) ....................him today, but he (tell) .........................Mary that he'd be in for dinner.