PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE

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