Use the past simple or present perfect of the verbs in the brackets:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9.They (not/speak)...........................to each other since they (quarrel)......................

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

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

1. I (visit)____________ our form teacher in the hospital already.

2. How long ____________ (they/ live) here?~They___________ (move) here two years ago.

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

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

5. Nancy (be) ____________________ to Vietnam several times.

6. Tom (call)____________ his boss yesterday.

7. My uncle (move)___________ to DaLat in 2005.

8. The Greens (be)____________ to many countries in the world so far.

9. When _____________ (you/ meet) your wife? - 3 years ago.

10.  We(spend)______________ our summer vacation in Ha Long Bay last July.

11.   ____________ (you/ ever/ be) to Japan? ~ No, I _____________ (not be) to Japan yet.

12.                   I (hear)_____________ the good news from Mary a few minutes ago

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

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

2. They (live)  in London since 1980.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I) Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past or the present perfect tense:

1. This is my house

How long........(you/give) here?

I.............. (live) here since 1970

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

3. ...............(you/wear) your hair long when you were at school?

Yes, my mother..................(insist) on it

4. But when I.............(leave) school I...............(cut) my hair and...................(wear) it short ever since

5. Shaespeare..................(write) a lot of plays

6. My mother................(write) several plays. He just.............(finish) his second tragedy

7. I...........(fly) over New York last week

8. I.......(not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is

9. He........(not/smoke) for two years. He is trying to give it up

10. When.................(he/ arrive)?

He..................(arrive) at 2.00

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

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

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

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

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

5.      I _______________ (not see) Rachel for ages. She _______________ (not visit) us since July.

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

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

8.      We ______________ (move) here in 1993. We ______________ (be) here for a long time now.

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

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

11.  My wife and I ______________ (move) three times since we ______________ (get) married.

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

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

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

15.  This book is so long that I _______________ (not finish) it yet.

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

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

1.     A: How long ………………………………………………. (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 ………………………………. (finish) by the time I got home.

3.     A: Was she there when you arrived?

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

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

B: He ………………………………………………. (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 …………………………. (never / see) such beautiful photos before.