present perfect or past perfect
they are out of the supermarket. They ....(do) their shopping
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)
Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets, using PRESENT PERFECT or PAST SIMPLE.
1. They (not see) the film Titanic yet.
2. My pen isn’t here any more. Someone (take) it already.
3. I (meet) Robert at the supermarket 2 days ago.
4. Where (you spend) your last summer vacation?
5. How long (they know) you?
1 haven't seen
2 has taken
3 met
4 did you spend
5 have they known
1. haven't seen
2. has taken
3. met
4. did you spend
5. have they known
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.
Put the verb in brackets in the Past Simple , Past Perfect or Present perfect.
18. The boy ...... (say) that he .......... (do) all his homework before he ............. (go) to bed.
19. The children ............. (begin) to do the exercise after they .................. (review) all the rules.
20. He .............. (make) a report on the history of England after he ........... (read) a lot of books about it.
Put the verb in brackets in the Past Simple , Past Perfect or Present perfect.
18. The boy ..said.... (say) that he ......had done.... (do) all his homework before he .....went........ (go) to bed.
19. The children .....began........ (begin) to do the exercise after they ........had review.......... (review) all the rules.
20. He .......made....... (make) a report on the history of England after he .....had read...... (read) a lot of books about it.
18.said/had done/went
19.began/had review
20.made/had read
18. said/ had done/ went
19. began/ had review
20. made/ had read
1.a Listen again to part of the conversation.Underline the past simple or the present perfect
b.When do we use the past simple?When do we use the present perfect?Can you think of the rule?
D) Supply a suitable SIMPLE PAST or PAST PERFECT TENSE:
1. They ……………………………. (go) home after they ………………………….. (finish) their work.
2. She ………………………………….. (just / go) out when I called her.
3. My brother ………………………………. (eat) all the pie before we got back.
4. The fire ………………………………………….. (spread) to the next building before the firemen ………………………………………….. (arrive).
5. They drank small cups of coffee, after they ………………………………………. (finish) dinner.
6. He told me he ……………………………………………….. (catch) a young lion.
7. His mother …………………………………………. (worry) a lot about him before she ……………………………………… (hear) that he was safe.
8. He ……………………………………………….. (already / learn) English before he …………………………………………. (leave) for England, but before he arrived in England, he ……………………………………… (forget) some.
9. Mary ………………………………………….. (go) swimming after she …………………
(come) home. After she ………………………………… (swim), she …………………….
(call) her friend Judy.
10. I ……………………………………… (go) to the theatre with my friends yesterday. I ……………………………… (not / go) to the theatre for a year. We …………………….. (have) a very good time.
11. After they ……………………………… (finish) their breakfast, they …………………… (leave) for school.
12. Linda ……………………………………. (play) tennis after she ………………………… (do) her homework.
13. My father ……………………………. (water) the flowers after he ………………………. (clean) the car. After he ………………………………….. (water) the flowers, he …………………………….. (have) dinner.
Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past perfect tense.
1/ They (go) __________ home after they (finish) __________ their study.
2/ He (do) _________ nothing before he (see) ___________ me.
3/ He (thank) __________ me for what I (do) __________ for him.
4/ I (be) __________ sorry that I (hurt) __________ him.
5/ After they (go) __________ , I (sit) __________ down and (rest) __________.
6/ When I (arrive)___________, the dinner (already, begin) ______________.
7/ My friend (not see) _______ me for many years when I (meet) _____ last week.
8/ He (learn) __________ English before he (leave) __________ for England.
9/ In England, he soon (remember) __________ all he (learn) __________.
10/ They (tell) __________ him they (not meet) __________ him before.
11/ He (ask) __________ why we (come) __________ so early.
12/ She (say) __________ that she (already, see) ___________ Dr. Rice.
13/ By the time Bill (get) __________ there, the meeting (start) __________.
14/ When we (arrive) __________ at our place, we (find) __________ that a burglar (break) ____________ in.
15/ Almost everybody (leave) _______ for home by the time we (arrive) _______.
1. went/ had finished
2. had done/ saw
3. thanked/ had done
4. was/ had hurt
5. had gone/ sat/ rested
6. arrived/ had already begun
7. hadn't seen/ met
8. had learnt/ left
9. remembered/ had learnt
10. told/ hadn't met
11. asked/ had come
12. said/ had already seen
13. got/ had started
14. arrived/ found/ had broken
15. had left/ arrived
1. went/had finished
2. had done/saw
3. thanked/had done
4. was/had hurt
5. had gone/sat/rested
6. arrived/ had already begun
7. hadn't seen/ met
8. had learnt/ left
9. remembered/ had learnt
10. told/ hadn't met
11. asked/ had come
12. said/ had already seen
13. got/ had started
14. arrived/ found/ had broken
15. had left/ arrived
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
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