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Put the verb into the correct form: the Present Perfect or the Past Simple.
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1. Clare (be) in New York for almost a year now. I (go) to visit her last month and I have to say I (be) very impressed.
2. I (cut) some flowers from my garden yesterday. I (cut) lots of flowers from my garden so far this summer.
3. I (not/see) Tom recently.
4. The artist (draw) a picture of sunset yesterday She (draw) many pictures of sunsets in her lifetime.
5. I (feed) birds at the park yesterday. I (feed) birds at the park every day since I (lose) my job.
6. Ann (wake up) late and (miss) her breakfast on Monday.
7. I (forget) to turn off the stove after dinner. I (forget) to turn off the stove a lot of times in my lifetime.
8. The children (hide) in the basement yesterday. They (hide) in the basement often since they (discover) a secret place there.
9. The baseball player (hit) the ball out of the stadium yesterday. He (hit) a lot of homeruns since he (join) our team.
10. We first (meet) in 2001. So we (know) each other for 5 years.
Put the verb into the correct form: the Present Perfect or the Past Simple.
1. She... (change) a lot since she left school.
2. I... (see) the film and I don't want to see it again.
3. Jazz... (originate) in the United States around 1900.
4. Tom Hanks... (win) an Oscar several times already.
5. Long ago, they... (build) most houses out of wood.
6. Scientists still... (not/find) a cure for cancer.
7. Look! You... (spill) the coffee all over my trousers.
8. In my first job, I... (be) responsible for marketing.
9. The last job I... (apply) for, required applicants to speak some Japanese.
10. The first modern Olympics... (take) place in Athens more than a hundred years ago.
11. I am writing in connection with the advertisement which... (appear) on 3 December.
12. We still... (not/discover) life on other planets.
Put the verb into the correct form: the Present Perfect Continuous or the Present Perfect.
1. The post office isn't far from here. I (walk) there many times.
2. I'm tired. We (walk) for more than an hour. Let's stop and rest for a while.
3. Mr. Grey (work) at the power company for fifteen years. He likes his job.
4. I (read) this chapter in my chemistry text three times, and I still don't understand it!
5. My eyes are getting tired. I (read) for two hours. I think I'll take a break.
6. Mrs. Jones (teach) kindergarten for twenty years. She's one of the best teachers at the elementary school.
7. Mary is writing a letter to her boyfriend. She (write) it since she got home from class. It's going to be a long letter!
8. I (write) my folks at least a dozen letters since I left home and came here.
9. Ann never (go) camping. She (not sleep) in a tent.
10. This is a great shirt! I (wash) it at least a dozen times, and it still I looks like new.
Put the verb into the correct form: the Present Perfect Continuous or the Present Perfect.
1. Aren't you about to finish with the dishes? You (wash) the dishes for thirty minutes or more. How long can it take you to wash the dishes?
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2. We (go) to the Steak House restaurant many times. The food is excellent.
3. John's terribly upset. He (break) off his engagement to Megan. Apparently he (see) someone else since he went to Africa.
4. Can you translate this note from Stockholm? I understood Swedish when I was a child, but I (forget) it all.
5. What's that dent in the side of the car? You (have) an accident?
6. I'm sorry, John's not here; he (go) to the dentist. He (have) trouble with a tooth for some time.
7. This cassette recorder is broken. You (play) about with it?
8. Your Italian is very good. You (study) it long?
9. Do you mind if I clear the table? You (have) enough to eat?
10. I'm not surprised he (fail) that exam. He (not / work) hard recently.
Put the verb into the correct form: the Present Perfect, the Past Simple and the Present Perfect Continuous.
1. Oh no! The children (cook). Look at the state of this kitchen!
2. How many times Wendy (be) late for work this week?
3. I'm going to give that cat some food. It (sit) on the doorstep for hours. I'm sure it's starving.
4. I (do) grammar exercises all morning. I deserve a treat for lunch.
5. You (not / buy) your mother a present? That's really mean of you!
6. She (work) in Australia for 2 years. Then she moved.
7. Now where are my keys? This is the third time I (lose) them today!
8. You (ever / play) chess? You should try it. I'm sure it's the sort of game you'd like.
9. Oh do be quiet. You (grumble) all day!
10. Your tennis (really / improve)! You (practice) in secret?
The Past Perfect Tense/ The Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Complete these sentences using the verbs in brackets into the Past Perfect. You went back to your home town after many years and you found that many things were different.
Model: Most of my friends were no longer there. They had left (leave).
1. My best friend, Kevin, was no longer there. He (go) away.
2. The local cinema was no longer open. It (close) down.
3. Mr Johnson was no longer alive. He (die).
4. I didn't recognize Mrs Johnson. She (change) a lot.
5. Bill no longer had his car. He (sell) it.
Now you have to make sentences using the words in brackets. Use the Past Perfect.
Model: I wasn't hungry. (I/just/have/lunch) I had just had lunch.
1. Tom wasn't at home when I arrived. (he/just/go/out)
2. We arrived at the cinema late. (the film/ already/begin)
3. They weren't eating when I went to see them. (they/just/finish/their dinner)
4. I invited Ann to dinner last night but she couldn't come. (she/already/arrange/to do something else)
5. I was very pleased to see Nora again after such a long time. (I/not/see/her for five years)
3. Put the verb into the Past Perfect (I had done) or the Past Simple (I did).Model: “Was Tom there when you arrived?” “No, he had gone (go) home.”
“Was Tom there when you arrived?” “Yes, but he went (go) home soon afterwards.”
1. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody (go) to bed.
2. I felt very tired when I got home, so I (go) straight to bed.
3. Sorry I'm late. The car (break) down on my way here.
4. There was a car by the side of the road. It (break) down and the driver was trying to repair it. So we (stop) to see if we could help.
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