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/you/put) Had you put off the fire before you (go) went out?

2. I was very pleased to see Mary again. I (not see) hadn't seen her for a long time

3. I thanked her for everything she (do) had done for me

4. When I got to the office, I (realize) realized that I (forget) had forgotten to lock the door

5. Who is that women? I (never seen) hadn't seen her before

6. Tom wasn't at home when I (arrive ) arrived He (just go) had just gone out

Put the verb in brackets in the Past Simple , Past Perfect or Present perfect.

1. She did't notice that she (never see) ......has never seen....... that flim before.

2. I suddenly (remember) remembered that I ..............forgot....... (forget) my keys.

3. Bill no longer has his car. He (sell) .........sold........... it.

4. (Have/you/put) ..........had you put..... off the fire before you (go) ...went.... out.

5. I was very pleased to see Mary again. I (not see) .........haven't seen her........ for a long time.

6. I thanked her for everything she (do) ........has done............. for me.

7. When I got to the office, I (realize) .....realized........ I (forget) ........had forgotten....... to lock the door.

8. Who is that woman? I (never seen ) ............have never seen.......... her before.

9. Tom was not at home when I (arrive) .......arrived..... He (just go) .........has just gone....... out.

10. She said it (be) .......was..... the first time she (meet) ....has met......... such a man.

Put the verb in brackets in the Past Simple , Past Perfect or Present perfect.

1. She did't notice that she (never see) .....has never seen........ that flim before.

2. I suddenly (remember) that I ......remembered ............... (forget) my keys.

3. Bill no longer has his car. He (sell) .......sold............. it.

4. (Have/you/put) ..........Had you put..... off the fire before you (go) ...went.... out.

5. I was very pleased to see Mary again. I (not see) ....haven't seen her............. for a long time.

6. I thanked her for everything she (do) ....has done................. for me.

7. When I got to the office, I (realize) .....realized........ I (forget) ........had forgotten....... to lock the door.

8. Who is that woman? I (never seen ) .........have never seen............. her before.

9. Tom was not at home when I (arrive) ....arrived........ He (just go) .........has just gone........ out.

10. She said it (be) .....was....... the first time she (meet) .....has met........ such a man.

P/s : Bài này mk ms hok sơ qua thoy nên cx k chắc lém :-<

I.Complete with used to and the verd.
1. I didn't use to wake up (not wake up) so early when I was at the camp.
2. Did they use to sell ( they / sell) ice cream in the street in the past.
3. In the past,peolpe didn't use to lock ( not lock ) their door when they went out.
4. My dad used to hunt (hunt) when he was a boy but now he doesn't like it.
5. Mun, Did you use to wear ( you / wear) a uniform at school?
6. It used to (rain) a lot in the winter in my country.
7. He didn't use to smile ( not smile) very much; he was a grumpy old man

Chia động từ trong ngoặc

1. I (be).was.. sorry that I (hurt) ..had hurt...him.

2. After they (go)..had gone... I (sit).sat..... down and (rest)...rested..

3. When I (arrive).arrived...., the dinner (already, begin). had already begun..

4. When he (wake up)..woke up..., his mother already (prepare).had already prepared.... breakfast.

5. He (learn).had learnt... English before he (leave)..left... for England.

6. In England, he soon (remember)..rememberd.... all he (learn).had learnt...

7. They (tell)..told... him they (not meet)..hadn't met... him before.

8. He (ask)..asked... why we (come)..came... so early.

9. She (say)..said... that she (already, see).has already seen..... Dr. Rice.

10. By the time Bill (get)..got... there, the meeting (start).had started...

11. When we (arrive)..arrived... at our place, a burglar (break).had broken.... in our house.

12. Almost everybody (leave)...had left.. for home by the time we (arrive)...arrived..

13. We (go).went... to London because the Queen (invite)had invited..... us for tea.

14. When she (start)..started... to learn English, she (learn). had already learned... French.

15. By the time he (arrive)...arrived.. at the pub, they (run)..had run... out of beer.

16 . Before that day we never (think).. had never thought ... of going to Japan.

17 . I (know).had known.... him for a long time before I (meet)..met.. his family.

18 . The blue car (cross).. crossed... the street after the lights (turn)... had turned.. red.

19 . When James (try)..tried... to ring us, we (leave).. had already left... the house.

20 . After Joanna (finish)...had finished .. her presentation, we (ask).. asked... our questions.

21 . On her first day at the driving school, we (be)...were.. very nervous because we (not drive)..had not driven... a car before.

1.He[learn]....leant....maths last night.

2.I [not like].....didn't like.....the film I [watch]..watched........yesterday. It [be]...was.......long and boring

3.The students [learn]...were learning......literature at 7.30 yesterday.

4.At this time two days ago, I [visit].....was visiting......my grandmother.

5.When I [arrive]....arrived......at the class, the teacher [write].....was writing.....on the board.

