A)Put the verbs in brackets
into either "The Present Perfect" or "The Past Simple"
using "FOR", "SINCE" or "AGO".
Example: He
(work) .............................. in this factory. .....................
he (leave)................ school.
He has worked in this factory since he left school.
1. Lucy (be)................ ... .......... asleep
.................................... about eleven hours.
2. 1 (live). .... .. .... .... ....
here................................... January.
3. They (not, cat) .................................
meat .. ... .... they (see) .......... that film about farm animals.
4. My lather (be) .................... .. .. ...
married .. ........................... twenty years now.
5. She (have).. .......... .... ..... .. her car
....... .. . .... ..... she (become)........................ ..............
a doctor.
6. I (study) ............................ English
.......................... three years ............... I (come) .. .. ....
... ..here.
7. She (become)................. .. .. more aggressive
... .... .... ... ... she (enter) ....... .. .. ....
politics.
8. I (know). ... .... .... .Eleanor.......... ..... ...
five years .. ......... she (start) .................................... this
school.
9. I (not, play) ......... ... ... ...tennis
............................. I (break)
.......................................... my kg.
10. I (get).....................married forty years
.......... My husband and I (live) ... ..... ....happily together ... ..then.
11. My father (leave) .............. home ten years
.............. and he (not, write).................... ...to
us................. then.
12. His appearance (improve) ....... considerably
..... ..... . he (grow) .............................. his moustache.
13. I (see).... .... ............ ..... my English teacher
half an hour .........................................
14. I (live).....................in Italy ...............
six months in 1998, but I (not, be) ... .....there..........................
then.
15. He is the greatest boxer I (ever, know)
.....................................
16. I (teach) ............................ English.......
..... ..... three years when I (be) ..... .. .......... ... in Saudi
Arabia.
17. Someone (build) ..... ...... the house ten years .....
..... but 1 don't know who (live). .... .... .... in it ...... then.
18. I (drive)........................................... a
car........................................ a longtime,
19. Ann (have) ........................... ... a bad cold
.. .... .... .... .... the last few days.
20. Bill (be).... .... .. ..... engaged lo Liz
..................... two years and then he (get) ............ ....married to
Jane.
21. They (setup) .................. this society ten
years……………and the membership (grow)............. ever.................
22. I (write) .......................................... the
postcards but I(not, post) ..... ..... .... .... .... them yet.
23. I (not, see) ........................... her
...................... ... . I (graduate) ........ ...... . from the faculty
of letters.
24. This is the first time I (tell)
......................... ..... you a lie. (tell)
25. The young man (never, be)... ..... .. ... to Rome,
but he (read) .................... a book about this city last year.
B))
Use THE SIMPLE PAST or THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE to fill in the blanks:
1. What
………………………………………… (you / learn) since you ……………………. (come) here? How many
friends ………………………………………. (you / make)? I hope you ……………………………………... (already /
meet) a lot of interesting people.
2. Last
night my roommate and I ……………………….. (have) some free time, so we …………………………..
(go) to a show.
3. I
………………………………….. (just / have) lunch, but I ……………………………… (not / have) lunch
yesterday.
4. Who
…………………………………. (write) the play “Hamlet”?
5. How
many games …………………………………… (the team / win) so far this season?
6. I
don’t know Carol’s husband. I ………………………………………. (never / meet) him.
7. It
………………………………… (rain) a lot last week, but it …………………………… (not / rain) much so
far this week.
8. How
many letters ……………………………………….. (you / write) since the beginning of the month?
9. When
we were on vacation, the weather ……………………………… (be) terrible.
10. In her whole
lifetime, Mary …………………………………………… (never / see) snow.
11. I don’t know where
Ammy is. ………………………………………….(you / see) her?
12. When I …………………………….
(get) home last night, I ……………………….. (be) very tired and I …………………………… (go)
straight to bed.
13. Your car looks very
clean. ……………………………………. (you / wash) it?
14. George ……………………………………..
(not / be) very well last week.
15. Mr. Clark
…………………………… (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.
C)Rewrite
the sentences using SIMPLE PAST or PRESENT PERFECT TENSE:
1
. I haven’t seen her for a long time.
It’s ages since
I saw her…………………………………………
1. I
last met George two weeks ago.
I haven’t
…………………………………………………………
2. They
have been here for three months.
They arrived
……………………………………………………..
3. We
started living in Istanbul 12 years ago.
We have
………………………………………………………….
4. I
last saw my girlfriend five days ago.
I haven’t
………………………………………………………….
5. Is
this the first time you have tasted a kivi?
………………… (not) you ………………………. one before?
6. I
last smoked a cigarette ten years ago.
I haven’t
…………………………………………………………..
7. I
last drank wine two weeks ago.
It’s two weeks
……………………………………………………. wine.
8. I
have lived in Istanbul since January.
I
…………………………………………………………………… (come)
9. They
moved to Ankara two years ago.
They
……………………………………………………………. two years.
10. She
hasn’t been to Rome before.
