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.

Exercise 3. Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense.

1. I _____ (do) all the housework. The flat is really clean now.

2. He ______ (write) a novel for two years, but he ______ (not finish) it yet.

3. My brother _______(leave) home 10 years ago. I ______ (never/ meet) him again since then.

4. I like your car. How long ______you ______ (have)it?

5. What ______ you______ (do) last weekend? ______ (play) golf?

6. Mai _____ (buy) a new dress last week, but she _____(not wear) it yet.

7. Mr. Quang ______(teach) Math in this school since he _______ (graduate) from the university in 1989.

8. _____ you_____ (hear) of Agatha Christie? She ______( be) a novels writer. You _______ (read) any of them

9. When I _______ (get) home last night, I _______ (be) very tired and I ______(go) straight to bed.

10. Daniel _______(earn) some money last week. But I’m afraid he ______ (already/spend) it all.

Ex1: 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.

Exercise 01: Put the verbs into correct form. (past simple or past perfect)
1. She (come) ………….. back home after she (finish) ………… their work.
2. Before my son (go) ……………….. to bed, he (read) …………………… a novel.
3. When I came to the stadium, the match (start) ………………………………….
5. Last night, Peter (go) ……….. to the supermarket before he (go) ……… home
6. Tom ……………… (give) me the book yesterday but I knew he ……………… (not read) it
7. When I arrived home I realized that I ……………… (not phone) my grandparents
8. The postman ……………… (come) after I ……………… (leave) the office
9. When the old lady ……………… (return) to her flat, she ……………… (see) that burglars
……………… (break) into.
10. My grandmother ………… (make) some cheese sandwiches when I ………… (get) home at 5.30.
11. By the time Linda ………… (park) her car, her boyfriend …………… (drink) two cups of coffee
12. My dog ……………… (be) hungry because he ……………… (have) nothing to eat since breakfast
13. I ……………… (recognize) him because I ……………… (see) his photo in the newspaper before

Ex 2. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple)
1. I (cycle / just) __________________ 50 km. I (cycle) __________ 100 km last week.
2. I (write) __________ an essay yesterday. I (write / already) _____________ two essays
this term.
3. I (ring / just) _____________ my friend, but I (not/ring) _______________ him 10
minutes ago.
4. Two days ago, I (watch) ________ a Madonna concert on TV. I (see / already)
Madonna live in concert several times.
5. I (spend) ______________ my summer holiday in Australia last year, but I (be / not)
______________to Singapore yet.

Exercise 1:

Past Simple or Present Perfect: Give the correct form of the verbs.

1. I................................ my Maths homework yesterday. (to do)

2. ................... you................... to England by plane? (to go)

3. They................................ a farm two weeks ago. (to visit)

4. Jenny and Peggy................................ their brother. (not/to help)

5. The children................................ at home last weekend. (not/to be)

6. When................... you................................ this wonderful skirt? (to design) 7. My mother................................ into the van. (not/to crash)

8. The boys................................ the mudguards of their bicycles. (to take off) 9. ................... you................... your aunt last week? (to phone)

10. He................................ milk at school. (not/to drink)

11. The police................................ two people early this morning. (to arrest) 12. My bicycle isn’t here. I think someone................................ it. (just take)

13. Dan................................ two tablets this year. (already/to buy)

14. How many games................................ so far this season? (your team/to win)

15. ................... the CN Tower when you................... in Toronto? (you/to visit - to stay)

16. ................................ your homework yet?

- Yes, I................................ it an hour ago. (you/to do - to finish)

17. There ................................an accident in High Street, so we have to use King Street to get to your school. (to be)

18. I................................ Peter since I................................ last Tuesday. (not/to see - to arrive)

19. Frank............................... his bike last May. So he............................... it for 4 months. (to get - to have)

20. I’m sorry, I................................ earlier, but I................................ a lot lately. (not/to write - to work)

Exercise 2:

Fill in the blanks with so, too, either or neither and auxiliary verb.

1. Jim goes to school every day. ....................... Mary/ Mary .......................

2. Carol studied Biology. ....................... Paul/ Paul .......................

3. Mai is a very good student ....................... Phuong/ Phuong ....................... 4. Lily can’t play the guitar. ....................... Rosie/ Rosie .......................

5. Mariana bakes delicious cakes ....................... Cindy/ Cindy ....................... 6. Ngoc Anh will sing tomorrow ....................... Mai/ Mai .......................

7. Jonathan did the homework ....................... Michael/ Michael ....................... 8. Erick has told a funny joke ....................... Sarah/ Sarah .......................

9. They didn’t eat the salad ....................... I/ I .......................

10. My mother hasn’t finished the juice ....................... my sister/ My sister ......................

Exercise 3:

Read the two sentences. Then combine them in one sentence using the equal comparison.

1. They have three children. We have three children.

2. We have 100 customers. They have 100 customers.

3. Tom has few books. Jane has few books.

4. There are few houses in his village. There are few houses in my village.

5. You know 150 people. I know 150 people.

6. I have visited the States 02 times. He has visited the States 02 times.

7. He has had lots of success. His brother has too.

8. John eats 01 kg food per day. Peter does too.

9. Jim is not patient Sam is not patient too.

10. You have heard lots of news. I have too.