THE SIMPLE PAST AND THE PRESENT PERFECT

I. Complete the following sentences. Use the verb in brackets with “just/already/yet”
1. Would you like something to eat? No, thanks. ..............................(just/have) lunch
2. Do you know where Julia is? Yes, I..............................her (just/see)
3. What time is David leaving? He................................(already/leave)
4. What is in the newspaper today? I don’t know. I.............................it (not/read yet)
5. Is Ann coming to the cinema with us? No, she..........................the film
(already/watch)
6. Are your friends here yet? Yes, they.............................(just/arrive)
7. What does Tim think about your plan? I...................................him (not/tell/yet)
II. Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses. Use the Present Perfect or the Simple
Past
1. Where is your key? I don’t know. I................................it (lose)
2. I..................very tired, so I lay down on the bed and went to sleep (be)
3. Mary..........................to Australia for a while but she’s back again now (go)
4. Where is Ken? He.........................out. He will be back in about an hour (go)
5. I did German at school but I...................................most of it (forget)
6. I...............................a headache earlier but I feel fine now (have)
7. Look! There is an ambulance over there. There.............................an accident (be)
8. Is Helen still here? No, she............................out (just/go)
9. The police.............................three people but later they let them go (arrest)
10. Ann............................me her address (give) but I am afraid I....................it (lose)
11. Where is my bike? It.........................outside the house (be). It......................
(disappear)
12. What do you think of my English? Do you think I........................?(improve)
13. A: Look! Somebody........................(spill) coffee on the carpet
B: Well, it.......................(not, be) me. I ...............................(not, do) it
14. A: Ben....................................(break) his leg
B: Really? How.............................(that/ happen)
A: He................................(fall) off a ladder
15. A: Your hair looks nice. .......................................(you/have) a haircut?
B: Yes
A: Who............................(cut) it?.......................(you/go) to the hairdresser’s?
B: No, a friend of mine............................(do) it for me.
16. Do you know about Sue? She..........................(give up) her job
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17. The Chinese ...........................(invent) printing
18. How many plays...................................(Shakespeare/write)?
19. ..................................(you/read) any of Shakespeare’s plays?
20. Ow! I.............................(cut) my finger. It is bleeding
21. My grandparents...........................(marry) in London
22. Where................................(you, be) born?
23. Mary isn’t at home. She....................(go) shopping
24. I don’t know where Ann is. ..............................(you, see) her?
25. When I........................(get) home last night. I....................(be) very tired and
I...................(go) straight to bed
26. Your car look very clean..........................................(you, wash) it?
27. George.................................(not, be) very well last week
28. Mr Clark................................(work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up
29. Molly lives in Dublin. She..............................(live) there all her life
30. ...............................(you, go) to the cinema last night? Yes, but it..................(be) a
mistake. The film...................(be) awful
31. My grandfather.........................(die) 30 years ago. I..........................(never, meet)
him
32. A: Is your father at home?
B: No, I am afraid he............................(go) out
A: When exactly.................................(he, go) out?
B: About ten minutes ago
33. A: Where do you live?
B: In Boston
A: How long.................................(you, live) there?
B: Five years
A: Where .................................(you, live) before that?
B: In Chicago
A: And how long.........................(you, live) in Chicago?
B: Two years
34. A: Have you ever been in Europe?
B: Yes, I................... I (be)......................in Europ several times. In fact, I (be)............... in
Europe last year
35. A: Have you ever eaten at Al’s Steak House?

