Write sentences in present perfect simple.

1.

we / reach / our goal -

2.

our team / lose / the match -

3.

she / underline / the word -

4.

they / not / discover / the treasure -

5.

Ron / not / talk / about the problem Write questions in present perfect simple.

1.

you / knock / at the door -

2.

the teacher / mark / the tests -

3.

she / buy / a new computer -

4.

they / rescue / the girl -

5.

Brad / wear / a blue shirt -

Write down the correct form (pronoun + verb).

Simple Past

he / listen

they / speak

I / watch

she / grow

Present Perfect Simple

you / fall

Positive Sentences
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

He (leave / just)

his house.

2.

We (build)

3.

Two years ago, Fiona (break)

4.

I (wash / already)

5.

The other day, our cat (bring)

a tree house last week.

her leg.
the dishes.
home a mouse.

Negative Sentences
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

We (empty / not)

the bin last week.

2.

She (be / not)

there an hour ago.

3.

He (lose / not)

any game so far.

4.

My brother (pick / not)

5.

I (make / not)

me up at 8 o'clock.
up my mind yet.

Questions
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

(you / see)

2.

Who (switch)

3.

When (she / become)

4.

(you / ride / ever)

5.

(you / hurt)

Bob recently?
off the lights a minute ago?
a teacher?
an elephant?
your knee when you were playing football?

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1.

Last week I (be)

lot in the household.

2.

On Monday I (work)
home very late in the evening.

very busy and I (have not)

the time to do a

three hours overtime and (come)

3.

From Tuesday to Thursday I (be)

4.

On Friday I (go)

on a business trip.

to a friend's birthday party and at the weekend I (visit)

my grandparents.
5.

Tomorrow some friends are coming over. I (see / not)

they (be / never)

6.

I (clean / just)
perfect.

them for ages and

at my place before.
my house so I can show them around. Now everything is

Exercitii:
I. Pune verbele din paranteza la timpul Prezentul Perfect Continuu, ca
in exemplul de mai jos:
Exemplu:
I (travel) abroad for 2 weeks.
I have been travelling abroad for 2 weeks.
1. He (write) poems since 1997.
2. The children (draw) this map for half an hour.
3. The pupil (recite) the poem for ten minutes.
4. I (study) English for 4 years.
5. Sarah (do) her homework for 2 hours.
II. Completeaza spatiile goale cu "FOR" si "SINCE". Pune verbele din
paranteza la Prezentul Perfect Continuu:
Exemplu:
Helen (study) English .......... last summer.
Heleng has been studying English since last summer.
1. We (talk) about that horrible accident .......... half an hour.
2. She (cook) a chicken soup .......... 1 hour.

3. They (phone) the manager .......... the last five minutes.

4. Mary (live) in Manhattan .......... June 1998.
5. It (rain) .......... morning.
Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses,
then click the "Check" button to check your answers.
Robin: I think the waiter (forget)
half an hour and nobody (take)

us. We (wait)

here for over

our order yet.

Michele: I think you're right. He (walk)

probably thinks we (order, already)

by us at least twenty times. He

.

Robin: Look at that couple over there, they (be, only)

here for five or ten

minutes and they already have their food.

Michele: He must realize we (order, not)

yet! We (sit)

here

for over half an hour staring at him.

Robin: I don't know if he (notice, even)

us. He (run)

table to table taking orders and serving food.

Michele: That's true, and he (look, not)

in our direction once.

from

Present Continuous / Present Perfect Continuous

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses,
1. It (rain)
beach.

all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the

2. Sid: Where is Gary?

Sarah: He (study, at the library)
fact, he (review)

for his German test on Wednesday. In

for the test every day for the last week.

3. You look really great! (You, exercise)

at the fitness center ?

4. Frank, where have you been? We (wait)

for you since 1 PM.

5. Tim: What is that sound?

Nancy: A car alarm (ring)

somewhere down the street. It (drive)

me crazy - I wish it would stop! It (ring)

for more than twenty minutes.

6. Joseph's English (improve, really)

, isn't it? He (watch)

American television programs and (study)

arrived in San Diego. Soon he will be totally fluent.
7. Dan: You look a little tired. (You, get)
Michelle: Yes, I (sleep)

his grammar every day since he first

enough sleep lately?

relatively well. I just look tired because I (feel)

a little sick for the last week.

