COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE APPROPRIATE VERBAL TENSE.
1.- Josephine ………….. (eat) two bananas for lunch yesterday.
2.- My cat never ……..(sleep) in my bed.
3.- Jim is a scientist. He ………….. (study) extreme weather.
4.- Police …………..(look) for the missing child.
6.-Today is my mother’s birthday, so I …………. (buy) her a good present.
7.- The children ………….. (swim) in the sea when it ………….. (start) to rain.
8.- Many students ………… (wear) costumes for the festival last year.
9.- The tornado ……….… (hit) the little town two years ago.
10.-They chose a name for the dog while they………………… (walk) in the park.
12.- Patrick ………….. (learn) Spanish at school.
13.- Lorena and her father often ………. (go) to the National Museum on Saturday afternoon.
14.- Raymond ……….. just………. (come) home.
15.- My brother ……….(be) angry with me because I ……….. (forget) his birthday last week.
16.- The exam was difficult because I ………… (not study) the day before.
17.-………….. you……….. (do) the project yet?
18.-Margaret ………….. (not visit) her sister in London last month.
ALL TENSES
1. I ________________________ (never be) to Africa, but I want to go one day.
2. Look over there. I think that woman in black ________________________ (film) us.
3. Yesterday, at the end of the city tour, the bus ____________________ (bring) us back to the hotel.
4. Sam _________________________ (try) to get into the football team next term but I don’t think they
____________________________ (accept) him.
5. Mary ______________________ (photograph) everyone while we _______________________
(perform) at the talent show last week.
6. Where were you? I _________________________ (wait) for you for an hour and a half!
7. Rick was exhausted because he ___________________ (work) all day.
8. Listen to this awful noise! Where _________________ (it / come) from?
9. The crew ____________________ (give) instructions to the passengers while the plane
____________________ (make) an emergency landing.
10. It’s great to see you! When ________________________ (you / get back) from your holiday, James?
11. Meg was on the bus when she _____________________ (realise) that she ________________ (forget)
her bag.
12. I _________________ (not take) the dog for a walk last night because Bill _________________ (do) it.
13. Linda and Brad __________________ (not speak) since she __________________ (see) him kissing
another girl.
14. I _____________ (be) really tired, I __________ (fall) asleep while I ___________________ (read) in
bed.
15. My mother _________________ (be) ill last week and I _____________________ (make) all the meals
instead of her.
Past Simple or Present Perfect
1. Put the verbs into the Past Simple or Present Perfect:
1. They ............………..… already …………………………………..…. (call) her.
2. Jack ……………………………………………………….. (finish) work an hour ago.
3. Mandy………………………………………………. (go) to the bank. She’s not here now.
4. Paul ………………………………………….. (leave) school ten minutes ago.
5. They …………………………………………………………(go) shopping the other day.
6. Her sister …………………………………………………… (lose) her glasses.
7. Sally ……………………………………………………….. (not go) home after dinner. She is still
out.
8. Michael ………………………………………………………….. (just visit) some poor children.
9. We …………………………………………………………….………. (visit) our relatives last Friday.
10. When she was young she ……………………………………………………… (not like) History.
11. Joe ……………………………………………………………….. (not come) yet.
12. The children ……………………... just ………………………………..(go) out.
13. Jack ………………………. never …………………………………………………. (fly) in a plane.
14. Some policemen …………………………………………... (catch) the criminals two days ago.
2. Right or wrong? (if wrong, correct the sentence):
1. Somebody has broken the window. It is still broken.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………..…………..
2. She won two Oscars.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………..
3. They ate Chinese food last week. …….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………..
4. We have written a test on Monday.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………........
..............................
3. Insert since or for:
1. She has been in London……………………………….. Monday.
2. We’ve been in Paris …………………………. four days.
3. Mike has been ill ………………. a long time.
4. He’s been in hospital ………………. October.
5. My aunt has lived in Australia …………………. 15 years.
India has been an independent country …………………… 1947.
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE VS. PAST SIMPLE
1) Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.
1. I’ve lost my key. I can’t find it anywhere. …………………………………..
2. Have you eaten a lot of sweets when you were a child? …………………….
3. I’ve bought a new car. You must come and see it. ………………………….
4. I’ve bought a new car last week. …………………………………………….
5. Where have you been yesterday evening? …………………………………..
6. Lucy has left school in 1999. ………………………………………………..
7. I’m looking for Mike. Have you seen him? …………………………………
8. “Have you been to Paris?” “Yes, many times.” ……………………………..
9. I’m very hungry. I haven’t eaten much today. ………………………………
10. When has this book been published? ………………………………………..
2) Make sentences from the words in brackets. Use the present perfect or the past simple.
1. (it / not / rain / this week) …………………………………………………….
2. (the weather / be / cold / recently) ……………………………………………
3. (it / cold / last week) ………………………………………………………….
4. (I / not / read / a newspaper yesterday) ……………………………………….
5. (I / not / read / a newspaper today) …………………………………………...
6. (Emily / earn / a lot of money / this year) …………………………………….
7. (She / not / earn / so much / last year) ………………………………………..
8. (You / have / a holiday recently?) ……………………………………………
3) Put the verb into the more suitable form, present perfect simple or past simple.
1. I don’t know where Lisa is. ………………………….. (you / see) her?
2. When I …………… (get) home last night, I ……………………….. (be) very tired and I ……………………. (go) straight
to bed.
3. A: …………………………. (you / finish) painting the bedroom?
B: Not yet. I’ll finish it tomorrow.
4. George ……………………. (not / be) very well last week.
5. Mr Clark ………………………… (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.
6. Molly lives in Dublin. She …………………………. (live) there all her life.
7. A: ………………………… (you / go) to the cinema last night?
B: Yes, but it ………………… (be) a mistake. The film ……………….. (be) awful.
8. I don’t know Carol’s husband. I ……………………….. (never / meet) him.
