Let’s practice!

Put the verbs into the correct tense: Simple Past or Present Perfect Simple.
1. A: (you / buy) ________have you bought__________ the tickets for our journey yet?
2. B: Yes, I (go) ________went__________ to the station yesterday
and (buy) ___________bought_________ the tickets.
3. A: What time (you / go) __________did you go____________ there?
4. B: I (take) ___________took_____________ a friend to the station in the morning.
His train (leave) ____________left________________ at 9:45.
5. A: (you / pack) ____________have you packed_____________ your bags yet?
6. B: Of course. And I (ask / already) __________have already asked___________ my
neighbor to empty my letter box. What about you?
7. B: I (pack) _____________packed____________ my bags two days ago.
Adapted from: https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper/exercises?ex05

Put the verbs into the correct verb tense: Simple Past or Present Perfect Simple.
1. Mother: I want to prepare dinner. (you / wash) ________have you
washed__________ the dishes yet?
2. Daughter: I (wash) _______washed___________ the dishes yesterday, but I (have /
not) __________________ the time yet to do it today.
3. Mother: (you / do / already) _________have you already done_________ your
homework?
4. Daughter: No, I (come / just) _________have just come____________ home from
school.
5. Mother: You (come) _________came_____________ home from school two hours ago!
6. Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy (call) ___________called__________ when
I (arrive) _________arrived___________ and I (finish / just) ________ have you just
finished____________the phone call.
7. Mother: (you / see / not) ___________did not you see___________ Lucy at school in
the morning?
8. Daughter: Yes, but we (have / not) _________did not have______________ time to
talk then.
Adapted from: https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper/exercises?default
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb: Present Perfect Simple or
Simple Past.
1. In the last hundred years, traveling (become) ______has become_______ much easier
and very comfortable. In the 19th century, it (take) _____took______two or three months to
cross North America by covered wagon. The trip (be) _______was_______ very rough and
often dangerous. Things (change) _______have changed________ a great deal in the last
hundred and fifty years. Now you can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.
2. This tree (be) _______was_______planted by the settlers who (found)
________founded_________ our city over four hundred years ago.
3. This mountain (be, never) ________has never been_________climbed by anyone.
Several mountaineers (try) _______have tried_________to reach the top, but nobody
(succeed, ever) ___________has ever succeed___________. The climb is extremely
difficult and many people (die) ________have died________ trying to reach the summit.

Complete the sentences with a verb from the box in Present Perfect Simple or
Past Simple.
be finish stop watch not smoke enjoy win live

1. She ___________stopped______________ smoking two months ago.

2. She ____________has not smoked_____________ for two months.
3.________have___________ you ever _______been_________ to Florence?
4._________did________ you ___________watch_________ that TV show last night?
5. They still live in that town. They _____________have lived____________ there for
ages.
6. A friend of mine _________won____________ the lottery three years ago.
7. When _________did_______ you __________finish__________ your homework?
8. They ___________enjoyed___________ themselves at the party last summer.

Put the verbs into the correct tense: Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect
Progressive.
1. I (play) __________have been playing___________ football for five years.
2. My team (win / only) _________has only won_____________ two matches so far.
3. The others (be / always) __________have always been___________ better.
4. Are we not there yet? We (walk) _________have been walking__________ for hours.
5. But we (cover / only) _________have only covered____________ an area of five miles
so far.
6. I (finish/just) ____________have just finished______________ my homework.
7. I (work) _________have been working___________ on this essay since two o'clock.
8. Jane (go out) __________has been going out___________ with Bob for seven years.
9. Martin (date) __________has dated_______________ three girls this week.
10. How long (wait / you) ___________have you been waiting______________ for us?

Put the verbs into the correct tense: Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect
Progressive.
1. Why are you out of breath? - I (run) _________have been running______________.
2. The toaster is okay again. Dad (repair) ___________has repaired_____________ it.
3. I am so tired, I (work) __________have been working_____________ all day.
4. Your shirt is clean now. Maggie (wash) ______________has
washed______________ it.
5. I'm afraid, I'm getting a cold. I (walk) ____________have been
walking_____________ home in the rain.
6. Your clothes smell awful! (you / smoke) ____________have you been
smoking______________?
7. Peggy is ready for her exam now. I (help) ___________have been
helping____________ her preparing for it.
8. It is dark in here because we (close) __________have closed______________ the
curtains. We want to watch a film and that's better in the dark.
9. His voice is gone now because he (shout) ____________has been
shouting__________ all morning.

Put the verbs into the correct tense: Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect
Progressive.
1. I (play / not) _______have not been playing_________ the computer for half an hour,
only for about 5 minutes.
2. Bob (drive / not) __________has not driven____________ a car for eight years.
3. Carla (go / not) _________has not gone____________ on holiday for three years.
4. We (run / not) __________have not been running__________ for 40 minutes yet -
there are still 10 minutes left.
5. They (smoke / not) ________have not smoked ____________ for 10 days now.
6. I (eat / not) ____________have not eaten_____________ anything since two o'clock.
7. Anna (work / not) ________has not been working____________ here for five years,
but for seven years.
8. I (read / not) _________have not been reading_____________ for a long time - just 10
minutes, not more.
9. You (cycle / not) __________have not been reading___________ for two hours. It was
only about one hour.
10. Catherine (speak / not) _________has not spoken____________ French for 10 years,
so her French isn't very good now.
NOTE:
Time from the beginning of an action till now – present perfect continuous
+ Time since the last time the action took place – present perfect simple
Taken from: https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex08