26. are learning

27. teaches

28. went 

29. fly

30. Did they buy ... ?

1. teaches

2. throw

3. hurry

4. stops

5. speaks

plays

work - are

does - do

brushes

don't go

go

does not rain

Does - drink

returns

rises -sets

moves

stays

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

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

2.          John  (read)                  has read                                  the letter from Mary already.

3.          We (not begin)                  haven't begun                                    to learn for the test yet.

4.          I (meet)                     have met                                Robert at the supermarket this morning.

5.          Nancy (be)                      has been                               to Vietnam several times.

6.          They (not start)                              haven't started                        the project yet.

7.          When (your father/ give up)                      did your father give up                                    smoking?

8.          The motorbike looks clean. (you/ wash)        Have you washed                                                          it?

9.          Tom (call)                             called                       his boss yesterday.

10.     My uncle (move)                          moved                            to Da Lat in 2005.

11.     The Greens (be)                        have been                                  to many countries in the world so far.

12.     We (go)                    have gone                                  to that village to do volunteer work several times.

13.     We  (spend)                              spent                       our summer vacation in Ha Long Bay last July.

14.     Our  teacher   (explain)                      has explained                                to us how to use the printer already.

15.     My   pen  isn’t  here  any  more.  Someone  (take)               has taken                                            it already.

16.       The postman (deliver)                                delivered                           the letter half an hour ago.

17.       Mai (not finish)                               hasn't finished                      her homework yet.

18.       They  (not see)                   haven't seen                                   the film Titanic yet.

19.     I (hear)                         heard                            the good news from Mary a few minutes ago.

20.       I (not see)                 haven't seen                                    your brother yet.

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

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

2.         John (read)               has read                        the letter from Mary already.

3.         We (not begin)               haven't begun                         to learn for the test yet.

4.         I (meet)                        met                 Robert at the supermarket this morning.

5.         Nancy (be)              has been                          to Vietnam several times.

6.         They (not start)      haven't strated                                 the project yet.

7.         When (your father/ give up)                     did-give up                   smoking?

8.         The motorbike looks clean. (you/ wash)               Have-washed                       it?

9.         Tom (call)                  called                     his boss yesterday.

10.    My uncle (move)             moved                           to Da Lat in 2005.

11.    The Greens (be) ____have been_________to many countries in the world so far.

12.    We (go) _____have gone______to that village to do volunteer work several times.

13.    We (spend) ______spent_____our summer vacation in Ha Long Bay last July.

14.    Our teacher (explain) ______has explained_________________to us how to use the printer already.

15.    My pen isn’t here any more. Someone (take) ___________has smoked________it already.

16.      The postman (deliver)                delivered                       the letter half an hour ago.

17.      Mai (not finish)                hasn't finished                       her homework yet.

18.      They (not see)               haven't seen                         the film Titanic yet.

19.    I (hear) _______heard______________the good news from Mary a few minutes ago.

20.      I (not see)           haven't seen                             your brother yet.

1 has been

2 has used

3 have lived

4 has taught

5 hasn't spoken

6 have lived

Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect tense:

1)He (be) ____has been__________ in New York for 3 months.

2)My brother (use) _____has used_________ this computer for 2 years.

3)They (live) _____have lived_________ in this street for a long time.

 4)   Mr Green (teach) _______has taught_______ French since he left London in 1997.

5) She (not speak) ________has spoken______ to me since last week.

6) I (live) _________have lived_____ in Ho Chi Minh city since 1975

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

      1.   We (never watch) ______________ that TV programme.

      2.   We (watch) ______________ a good programme on TV last night.

      3.   He (read) ______________ that novel many times before.

      4.   He (read) ______________ that novel again during my last vacation.

      5.   I (have) ______________ a little trouble with my car last week.

      6.   However, I (have) ______________ no trouble with my car since then.

      7.   I (not see) ___________ John for a long time. I (see) ___________ him 3 weeks ago.

      8.   The school bell (ring) ______________. We must go now.

      9.   I (meet) ____________ Mary last night. She (become) ____________ a very big girl.

      10. He is very thirsty. He (not drink) ______________ since this morning.

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Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense : the Present Perfect or Past Simple.

1. Tom (call) _called_________ his boss yesterday.

2. I (meet) __met________ Robert at the supermarket this morning.

3. We (fly) _have flew_________ to Ha Noi several times, but last summer we (go) _went_______ there by train.

4. When (your father / give up) _did your father gine up_________ smoking?

5. My uncle (move) __moved________ to Da Lat in 2005.

6. I (be) _have been_________ to Sa Pa twice since 2000.

7. We (spend) spent__________ our summer vacation in Ha Long Bay last July.

8. I (watch) _have watched_________ the film Titanic already.

9. The postman (deliver) _delivered _________ the letter half an hour ago.

10. I (hear) __heard________ the good news from Mary a few minuters ago.

11. I (have) __have had________ this iPad for three years. My father (give) _has given______ it to me when I was in grade 6.

