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

1. A: (you / play / already) the new computer game?

2. B: No, not yet. I only (buy) it yesterday and I (have /

not) the time yet.

3. A: (you / go) to the cinema last night?

4. B: Yes. I (be) there with Sue and Louis. (you / be) to the
cinema recently?

5. A: I last (go) to the cinema two weeks ago.

6. B: So you (see / not) the new action film yet.

7. A: No, unfortunately not. (you / enjoy) it?

8. B: Oh, I really (love) it. But Sue (like / not) it - too much
action!

9. A: But why (you / take) her with you? She (tell) me last
week that she (hate) action films.

10. B: I think she has an eye on Louis. She (try) to flirt with him all the time.
So he (can / concentrate / not) on the film.

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

1. I (just / finish) my homework.

2. Mary (already / write) five letters.

3. Tom (move) to this town in 1994.

4. My friend (be) in Canada two years ago.

5. I (not / be) to Canada so far.

6. But I (already / travel) to London a couple of times.

7. Last week, Mary and Paul (go) to the cinema.

8. I can't take any pictures because I (not / buy) a new film yet.

9. (they / spend) their holiday in New Zealand last summer?

10. (you / ever / see) a whale?

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

1. My friends (visit) the Grand Canyon National Park last year.

2. I (be / never) to the Grand Canyon National Park.

3. But I (see) lots of wonderful pictures.

4. And yesterday I (buy) a book about the Grand Canyon.

5. I (read) 30 pages already. It's really interesting.

Write the verbs in the correct tense (Simple Past or Present Perfect).

1. My friend (be) to Edinburgh three times.

2. Some years ago he (study) English there.

3. Last month he (visit) some friends in Edinburgh.

4. Unfortunately, I (can / not) go to Edinburgh with him.

5. This is a pity. They are my friends, too, and I (see / not) them for ages.

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

Simple Past Present Perfect Simple

 I / open

he / write

they / do

you / swim

she / give

Use
When do we use which tense?

1. 'Already' is a signal word for ...

2. 'Just' is a signal word for ...

3. '2 years ago' is a signal word for ...

4. 'Yet' is a signal word for ...

5. 'Yesterday' is a signal word for ...

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

1. Mary (win) the lottery last year.

2. We (prepare / already) dinner.

3. James (find) your ring in the garden yesterday.

4. He (come / just) home.

5. They (buy) their car two years ago.

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

1. I (see / not) anyone yet.

2. Phil (go / not) to the cinema last night.

3. We (be / not) to the zoo so far.

4. She (arrive / not) yet.

5. Emily (visit / not) me last week.

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

1. (you / read) the book yet?

2. How many letters (they / write) so far?

3. When (he / tell) you that?

4. (you / be) at home last night?

5. How often (you / travel) abroad till now?

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

1. A: (you / taste / ever) sushi?

2. B: Yes, I (eat) sushi at least five times so far.

3. A: When (you / eat) sushi for the first time?

4. B: I (eat) sushi for the first time on my dad's 50th birthday.

He (invite) the whole family to a Japanese restaurant.

5. A: (you / like) it?

6. B: Absolutely. In fact, it (be) so good that we (be) to that

restaurant three times yet. And on my mum's birthday, we (order) some
sushi and (have) it at home.
 Form
Write down the correct form (pronoun + verb).

Simple Past Present Perfect Simple

she / live

I / look

you / buy

he / see

they / take

Use
When do we use which tense?

1. 'How often so far' is a signal word for ...

2. '... ago' is a signal word for ...

3. 'Until now' is an signal word for ...

4. 'Yesterday', 'last week' und 'in 2006' are signal words for ...

5. 'Just', 'already', 'yet' are signal words for ...

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

1. William (tidy / already) up his room.

2. Caroline (miss) the schoolbus yesterday.

3. I (finish / just) my homework.

4. I cannot go out tonight. My grandparents (come) to see us.

5. In 2004, the Olympic Summer Games (take) place in Athens.

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

1. We (watch / not) TV last night.

2. Joanna (read / not) the book yet.

3. Collin (not / go) on holiday last year.

4. I (have / not) any problems so far.

5. They (learn / not) the new words yet.

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

1. (they / be / ever) to New York?

2. (you / see) Catherine a minute ago?

3. What time (you / get) up today?

4. (he / hear) the news yet?

5. How often (you / play) that game up to now?

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

1. A: I (see / not) you for a long time. Where (you / be) ?

2. B: I (come / just) back from Canada.

3. A: Oh really? What (you / do) in Canada?

4. B: I (take) a nature tour.

5. A: Wow! (you / see) many wild animals there?

6. B: Of course. I (watch) bears, wolves and whales in the wild.

That (be) so interesting. (you / spend / ever) a holiday in
Canada?

7. A: Yes, I (travel) around Canada twice so far.

8. B: When (you / go) there?

9. A: The first time I (go) there (be) in 1997 and the second
time in 2004.

10. B: (you / enjoy) it?

11. A: I absolutely (love) it, especially the west coast.