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 B: Yes, I........................ I (eat)...............................there many times. In fact, my wife and I
(eat)..............................there last night.
36. A: Have you ever talked to Professor Alston about your grades?
B: Yes, I........................... I (talk).........................to him about my grades a couple of times. In
fact, I (talk)...........................to him after class yesterday about the F I got on the last test
37. A: What European countries (you, visit)...............................?
B: I (visit)........................Hungary, Germany, and Switzerland. I
(visit).........................Hungary in 1988. I (be)............................ in Germany and Switzerland
in 1990
38. A: (Bob, have, ever)........................................a job?
B: Yes, he.......................... He (have)..........................lots of part-time jobs. Last summer he
(have)..........................a job at his uncle’s water-bed (đệm nước) store
39. A: Are you going to finish your work before you go to bed?
B: I (finish, already)................................................it. I (finish)...........................my work two
hours ago
40. A: Is Jim going to eat lunch with us today?
B: No. He (eat, already).................................................He (eat)..............................lunch an
hour ago.
41. A: Do you and Erica want to go to the movie at the Bijou with us tonight?
B: No thanks. We (see, already).................................................it. We (see)..............................it
last week.
42. A: When are you going to write your paper for Dr.Roth?
B: I (write, already).............................................it. I (write)................................it two days
ago
43. A: When is Jane going to call her parents and tell them about her engagement?
B: She (call, already)..............................................them. She (call)..........................them last
night
44. A: This is a good book. Would you like to read it when I’m finished?
B: Thanks, but I (read, already)..........................................it. I (read).........................it a couple
of months ago
45. Carol and I are old friends. I (know). .......................................her since I
(be)...........................a freshman in high school
46. Maria (have).........................................a lot of problems since she
(come)......................to this country
47. I (have, not)..................................any problems since I (come)..........................here
48. Since the semester (begin)................................, we (have)..........................four tests

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49. Mike (be)...........................in school since he (be)..........................six years old
50. My mother (be, not)..............................in school since she (graduate)..................from
college in 1968
51. Since we (start)............................doing this exercise, we
(complete)........................six sentences
52. My name is Surasuk Jutukanyaprateep. I’m from Thailand. Right now I’m studying
English at this school. I (be).......................at this school since the beginning of January. I
(arrive).....................here January 2, and my class (begin)..................January 6. Since I
(come).......................here, I (do)...............................many things, and I
(meet)......................many people. I (go)...................to several parties. Last Saturday I
(go)........................to a party at my friend’s house. I (meet).....................some of the other
students from Thailand at the party. Of course, we (speak).................Thai, so I (practice,
not)..........................my English that night. There (be)...................only people from Thailand
at the party. However, since I (come)...................here, I (meet)....................a lot of other
people. I (meet)...........................students from Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and
Asia. I enjoy meeting people from other countries.
53. Where (you, be) ..................................all this morning? It’s nearly midday now
54. Where (you, be).................................. this morning? I rang you up several times
before midday
55. He (go)..................................to South America about two months ago
56. What (happen)...........................to you yesterday?
57. (you, sleep)................................... well last night?
58. Where (you, be)...................................... until now?
59. (you, see).................................... John at ten o’clock?
60. Many people (never, see)...................................snow
61. Who (discover)............................................ America?
62. Now I (finish).............................my work, please have a look at it
63. During the last few weeks I (be)..........................very busy
64. Wait a minute! I (not, yet, finish) ..............................my meal!
III. Write the Simple Past and the Past Participles of these irregular verbs
Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle
See
Eat
Give
Fall
Take

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Shake
Drive
Ride
Write
Bite
Hide
Break
Speak
Steal
Get
Wear
Draw
Grow
Throw
Blow
Fly
Drink
Sing
Swim
Go
Have
Make
Build
Lend
Send
Spend
Leave
Lose
Sleep
Feel
Meet
Sit
Win
Hang
Sell
Tell
Hear
Hold
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 Feed
Read
Find
Buy
Think
Teach
Teach
Catch
Cut
Hit
Quit
Put

