PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE
1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (I / do) all the housework. The flat is really clean
now.
2) A young couple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (buy) the house next door. But they
didn’t live there long.
3) Our visitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (arrive). They’re
sitting in the garden.
4) There’s still a problem with the television. Someone . . . . . . ......... . . . . . . . . .
(repair) it, but then it broke down again.
5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (I / lose) my bank card. I
can’t find it anywhere.
6) The match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (start). United are
playing well.
7) My sister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (run) away
from home. But she came back two days later.
8) Daniel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (earn) some money
last week. But I’m afraid he . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (already, spend) it all.
9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (we / plant) an apple tree in
the garden. Unfortunately it died.
10) Prices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (go) up. Everything
is more expensive this year.
11) Someone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (turn) on the
hi-fi. What’s that song called?
12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (I / phone) the office at
eleven to speak to the manager, but he isn’t there today.
13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (I / make) a cake. Would
you like a piece?
12) The runner Amos Temila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(break) the world record for the 1500 metres in Frankfurt. Then two days later in
Helsinki, Lee Williams ran it in an even faster time.
13) “This is my house”. “How long ........................................ (you, live) here?”
“I ........................................ (live) here since 2004.
14) He ........................................ (live) in London two years ago and then he
........................................ (go) to Edinburgh.
15) When I ........................................ (leave) school, I ........................................
(cut) and ........................................ (wear) it short ever since
16) Shakespeare ........................................ (write) a lot of plays
17) My brother ........................................ (write) several plays. He
........................................ (just, finished) his latest
18) I ........................................ (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is
19) He ........................................ (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up
20) Chopin ........................................ (compose) some of his music in Majorca.
21) When ........................................ (he, arrive)? He ........................................ (arrive)
at 2 o’clock
22) I ........................................ (read) his books when I was at school. I
........................................ (enjoy) them very much
23) I can’t go out because I ........................................ (not finish) my work yet.
24) “I ........................................ (never, drink) cherry juice”. “Well, have some now!”
25) Here are your shoes. I ........................................ (just, clean) them
26) I ........................................ (leave) home at 8.00 a.m. I ........................................
(not get) here until 12.00 p.m.
27) I ........................................ (meet) him last June
28) ........................................ (you, see) the moon last night?
29) Cervantes ........................................ (write) Don Quixote
30) He ........................................ (break) his leg in a skiing accident last year
31) Mr Juan Cano has a garage in Seville and now he ..........................................
(buy) another garage in Gines. Gine is only five kilometres from Seville, but
Mr. Cano cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he
.......................................... (buy) twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon
.......................................... (carry) the first message from Gines to Seville. The
bird .......................................... (cover) the distance in three minutes. Up to now,
Mr Cano .......................................... (send) a great many requests for spare parts
and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he
.......................................... (begin) his own private "telephone" service.
32) Captain Martin .............................. (buy) an unusual taxi and ..............................
(begin) a new service. The “taxi” is a small Swiss aeroplane. Captain Martin’s
first passenger .............................. (be) a doctor who .............................. (fly)
from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains. Since then, Captain
Martin .............................. (fly) passengers to many unusual places. Once he
.............................. (land) on the roof of a block of flats and on another occasion
he .............................. (land) in a deserted car park. Captain Martin
.............................. (just, refuse) a strange request from a businessman. The
man .............................. (want) to fly to Rockall, but Captain Martin
..............................(not take) him because the trip .............................. (be) too
dangerous.
STILL, YET, ALREADY, JUST, EVER, NEVER
1) We can’t have chips again. We’ve .............................. had three times this week
2) I haven’t phoned Begonia .............................. I’ll do it when I get back from work
3) I've ....................................... seen your teacher, and he's told me that you haven't finished your assignments .......................................
4) Monica says she's ........................................ this minute caught the train so she'll be here in half an hour.
5) Daphne ........................................ hasn't bought the tickets. I hope she does it soon.
5) Betty: Have you cleaned the bathroom ........................................?
Billy: I've .......................................... done it. I did it an hour ago.
6) Have you ......................................... travelled to Australia ?
No, I've ........................................ been there
7) I can’t decide. I ....................................... haven’t made a decision
8) Jim sends his love. I've ........................................ seen him in the high street.
9) We're going to a concert on Friday, but we haven't bought the tickets ...................
....................
10) Billy: Do you know anything about Sally?
Betty: Oh she's fine. I've ........................................ spoken to her on the phone.
11) Have you called your father ........................................ ? Yes,
I've ......................................... told him that we are leaving
12) We are ........................................ living in the same place. In fact,
we've ....................................... changed places
13) The government ........................................ hasn't said anything about the oil slick.
14) We've ....................................... bought a new tent, so we can all sleep inside.
15) Have you seen the movie Bowling for Columbine ........................................?
16) Bobby: Can I go online now, please?
Begonia: Sorry. I ....................................... haven't finished using the computer.
17) Have you finished eating that ........................................ ? No, not ....................
.....................
18) This book has ..................................... arrived. It’s what you wanted
19) John moved to London 10 years ago and he ........................................ lives there.
20) What time is accountant coming? He’s ........................................ here.
FOR, SINCE, AGO
1) George has been a teacher .................... six years
2) John and Mary have been married .................... they finished the university
3) My father has worked in that factory .................... 2000
4) We came to this town six months ....................
5) My parents have had their house .................... they moved to London.
6) We have had this parrot only .................... three weeks
7) Rachel has been in France .................... she found a job in Paris
8) Our Maths teacher bought a big house three days ....................
9) Steven has played in our school team .................... three years
10) I finished tidying my room half an hour ....................
11) He has been miserable .................... he lost his wife
12) I haven’t seen Meg .................... ages
13) He has collected 2500 stamps .................... he was a little boy
14) My aunt moved to Essex two weeks ....................
15) David has driven his car .................... seven years
16) I haven’t met my high school friends .................... I became a doctor
17) Anny and Fanny hasn’t eaten chips .................... they went on a diet.
18) Sam sold his motorbike two weeks ....................
19) She hasn’t been able to walk .................... she had a car accident
20) Jack has played his violin .................... ten years
