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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I, Put the sentences into simple past
1. We open the door. -> We opened the door
2. You write poems -> You wrote poems
3. Richard plays in the garden. -> Richard played in the garden
4. Kerry does not speak English. -> Kerry did not speak English
5. Do you see the bird ? -> Did you see the bird ?
V. Put the verbs into the correct tense ( simple past or present perfect simple ).
1. Mother : I want to prepare dinner .HAVE ( you / wash ) ___WASHED__ the dishes yet ?
2. Daughter : I ( wash ) __WASHED___ the dishes yesterday , but I ( have / not ) ___HAVE NOT HAD___ the time yet to do it today
3. Mother : ( you / do / already ) ____HAVE YOU DONE ALREADLY__ your homework ?
4. Daughter : No, I ( come / just ) ___HAVE JUST COME___ home from school.
5. Mother : You ( come ) ____CAME___ home from school two hours ago !
6. Daughter : Well , but my friend Lucy ( call ) __CALLED___ when I ( arrive ) __ARRIVED____ and I ( finish / just ) __HAVE JUST FINISH____ the phone call
7. Mother : ( you / see / not ) __HAVE YOU NOT SEEN____ Lucy at school in the morning ?
8. Daughter : Yes, but we ( have / not ) __HAVE NOT HAD____ time to talk then
VI. Put the verbs into the correct tense ( simple past or present perfect simple )
1. A : I ( cycle / jyst ) _______HAVE JUST CYCLED______ 50km.
2. B : I ( cycle ) _____CYCLED____ 100 km last week
3. A : I ( write ) __WROTE_______ an essay yesterday
4. B : I ( write / alrealy ) ____HAVE ALREADLY WRITTEN____ two essays this team
5. A : I ( ring / just ) ___HAVE JUST RUNG____ my friend
6. B : I ( ring ) ______RANG______ my friend 10 minutes ago
7. A : Two days ago, I ( watch ) __WATCHED______ a Madonna concert
8. B : I ( see / already ) ________HAVE ALREADLY SEEN_______ Madonna live in concert
9. A : I ( spend ) _____spent________ my summer holiday in Australia last year
10. B : I ( be / not ) ___HAVE NOT BEEN________ to Australia yet