12. My mother (do) had__done______ all the cleaning. The apartment is really clean now.

13. Someone (turn) _has _turned________ on the hi-fi. Do you know that song?

14. The match (just start) __has just stared_________ . Our team is playing very well.

15. He (lose) has__lost_________ his credit card. He can't find it anywhere.

16. Prices (go) _have gone__________ up. Everything is more expensive nowadays.

17. (you / buy) Have you bought __________ the laptop yet.

18. Miss White (work) __worked________ in Ha Noi from 2011 and 2014.

1. called

2. meet

3. have flown

progressive.

1.      Lisa just left. She is going (go) to her aerobics class by now.

2.      He ____goes______ (go) to aerobics class three times a week.

3.      You _______are breathing___ (breathe) hard. Sit down and rest for a while.

4.      Dolphins and whales are mammals. They _____breathe_____ (breathe) air.

5.      We’d better not go out now! It ____is raining______ (rain) heavily!

6.      In our area, it _____rains_____ (rain) a lot in June.

7.      Our neighbors _______are dancing___ (dance) again. The music is too loud!

8.      Our neighbors ______dance____ (dance) every Saturday evening. Their noisy music disturbs everybody.

9.      Warm air _______rises___ (rise). Cool air ____falls______ (fall).

10.  Look at that balloon. It _______is rising___ (rise) very fast. Oops! I guess it popped. Now it ______is falling____ (fall).

11.  The Mekong River _____flows_____ (flow) through the Dong Thap Muoi Basin.

12.  Put your raincoat on! It ______is raining____ (rain) outside!

13.  What language _____do_____ people _____speak_____ (speak) in Australia?

14.  I know Mr. Wang speaks Chinese. But what language ______is____ he ______speaking____ now?

15.  Kate ____ususally finishes______ (usually/ finish) her work before 4.30 every day.

16.  Listen! I think someone _____is knocking_____ (knock) at the door!

17.  Most people ____enjoy______ (enjoy) traveling outside the city when they have a two or three day holiday.

18.  _______Are you watching___ (you/ watch) television or can I turn it off now?

19.  A liar is someone who never ____tells_____ (tell) the truth.

20.  Nobody has seen the girl since she left her home a week ago, and now the police ______are still looking____ (still look) for her.

I.       Put the verbs in parentheses in the correct tense. Use the present simple or present progressive.

1.      Lisa just left. She is going (go) to her aerobics class by now.

2.      He _____goes_____ (go) to aerobics class three times a week.

3.      You ______are breathing____ (breathe) hard. Sit down and rest for a while.

4.      Dolphins and whales are mammals. They ____breathe______ (breathe) air.

5.      We’d better not go out now! It _______is raining___ (rain) heavily!

6.      In our area, it ________rains__ (rain) a lot in June.

7.      Our neighbors ______are dancing____ (dance) again. The music is too loud!

8.      Our neighbors ___dance_______ (dance) every Saturday evening. Their noisy music disturbs everybody.

9.      Warm air _____rises_____ (rise). Cool air _____falls_____ (fall).

10.  Look at that balloon. It ________is rising__ (rise) very fast. Oops! I guess it popped. Now it ____is falling______ (fall).

11.  The Mekong River ____flows______ (flow) through the Dong Thap Muoi Basin.

12.  Put your raincoat on! It ____is raining______ (rain) outside!

13.  What language ___do_______ people ____speak______ (speak) in Australia?

14.  I know Mr. Wang speaks Chinese. But what language ____is______ he _____speaking_____ now?

15.  Kate _____usually finishes_____ (usually/ finish) her work before 4.30 every day.

16.  Listen! I think someone ______is knocking____ (knock) at the door!

17.  Most people ______enjoy ____ (enjoy) traveling outside the city when they have a two or three day holiday.

18.  ______are you watching____ (you/ watch) television or can I turn it off now?

19.  A liar is someone who never _____tells_____ (tell) the truth.

20.  Nobody has seen the girl since she left her home a week ago, and now the police ______are still looking____ (still look) for her.

2. goes                                    11. is flowing

3. breathe                                12. is raining

4. breathe                                13. do / speak

5. raining                                  14.  does / speak

6. rains                                     15. usually finishes

7. are dancing                          16. is knocking

8. dance                                   17. are ejoying

9. rise / fall                               18. Do you watch

10. is rising / is falling               19. tell                    20. is still looking

1/ I (have) have coffee for breakfast every day.

2/ My brother (work) is working in a shoe store this summer.

3/ The student (look) is looking up that new word now.

4/ She (go) goes to school every day.

5/ We (do) are doing this exercise at the moment.

6/ My mother (cook) is cooking some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook)    cooks       in the mornings.

7/ It (rain) rains very much in the summer. It (rain) is raining now.

8/ Bad students never (work) works works hard.

9/ He generally (sing) sings in English, but today he (sing) is singing  in Spanish.

10/ We seldom (eat) eat before 6.30.