6.He[watch]....was watching......TV when the phone [ring]..rang......

7.I [make]...was making......a cake when the light [go]....went......out. I [have]....had.......to finish it in the dark

8.My dog [walk]....was walking......along the street when a car [hit]...hit.......it.

9.The boy [play]....was playing......computer games when he [hear].....heard.......his father's step. He immediately [turn]...turned.....off the computer and [take]....took.....out his the computer and [take].....took....out his lesson books.

10.As I [cross].....was crossing......the road, I [step]...stepped.......on a banana skin and [fall].........heavily.

11.When I [hear]...was hearing.......his knock, I [go].....went.....to the door and [open]....opened......it but I [not recognize]....didn't recognized........him at frist because I [not wear]...didn't wear.......my glasses then.

12.While we [have]....were having......dinner, the thief [break]..was breaking...into and [steal]...stealing.......many things.

13.Where you [work]....did you work......three years ago? -I [work]....worked......for an export company in Paris.

14.What you [do]....were you doing........when I [phone]...phoned......you yesterday? -I [listen]....was listening......to music and [cook]..... cooking.....lunch

15.When I[come].....came.....in,they [sit]..were sitting........rounds the fire and [sing]...singing.......happily. They [invite]..invited........me to john them but I [refuse].....refused......because I [be]....was....tired.

16.Lan [talk].....was talking.......on the phone when I [see].....saw.......her.

17.Peter [not eat].....wasn't eating.....at 7pm yesterday. He still [work]....was still working.....

18.We [go]....went......to Spain for holiday last summer.

You [enjoy]....Did you enjoy......it?

Yes, it [be]..was........wonderful. The weather [be]...was.....fire and the people there [be]..was.....friendly and polite

1doesn't go

2went

3isn't working

4Did.....watch

5 Was Quang......

6didn't go

7went

8visited

9 am  meeting

10go

Exercise 3.the simple past or past perfect

1.What HAD you DONE (do) there before you RETURNED(return) home ?

2.When I CAME(come) to his house yesterday,his mother TOLD(tell) me that he HAD GONE(go) to the cinema with his friend 2 hours before.

3.He (go)WENT to England after he (study)HAD STUDIED English for 2 years.

4.Before they (go)WENT very far ,they (find)FOUND that they (lose)HAD LOST their way.

5.When their father (get)GOT home from work, they (tell) TOLD him that they HAD already (cook)COOKED the dinner.

7.When Peter (arrive)ARRIVED at the cinema, the film HAD already (start)STARTED .

8.The boy (say)SAID that he (do)HAD DONE all the homework before he (go)WENT to bed.

9.The children (begin)BEGAN to do the exercise after they HAD REWIED (review) all the rules.

10.He (make)MADE the report on the history of England after he HAD READ (read) a lots of books about ..

11.He thanked me for what I (do)HAD DONE for him.

12.We arrived here late .The train (leave)HAD LEFT.

13.The film (show)HAD SHOWN for 10 minutes when we came.

14.When I (discover)DISCOVERED that my camera (steal)HAD BEEN STOLEN, I called the police at once.

15.He kept looking at her,wondering where he HAD SEEN (see) her before.

16.I (put)HAD PUT the 5$ note in one of my books,but next day it TOOK (take) me ages to find it because I FORGOT(forget) which book I put it into.

17.I (not read)HADN'T READ a book as intersting as the book I read yesterday.

Exercise 3.the simple past or past perfect

1.What had you (done) there before you (returned) home ?

2.When I (came) to his house yesterday,his mother (told) me that he (had gone) to the cinema with his friend 2 hours before.

3.He (went) to England after he (had studied) English for 2 years.

4.Before they (had gone) very far ,they (found) that they (had loose) their way.

5.When their father (got) home from work, they ( told) him that they had already (cooked) the dinner.

6.By the time he (returned) home from England,they had already (built) a new house for him.

7.When Peter (arrived) at the cinema, the film had already (started).

8.The boy (said) that he (had done) all the homework before he (went) to bed.

9.The children (began) to do the exercise after they (had reviewed) all the rules.

10.He (made) the report on the history of England after he (had read) a lots of books about ..

11.He thanked me for what I (had done) for him.

12.We arrived here late .The train (had left).

13.The film (had shown) for 10 minutes when we came.

14.When I (discovered) that my camera (had been stolen), I called the police at once.

15.He kept looking at her,wondering where he (had seen) her before.

16.I (had put) the 5$ note in one of my books,but next day it (took) me ages to find it because I (forgot) which book I put it into.

17.I (had not read) a book as intersting as the book I read yesterday.

1 had you done - returned

2 came - told - had gone

3 went - had studied

4 went - found - had lost

5 got - told - had

6 returned - had built

7 arrived - had already started

8 said - had done - went

9 began - had reviewed

10 made - had read

11 had done

12 had left

13 had shown

14 discovered- had been stolen

15 had seen

16 had put - took - forgot

17 had not read