Dan: I hope you feel better soon.
Michelle: Thanks. I (take, currently)
couple of days.

some medicine, so I should feel better in a

Present Continuous / Present Perfect Continuous

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses,
Mr. Smith: So tell me a little bit about yourself, Mr. Harris. I would like to find out a little
bit more about your background.
Mr. Harris: I (work)
in the insurance industry for over ten years. I worked
for Met Life for six years and World Insurance for four and a half. During that time, I
heard many good things about Hollings Life Insurance and that's why I (apply)

for the new sales position.

Mr. Smith: Tell me a little about your hobbies and interests.
Mr. Harris: In my spare time, I hike in the mountains outside of town, volunteer at the
Sierra Club and play tennis. In fact, I (compete)
weekend.

in a tennis tournament this

Mr. Smith: Really, how long (you, play)

Mr. Harris: I (play)

tennis ?

since high school. I love the sport.

Mr. Smith: Great! We like dedication here at Hollings Life. You mentioned you volunteer
at the Sierra Club. I (work, currently)
We (try)

with them on the sea turtle project.

to create a wildlife sanctuary near the bay.

Mr. Harris: Do you know Frank Harris? He's my brother. He (work, presently)
on the same project.
Mr. Smith: I know Frank quite well. Any brother of Frank's would be a welcome addition
to Hollings Life. Just one more thing, we (look)
in Spanish; many of our clients are from Mexico.
Mr. Harris: No problem. I (study)

for somebody who is fluent

Spanish since elementary school.

Mr. Smith: Sounds like you are the perfect candidate.

Present and Past Tense Review

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses,
Lars: Excuse me, which movie are you waiting for?
Tony: We (wait)

for the new Stars Wars movie. In fact, we (wait)

here for more than five hours.

Lars: Five hours? When did you arrive?

Tony: We (get)

here at 6:00 o'clock this morning. More than forty people

(stand, already)

here waiting for tickets when we arrived.

Lars: I can't believe that! Are you serious?

Tony: Yeah, people (take)

Star Wars movies seriously. In fact, this particular

showing has been sold out for over a week. We (wait, just)

in line to get a

good seat in the theater.

Lars: When did you buy your tickets?
Tony: I (buy)

them last week by phone. I (know)

be hard to get because I (see)

tickets would

a news interview with a group of people

standing in line to get tickets. They (wait)

in line for almost a month to buy

tickets for the first showing.

Lars: I don't believe that!
Tony: It's true. They (camp)

out in front of Mann's Chinese Theater in Los

Angeles for about a month because they (want)

the movie.

to be the first people to see

Click on the answer you think is correct.

1. When ________________ the company?

a) have you joined
b) did you joined
c) did you join
d) have you ever joined
2. ___________________ in Pakistan?
a) Did you ever worked
b) Have you ever worked
c) Worked you
d) Didn't you have worked
3. That's the best presentation ______________
a) I never heard
b) I didn't hear
c) I used to hear
d) I've ever heard
4. He's the most difficult customer _____________________
a) I never dealt with.
b) I never had to deal with.
c) I've ever had to deal with.
d) I've never had to deal with.
5. ___________________ to him last week.
a) I spoke
b) I've already spoken
c) I didn't spoke
d) I speaked
6. ______________ a binding contract last year and it is still valid.
a) We have signed
b) We signed
c) We haven't signed
d) We have sign

7. The reason I look so brown is that _______________ from a business

trip to Barbados
a) I come back
b) I came back
c) I never came back
d) I've just come back
8. Sales ________ in 1995 but then _____ in 1996.
a) rised
falled
b) rose
fell
c) have risen
have fallen
d) rose
have fallen
9. You ____________
to a word ____________
a) listened
I haven't said
b) didn't listen
I say
c) listened
saying
d) haven't listened
I've said
10. It's obvious that ________________ this report.
a) you haven't read
b) you didn't read
c) you don't read
d) you read not

Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentences

Q1 - He ..... there when he was a child
has lived
lived
Q2 - I ........ her since last year
haven't seen
didn't see

Q3 - They ......... a few minutes ago

left
have left
Q4 - She .......... unemployed since she left school
has not been
was not
Q5 - They ....... the contract last week
finalised
have finalised
Q6 - The film .......... yet
hasn't started
didn't start
Q7 - She ........ ill since Thursday
was
has been
Q8 - I ........ the project last night
have finished
finished
Q9 - Look- someone ....... their handbag in the room
left
has left
Q10 - ............ to Rome?

