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.have...lived

2.have lived

3.losed

4 wrote

5.has written...has just finished

1.How long have you lived here? I have lived here since 1970 2.He lived in London for two years and then went to Edinburgh 3.I can't get my house.I have lost my keys. 4.Shakespeare wrote a lot of plays 5.My brother has written several plays.He has just finished his second tragedy

1. have...lived/ have lived

2. lived / went

3. have losed

4. wrote

5. has written / has just finished

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

have been

1. I have been here for two hours.

have been

The present perfect and the simple past

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

1 This is my house. ~How long have you (live)lived here? ~ I have lived(live) here since 1970.

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

5 Shakespeare (write)wrote a lot of plays.

6 My brother (write)has written several plays. He has just (finish)finished his second tragedy.

7 I (fly)flew over Loch Ness last week. ~Did You (see)see the Loch Ness monster?

8 I (not see)haven't seen him for three years. I wonder where he is.

9 He (not smoke)hasn't smoked for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.

10 Chopin (compose)composed some of his music in Majorca.

11 When did he (arrive)arrive? ~ He (arrive)arrived at 2.00.

12 Had You (lock)locked the door before you left the house?

13 I (read)read his books when I was at school. I (enjoy)enjoyed them very much.

14 I can't go out because I (not finish)haven't finished my work.

15 I have never (drink)drunk whisky. ~Well, have some now.

16 I (write)wrote the letter but I can't find a stamp.

17 The clock is slow. ~It isn't slow, it (stop)stopped.

18 Here are your shoes; I have just (clean)cleaned them.

19 I (leave)left home at 8.00 and (get)got here at 12.00.

20 I (do)did this sort of work when I (be)was an apprentice.

21 He has just (go)gone out.

22 He (go)went out ten minutes ago.

23 Have you (have)had breakfast yet? ~ Yes, I (have)have had it at 7.00.

1 This is my house. ~How long have you (live) lived here? ~ I (live)have lived here since 1970.

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

5 Shakespeare (write)wrote a lot of plays.

6 My brother (write)has written several plays. He has just (finish)finished his second tragedy.

7 I (fly)flew over Loch Ness last week. ~did You (see)see the Loch Ness monster?

8 I (not see)haven't seen him for three years. I wonder where he is.

9 He (not smoke)hasn't smoked for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.

10 Chopin (compose)composed some of his music in Majorca.

1. Have visited

2.I haven't seen

3. Has lived, has lived

4.Has built

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

1. She (have)______has_____ coffee for breakfast every morning.
2. This is my house. ~How long___have_____ you (live)____lived_____ here? ~I (live)________have lived______ here since 1970.
3. There (be)____will be_______ 20 rooms in my future house.
4. Be careful! The baby (sleep) ____________is sleeping________.
5. If he (eat) eats all that he will be ill
6. I ( meet )____met_________her at the movie theater last night.
7. My mother ( make ) ______is making_____ a dress now.
8. Two years ago, she ( teach ) _____taught____at a village school.
9. What _____did ___you (do) ______do__ yesterday morning?
10. We (not travel ) _____won't travel________to Hue next month.
11. She never ( stay ) _____stays________up late at night.
12. My mother ( plant ) ___is planting________ flowers in the garden at the moment.
13. ____Will___Minh ( go ) ____go____ to the dentist tomorrow morning?
14. Michael ( play) _______has played______the piano since he ( be ) _____was________three.
15. If we leave the car here it (not be) _____won't be____in anybody's way.
16. He'll be late for the train if he (not start) ___doesn't start____ at once.
17. If you come late they (not let) ____won't let_____you in.
18. If he (go) ____goes___ on telling lies nobody will believe a word he says.
19. If he (work) _____works____hard today, can he have a holiday tomorrow?

Supply the correct form and tense the verbs in the brackets.
works_____hard today, can he have a holiday tomorrow?

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.