Exercise 1 put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect

simple).

1. Mother: I want to prepare dinner.(you/wash) Have you washed the dishes yet?
2. Daughter: I(wash) washed the dishes yesterday, but I(have not) have not had
the time yet to do it today.
3. Mother: (you/do/ already) Have you already done your homework?
4. Daughter: No, I (come/just) have just come home from school.
5. Mother: You (come) came home from school two hours ago!
6. Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy (call) called when I (arrive) arrived and I
(finish/just) have just finished the phone call.
7. Mother (you/see/not) Didn't you see Lucy at school in the morning?
8. Daughter: Yes, but we (have/not) did not have time to talk then.

Exercise 2 Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect
simple).

1. A: I (cycle / just) 50 km. (have just cycled)

2. B: I (cycle) 100 km last week. (cycled)
3. A: I (write) an essay yesterday. (wrote)
4. B: I (write / already) two essays this term. ( have already written)
5. A: I (ring / just) my friend. (have just rung)
6. B: I (ring) my friend 10 minutes ago. (rang)
7. A: Two days ago, I (watch) a Madonna concert on TV. (watched)
8. B: I (see / already) Madonna live in concert. (have already seen)
9. A: I (spend) my summer holiday in Australia last year. (spent)
10. B: I (be / not) to Australia yet. (have not been)

Exercise 3 Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect
simple).

1. A: (you / be / ever) to London? (have you ever been)

2. B: Yes, I (be) there three times. (have been)
3. A: When (be) the last time you (be) there? (was)
(were)
4. B: Last summer. I (spend) two weeks in Brighton with my parents
and we (go) to London one weekend. (spent) (went)
5. (you / like) it? (did you like)
6. Oh yes. We really (have) a great time in London. (had)
7. Lucky you! I (be / never) to London. (have never been)
Exercise 4 Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect
simple).

1. A: (you / try / ever) haggis? (have you ever tried)

2. B: Oh, yes!
3. A: How often (you / eat) haggis yet? (have you eaten)
4. B: Two times exactly.
5. A: When (you / eat / first) haggis? (did you first eat)
6. B: That (be) in 2005. We (have) a Scottish festival in
our town and they also (sell) traditional Scottish food. So I (buy)
haggis. (was/ had/ sold/ bought )
7. A: (you / like) it? (did you like)
8. B: It (be / not) too bad. And I (know / not) anything
about haggis then. (was not/ did not know)
9. A: When (you / find out) ? (did you find out)
10. B: When I (be) in Scotland in 2007. I (go) to a
restaurant and (order) haggis. Afterwards, the waiter (tell)
me about haggis: it's the heart, liver and lungs of a sheep, boiled in
the animal's stomach. Well, I (eat / never) haggis again since then.
(was/ went/ ordered/ told/ have never eaten)

5. Write down the correct form (pronoun + verb).

Solutions:

He listened / he has listened

They spoke / they have spoken

I watched / I have watched

She grew / she has grown

You fell / you have fallen

Simple Past Present Perfect Simple

he / listen
they / speak
I / watch
she / grow
 you / fall

Use
When do we use which tense?

1. To talk about an action in the past (without any consequences in the present), we
use ... simple past
2. To emphasise a past action's consequence in the present, we use ... present
perfect simple
3. 'so far' is a signal word for ... present perfect simple
4. '5 minutes ago' is a signal word for ... past simple
5. 'recently' is a signal word for ... present perfect simple

Positive Sentences
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. He (leave / just) his house. (Has just left)

2. We (build) a tree house last week. (built)
3. Two years ago, Fiona (break) her leg. (broke)
4. I (wash / already) the dishes. (have already washed)
5. The other day, our cat (bring) home a mouse. (brought)

Negative Sentences
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. We (empty / not) the bin last week. (did not empty)

2. She (be / not) there an hour ago. (was not)
3. He (lose / not) any game so far. (has not lost)
4. My brother (pick / not) me up at 8 o'clock. (did not pick)
5. I (make / not) up my mind yet. (have not made)

Questions
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. (you / see) Bob recently? (have you seen)

2. Who (switch) off the lights a minute ago? (switched)
3. When (she / become) a teacher? (did she become)
 4. (you / ride / ever) an elephant? (have you ever ridden)
5. (you / hurt) your knee when you were playing football? (did you
hurt)

Text
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. Last week I (be) very busy and I (have not) the time to
do a lot in the household. (was/ did not have)
2. On Monday I (work) three hours overtime and (come)
home very late in the evening. (worked/ came)
3. From Tuesday to Thursday I (be) on a business trip. (was)
4. On Friday I (go) to a friend's birthday party and at the weekend I
(visit) my grandparents. (went/ visited)
5. Tomorrow some friends are coming over. I (see / not) them for ages
and they (be / never) at my place before. (have not seen/ have
never been)
6. I (clean / just) my house so I can show them around. Now
everything is perfect. (have just cleaned)