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Revision Past Simple, Present Perfect Simple and Continuous

The document provides a grammar exercise about using the past simple and present perfect tenses correctly. It contains 20 sentences with blanks that must be filled in with the appropriate verb form. The exercise focuses on distinguishing between the past simple for completed actions and the present perfect for unfinished or ongoing actions.

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Revision Past Simple, Present Perfect Simple and Continuous

The document provides a grammar exercise about using the past simple and present perfect tenses correctly. It contains 20 sentences with blanks that must be filled in with the appropriate verb form. The exercise focuses on distinguishing between the past simple for completed actions and the present perfect for unfinished or ongoing actions.

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B1 Past and Present Perfect Tense - Simple Form T027

Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets: Past Simple or Present Perfect Simple

1. The weather around here ________________ terrible in the last few weeks. (BE)
2. Maria ________________ her suitcase last night. (PACK)
3. I ____________________ volleyball since I was a teenager. (NOT PLAY)
4. We ____________________ wash the dishes. They're all clean now (HELP)
5. They ____________________ the factory. – Really? When ______________________? (CLOSE,
THAT HAPPEN)
6. __________________________________ yet? (YOUR BUSINESS COURSE – START)
7. How long ____________________ that camera? – About a month. I ____________________ it
because it was on sale just before Christmas. (YOU HAVE, BUY)
8. _______________________ last week's magazine? – It must be here because I ________________
it on Monday. (YOU SEE, BUY)
9. The books you ordered ____________________. The delivery service ____________________
them an hour ago. (ARRIVE, BRING)
10. The Queen ____________________ her two-week tour through Australia yesterday. (START)
11. The plane from New York _________________. The passengers are getting out. (JUST LAND)
12. We ____________________ a party at school for ages. (NOT HAVE)
13. I ____________________ a cold in school a few days ago and ____________________ ill ever
since. (CATCH, BE)
14. Dinosaurs ____________________ around the earth millions of years ago. (WANDER)
15. Prices ____________________ up last year, but they ____________________ by 8% already this
year. (NOT GO, INCREASE)
16. I'm so tired. I ____________________ all the way to the underground station. (WALK)
17. We ____________________ home from our holidays and getting ready to settle in. (JUST
COME)
18. She ____________________ in London for three years. However, when her mom __________ ,
she ____________________ to Leeds and ____________________ there ever since. (LIVE, DIE,
MOVE, LIVE)
19. Dusty ____________________ a match so far this year. He is more successful than last year,
when he ____________________ the first three matches. (NEVER LOSE, LOSE)
20. He ____________________ off the ladder and ____________________ his ankle. That's why he
____________________ in school for a while. (FALL, BREAK, NOT BE)

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B1 Past and Present Perfect Simple T036

Fill in the correct form of the verb given: Past or Present Perfect Simple

1. So far, Jill _________________ almost half of the book. (READ)


2. Do you know who _________________ the telephone? – It ______________ Alexander Graham
Bell. (INVENT, BE)
3. On her trip across Asia, Mum _________________ three countries up to now. (VISIT)
4. How many books ____________________ in the last few years? (HE WRITE)
5. Martha lives in Dublin. She's _________________ there her whole life, ever since her dad
_________________ a few years ago. (LIVE, DIE)
6. Paul and Gina _________________ an hour ago. They _________________ problems with their
flight. (ARRIVE, HAVE)
7. Drugs _________________ a huge problem in the United States. (BECOME)
8. Granddad _________________ in hospital since Monday. He _________________ in hospital
before. (BE, NEVER BE)
9. _______________________ the Queen in person? No, but I _________________ Prince Andrew at
a concert a few months ago. (YOU EVER SEE, SEE)
10. Mozart _________________ over 600 pieces of music during his lifetime. (WRITE)
11. They _________________ to Spain on holiday last summer (GO)
12. I'm hungry. I _________________ anything for hours. (NOT EAT)
13. I _________________ my key and can't find it anywhere. (LOSE)
14. He _________________ as a war correspondent during the second Iraq war. (WORK)
15. I ____________ a huge meal for lunch and simply can't eat anything at the moment. (HAVE)
16. It _________________ yet this week, but last week it really _________________ a lot. (NOT
RAIN, RAIN)
17. According to her statement, she _________________ at the Crown Hotel from last Monday
to Thursday. (STAY)
18. Who ____________________ at the cinema last night? (YOU MEET)
19. I don't need any new driving lessons. I _________________ the test. (ALREADY PASS)
20. Fortunately, I ___________________ any bones. (NEVER BREAK)
21. My cousins _________________ in Dublin since their childhood. Marvin _________________ to
America when he was 16 but only _________________ there for a few years. Then he
_______________ back to Ireland. (BE, GO, STAY, COME)
22. I ___________________ the car. Now it looks great! (WASH)
23. She _______________ smoking a few months ago. (STOP)
24. Back in March, I __________________ enough money to buy a new car. Now, I can afford
one. (NOT HAVE)
25. Scientist ___________________ a major discovery in medicine. (JUST MAKE)

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B1 Simple Past , Present Perfect Simple and Progressive T044

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the tense in brackets. Use past
simple or present perfect (simple and progressive).

1. What ___________________ since you came to this school? I hope you ___________________
many friends in the past year. (YOU LEARN, MAKE)
2. She _____________ tired when she ________________ home last night, so she _____________
straight to bed. (BE, GET, GO)
3. I ___________________ her husband. I don't even know what he looks like. (NEVER
MEET)
4. It ______________________ the whole week. I wonder when it's going to stop. (SNOW)
5. Who ________________ The Taming of the Shrew ? – I think it was Henry James. (WRITE)
6. The weather _______________ great when we _____________ in Sicily last August. (BE, BE)
7. I _____________________ to study for the past hour, but I simply can't concentrate. (TRY)
8. World War I ___________________ in 1914 and ___________________ four years later.
(START, END)
9. I ___________________ lunch, but I ___________________ coffee yet. (JUST HAVE, NOT
HAVE).
10. I _______________________ a nice girl recently. – How long ______________________ on? –
Oh, for about a month. (SEE, IT GO)
11. Last night I ___________________ some spare time, so I ___________________ to the cinema
to see the latest Bond movie. (HAVE, GO)
12. I ___________________ my room recently. That's why it looks so nice and fresh. (PAINT)
13. How many matches _____________________ so far this season? Well, I ___________________
almost all games last season, but I _____________________ any this year. (YOU WIN,
WIN, NOT WIN)
14. Mom _____________________ thank you notes the whole morning. She
_______________________ about 20 so far. (WRITE, ALREADY WRITE)
15. Dad ___________________ as a consultant for over 20 years. Then he ___________________.
(WORK, RETIRE)
16. ___________________ Max at the staff meeting last Tuesday? No, I ___________________
him for ages. (YOU SEE, NOT SEE)

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