This is the first time
………………………………………………
D)Use
THE SIMPLE PAST or THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE to fill in the blanks:
1. The
young man ……………………………… (never / be) to Paris, but he …………….. (read) a book
about this city last year.
2. ……………………
you …………………… (decide) where to go yet?
3. A:
Have some tea, please.
B:
No, thank you. I …………………………………. (just / have) two cups of tea.
4. Susan
…………………. (do) her homework before 10 o’clock but Jane ……. ……………….. (not /write)
a word until now.
5. Her
mother ………………………………… (buy) her a pair of new shoes yesterday.
6. The
Prime Minister …………………………. (leave) for the USA an hour ago.
7. A:
…………….. the plane ……………………. (land)?
B:
Yes, it ………………………… (land) ten minutes ago.
8. It
………………………………. (not / rain) for a long time.
9. ………………
you ……………… (see) my dog? It ………………………… (run away) this morning.
10. We ………………………….
(meet) at a party a long time ago, but I …………………….. (not / see) her since then.
11. I ………………………… (see)
an interesting book in a bookshop yesterday, but I …………………………… (not / buy) it.
12. My friend
…………………………… (fall) from the bicycle because he ……………….… (not / ride) one for
ages.
13. His father
………………………………… (die) in 1970, but he ………………………….. (never / visit) his father’s
grave since that time.
14. They …………………… (go)
to America years ago, but none of them …………………... (come) back since then.
15. A: …………….. you
……………….. (speak) to an Englishman?
B:
Yes, I …………………….. (have) a short conversation with one last night.
16. A: ………………. you ever
………………….. (be) to Tatilya?
B:
Yes, I ………………………. (go) there two years ago.
17. A: ………………. you
……………….. (see) Jane recently?
B:
No, I ……………………………. (see) her for a long time.
E)Complete the following extract by choosing the correct form of the
verb in brackets. Use either the past simple or the present perfect simple.
Last year our company _____________(report) a small
increase in profits. This year we ______________(see) continued improvement
and our turnover _______________(rise) by 15 per cent. This is very good news
in a difficult world market. In fact, internationally, the market
_____________________ (fall). Naturally, our costs _______________(go up) and
so the rise in profits is not so great. It is true that our domestic
performance ________________(be helped) by the collapse of our competitor,
Capra & Pecora, which __________________(go out of business) in January.
F). Make the questions for the following answers.
1.
_______________________________________________?
She has been the Human Resource
Manager for 10 years.
2.
_______________________________________________?
He has lived in Santiago for 5 years only.
3.
_______________________________________________?
They have visited Madrid many times.
4.
_______________________________________________?
I have checked 6 reports so far.
G)Past vs. Present Perfect 1 (Verb Review)
1. I _____________________ (move) to Seattle in January. I
_____________________ (live) here for 3 months now. I _____________________
(live) in Canada from 1978 to 1980.
2. My friend ______________ (live) in Seattle since 1990.
3. My teacher in my country was British. I _________________
(study) with her for 1 year.
4. Now my teacher is American. I _________________ (study)
with her since the beginning of the quarter.
5. My father __________________ (work) hard all of his life.
(he is dead.)
6. My father __________________ (work) hard all of his life.
(He is alive.)
7. My friend works at Microsoft now, but before that, she
____________________ (have) a job with Boeing.
8. Since January, I _________________ (have) a great job. I
feel very lucky.
9. My parents ____________________ (like) my girlfriend since
they met her.
H) Past vs. Present Perfect 1 (Verb
Review)
I) Past vs. Present Perfect 1 (Verb Review)
J) Past, Past Progressıve, Present Perfect (Verb
Review)
A: Something uncomfortable
___________________ (happen) last night.
B: What?
A: It _____________ (be) about 10:00. I
___________________
(hear) a noise. My neighbors
_________________ (fight). They
_____________________ (shout) a
long time.
B: How long __________________________
(you/know) them?
A: Let’s see. They ____________________
(move) here in 1995.
I guess I
_______________________________ (know) them for about 9 years.
But I don’t think they
__________________ (ever/fight) before.
B. _______________________ (you/call)
the police?
K) Past vs. Present Perfect 1 (Verb
Review)
1. Since I was a child, I _________________________ (like)
collecting stamps.
2. When I was child, I __________________________ (collect)
coins.
3. Last night, I ________________________________ (have) an
interesting dream. Actually, for the last
three weeks, I ________________ (have) interesting
dreams.
a.
I really expect to get a high TOEFL®
Test score. I ___________________________
(study) for this exam for 6 months.
4. My friend is also taking the TOEFL® Test. She
__________________ (study) one
day last week. Since she was in elementary school, she __________________
(like/not) to study.
5. This vacation, my family is going skiing. For the last
three vacations, we
_____________ (go) skiing together. My mother _______________________ (be) a
great skier when she was younger but now she doesn’t enjoy it so much.
6. My father _____________(be) a great skier for all of his
life. His father _______________ (be) a champion skier for many years, but he
_____________ (die) last year.
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