Did you ever go

Have you ever been
Q11 - I can't get into my house because I ........ my keys
lost
have lost
Q12 - Nobody ....... the phone when it rang
answered
has answered
Q13 - I ......... up smoking last year
gave
have given
Q14 - You can't see her because she ......... home
has gone
went
Q15 - ............... to the United States?
Did you ever go
Have you ever been
Q16 - I never ......... my grandmother as she died before I was
born
knew
have known
Q17 - It's the first time I ........ caviar

ate
have eaten
Q18 - The first time we ......... was just the other day
spoke
have spoken
Q19 - It stinks in here; someone ........... smoking
was
has been
Q20 - He's in hospital because he ............. leg
has broken
broke
Q21 - I've known her since we ......... at school together
were
have been
Q22 - It's ages since we ........
spoke
have spoken
Q23 - It's been ages since we ........ from Dave
have heard
heard
Q24 - The last time I saw Fran ........ ages ago
was
has been

Q25 - I ........ from her lately

haven't heard
didn't hear
Q26 - I just ........ the time to go to the cinema recently
didn't have
haven't had
Q27 - I ........ just Meg and Brian at the party
have seen
saw
Q28 - I ........ busy for the past fortnight
was
have been
Q29 - She ......... away for the last two weeks
has been
was
Q30 - ......... to the concert on Friday?
Did you go
Have you been
Q31 - This is the first time I ........ here
have been
was
Q32 - I ....... them since my schooldays

have known
knew
Q33 - He ......... yet
hasn't arrived
didn't arrive
Q34 - They ........... the contract yet
didn't sign
haven't signed
Q35 - The newspaper ......... very successful lately
hasn't been
wasn't
Q36 - He ...... during the war
died
has died
Q37 - I ......... breakfast before leaving home this morning
haven't had
didn't have
Q38 - I ....... a taxi so I came on the bus
haven't found
didn't find
Q39 - John's nervous because he .......... such a difficult test
before

has never taken

never took
Q40 - My stereo ....... working last night
stopped
has stopped
Q41 - Two people ....... at the game on Saturday
were arrested
have been arrested
Q42 - I .......... a holiday for ages
didn't have
haven't had
Q43 - We ....... out on Saturday night
haven't gone
didn't go
Q44 - I ....... it last week
bought
have bought
Q45 - She hasn't ........ here for ages
been
gone
Q46 - I .......... to water-ski in 1993
learnt
have learnt

Q47 - She ....... an absolute fortune last year

has earned
earned
Q48 - The weather ....... dreadful for the whole two weeks we
were there
was
has been
Q49 - No one ...... to do it yet
has managed
managed
Q50 - I ...... the dog for a walk because it was raining
haven't taken
didn't take
Q51 - I ........... finished the exam in time yesterday
only just finished
have only just finished
Q52 - The weather ..... dreadful at the weekend
has been
was
1 Joji ________ in Tokyo for five years, but he left in 1993.
<> lived
<> have lived

2 The Titanic ________ in 1912.

<> sank
<> has sunk

3 Somebody ________ my bicycle! Now I'll have to walk home.

<> stole
<> has stolen

4 Gerry ________ off his bike three times this month.

<> fell
<> has fallen

5 Chika ________ from university last July.

<> graduated
<> has graduated

6 I ________ the movie Titanic three times. I'm going to see it again tonight.
<> saw
<> have seen

7 I ________ to work every day for the last six weeks!

<> walked
<> have walked

8 When Young Hee was a child, she ________ in Seoul.

<> lived

<> has lived

9 Ouch! ________ my finger!

<> I cut
<> I've cut

10 I ________ my key yesterday, so I couldn't get into the house. Eventually, I

found it in my jacket pocket.
<> lost
<> have lost
Malaria? In Canada?
Enter the correct form of the verbs in parentheses

Have you ever had malaria? If you have, the chances are that
you (get)
the disease in a hot country. Malaria is most
common in tropical countries, especially those with wet and
humid climates, where the mosquitos which carry the disease can flourish.
However, recently, malaria (become)

more common in Canada.

According to a recent report, over 1000 people (contract)

in Canada in 1997, and the number (rise)
is an alarming trend.

the disease

every year since 1994. This

Why is the incidence of malaria rising here? The answer is travel. More and
more Canadians travel abroad every year, and some of them catch malaria.
However, when a Toronto woman (become)
(discover)

sick last year, her doctor

that she (never travel)

She must have been bitten by a mosquito which (get)

from another sick Canadian.

abroad in her life.

the disease