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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THE PAST SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

1. When I (be) .......................... a child, I (use)................................to study hard

2. I (live) ........................ here since last week

3. Up to now, the teacher (give)...................... us five tests.

4.She (do)...........................her homework recently.

5. Lan .......................... (see) this film three times.

6. We..............................(wait) you since two o’clock.

7. When ...........you( start )..................school ? - When I (be)………… six.

8. Nam ( buy ).......................a new dictionary yesterday.?

9. His hair is very short . He ( have ) ...................................a haircut since yesterday?

10. Last night my father ( arrive )............home late. He ( have )...............a bath and then (go) ............. to bed

11.The floor looks dirty. I'm sure you (not clean up) ………………………….yet

12 You(enjoy) the party last night?.................................................................

13 My bicycle isn't here. I think someone just( take)…………………….. it.

14 They (know) …………………….. each other since they (be)………………. childre

Ex.3. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the present perfect or the past simple. 1. He ______several calls up until now. (already make) 2. She_____ that show three times this week. (watch) 3. Since the first time I____sushi, I____ it again. (try)/ (never eat) 4._____ food online during the past pandemic? (you buy) 5. My best friend and I_____ each other for over five years. (know)6. Lan can't go out with you because she_____her homework yet( not finish) 7. My close friend loves this writer and he____ all of his books. (read) 8. My uncle___ for two weeks, he is trying to give it up. (not smoke) 9. Nam____ in Da Nang for twenty years and then he went to his hometown. (live) lots of excellent marks this year. 10. I____ many good marks last year, but____ (not get)/ (get)

Bài 1: Put the verbs into the "Present Simple ", " Present  Perfect" or " Past Simple "

Nigel Hurricane 1, ............................{ drive} racing cars. This year he  2, ............. ..{come} first in eight races so far and 3,...........{win}

the World Championship.He 4,....................... {learn} to drive in 1969 and 5,.........................{start} to race fast cars ten year later .He 6,..................{earn} a lot of money and he 7,........................{become} very famous.He now ..................{ live} in America.He 9, .................{get} married three year ago and he 10,...........................have two children.

Fill in the present perfect simple or the past simple.

1. I      a great film yesterday. (see)
2.        a cheap laptop? (you ever buy)
3.        Sue  the flu last winter. (have)
4.        A few days ago, we  to his uncle. (drive)
5. They          bingo on Wednesday afternoon. (play)
6. He         the bus to get there. (already take)
7. Last week my rabbit         away. (run)
8. We      a lot last Sunday. (do)
9.        in India? (she ever be)
10. I        him last Monday. (meet)
11. She       yet. (not wake up)
12. I        her since last Thursday. (not meet)
13. Bob        well last night. (sleep)
14. I        a letter from her two days ago. (get)
15. They      in Germany. (already arrive)

Complete the blanks with the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Simple Past, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Future Simple, Present Perfect Continuous of the verbs in the boxes below.

1.      I (do)                 research about Covid-19 pandemic’s effects these days.

2.      Andy and Army                        a DVD. They’re playing computer games.

3.  A: (1)                                            (you/ spend) any time doing homework last weekend?

B: Yeah, I did. I (2)                                 (do) listening tests last Saturday. It was quite difficult!

4.    U22 Vietnamese Football team                       (win) three goals against U22 Indonesia at SEA GAMES 30

Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or the simple past tense. 
1. It is very hot. Summer (come) _________. 
2. They (study) _________at this school for 7 years now.
3. They (begin) _________ to study at this school 7 years ago. 
4. Since when (you know) _________ her ? 
5. How long ago (he start) _________to learn French ? 
6. She (lose) _________ her handbag on the train yesterday morning.
7. My mother (be) _________ in hospital for a long time and she cannot go home yet. 
8. His dog (just run) _________ out of the garden. 
9. Mr Brown (travel) _________ by air several times in the past. 
10. He (travel) _________to Mexico by air last summer.