IV. Complete the sentence by using “since” or “for”

A. I have been here....................
1. two months
2. September
3. 1988
4. last year
5. two years
6. last Friday
7. 9:30
8. three days
9. the first of January
10. almost four months
11. the beginning of the term
12. the semester started
13. a couple of hours
14. fifteen minutes
15. yesterday
16. about five weeks
B.
17. It’s been raining..........................lunchtime
18. Tom’s father has been doing the same job.........................20 years
19. Have you ever been learning English.......................a long time?
20. Sarah has lived in London..........................1985
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21. .........................Christmas, the weather has been quite good
22. Please hurry up! We’re been waiting..................an hour
23. Kevin has been looking for a job......................he left school
24. The house is very dirty. We haven’t cleaned it........................ages
25. I haven’t had a good meal.............................. last Tuesday
V. Complete the following sentences with “been” or “gone”
1. I’ve..........................to most countries in Europe, but I’ve never......................to Russia
2. “Where is Annie?”. She’s.................................to work
3. .............................to lunch. Back soon
4. Sorry I am late. I’ve......................stuck in a traffic jam for an hour
5. You look very brown! Have you.......................on holiday?
6. Jim is on holiday. He’s ...................to Italy
7. Hello! I’ve just...................to the shops. I’ve bought lots of things
8. Alice isn’t here at the moment. She’s...............to the shop to get a newspaper
9. Tom has.........................out. He’ll be back in about an hour
10. Are you going to the bank? No, I’ve already........................to the bank
11. “Can I speak to Mr Thompson, please?”
I’m afraid. He’s just................................out of the office

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 KEYS for SIMPLE PAST AND PRESENT PERFECT
1. Complete the following sentences. Use the verb in brackets with “just/already/yet”
2. I have just had
3. have just seen
4. has already left
5. haven’t read …. yet
6. has already watched
7. have just arrived
8. haven’t told …. yet
II. Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses. Use the Present Perfect or the Simple
Past
1. have lost
2. was
3. went
4. has gone
5. have forgotten
6. had
7. has been
8. has just gone
9. arrested
10. gave/ have lost
11. was/ has disappeared
12. have improved
13. has spilt (spilled)/ wasn’t me/ didn’t do
14. has broken/ did that happened/ fell
15. Have you had/cut/ did you go./ did
16. has given up
17. invented
18. did Shakespeare write
19. Have you read…
20. have cut
21. married
22. were you born
23. has gone

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24. Have you seen..
25. got/ was/ went
26. Have you washed…
27. was not
28. worked
29. has lived
30. Did you go…/ was/ was
31. died/ have never met
32. has gone out/ did he go
33. Have you lived/ did you live/ did you live
34. have/ have been/ was
35. have/have eaten/ ate
36. have/ have talked/ talked
37. have you visited/ have visited/ visited/ was
38. Has Bob ever had/ has/ has had/ had
39. have already finished/ finished
40. has already eaten/ ate
41. have already seen/ saw
42. have already written/ wrote
43. has already called/ called
44. have already read/ read
45. have known/ was
46. have had/ came
47. haven’t had/ came
48. began/ have had
49. have been/ was
50. hasn’t been/ graduated
51. started/ have completed
52. have been/ arrived/ began/ came/ have done/ have met/ have gone/ went/ met/ spoke/
didn’t practise/ were/ came/ have met/ have met
53. have you been
54. were you
55. went
56. happened
57. Did you sleep
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58. have you been
59. Did you see
60. have never seen
61. discovered
62. have finished
63. have been
64. haven’t yet finished
1. Write the Simple Past and the Past Participles of these irregular verbs
See the Irregular Verbs Table
2. Complete the sentence by using “since” or “for”
1. for 2. since 3. since 4. since 5. for
6. since 7. since 8. for 9. since 10. for
11. since 12. since 13. for 14. for 15. since
16. for 17. since 18. for 19. for 20. since
21. since 22. for 23. since 24. for 25. since

3. Complete the following sentences with “been” or “gone”

1. been/ been
2. gone
3. gone
4. been
5. been
6. gone
7. been
8. gone
9. gone
10. been
11. gone

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