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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VII.     Put the verbs into the correct tense, past simple or present perfect.

1.   _____________ (you/ ever/ be) to the United States ? - No, but I _____________ (be) to England and France.

2.   When we were in Canada, we _____________ (go) skiing almost every day.

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

4.   Peter _____________ (not phone) yet. I’m still waiting.

5.   I _____________ (know) Helen since we were at school together.

6.   My uncle _____________ (live) in Berlin in 1999.

7.   We _____________ (not see) Beth at Mike’s house yesterday morning.

8.   Do you like this picture? My uncle _____________ (paint) it.

9.   Mr. Dass _____________ (leave) for New York late last night.

10. Mr and Mrs Grey _____________ (teach) French here for over five years.

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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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?

I. Put the verbs into the correct tenses ( past simple or present perfect tense) 1. Peter (play)____ foolball yesterday 2. They (repaint) _______ their house . It looks more beautiful again. 3. Last years , we (travel) _______ to Italy. It was the first time to Italy 4. John and Peggy (do) _______ their homework. Now they can watch the film. 5. I (visit) _______ my friend in Sapa two days ago. 6. We (live) _______ in another country before. 7. She (not buy) _______ a new car in 2021. 8. I’m sorry, but I (step) _______ on your toes. 9. (you / ever / play) ____________ chess ? 10. The girls ( not have) __________ their lunch yet. II. Underline the correct answers. 1. I saw/ have seen that film already. 2. We went/ have gone to the movies three times last month. 3. Did you ever do/ Have you ever done volunteer work? 4. I had/ have had five tests so far this semester. 5. Linus did/ has done his homework before he went to sleep. 6. This is my grandparents’ house. They lived/ have lived here for more than 50 years. 7. She bought/ has bought a new mobile phone two days ago. 8. Did you see/ Have you seen Peter at the party last night? 9. I read/ have read this book twice and I still find it very interesting. 10. They didn’t play/ haven’t played very well yesterday. They lost the match