Past Tense Vs.

Present Perfect

PRESENT PERFECT – used to talk about actions or

events that are linked to the present or which are
repeated up to the present.

It is often used with adverbials such as: just,

already, (not) yet, ever, never, so far, till now, up till
now, for …, since …, etc.
Ex. They have never seen Mary before.
She has already had dinner.
5. Complete the dialogue with the Past Simple
or Present Perfect of the given verbs.
A: Why are you so upset grannie?

B: I __________ (lose) my glasses.

2.Complete the sentences using the verbs
into the Past Simple or Present Perfect
tense.
1. Maria _____________ her guitar lesson
last week. (have)
2. She ______________ guitar lessons
before. (not, have)
A: When _____ you _______ them? (last, use)
B: When I _________ (solve) that crosswords
in the magazine ten minutes ago.
A: __________ (search) in your room?
B: Yes, I ___________ (already, search) there

3. My mum ___________ us a nice meal. but I __________ (find) them.

(cook, already)
A: __________ (look) in the drawers?
4. Gabriel _____________ steak recently.
B: Of course I have. I _________(search) there
(not, cook)
five
5. She ____________ on the phone with
minutes ago.
her mum. (just, speak)
A: _________ (ask) mum about them?
6. We ___________ on the phone last
week. (not, speak) B: No. I haven’t. Your mum ________ (leave)

7. We ___________ Past Tense verbs last home half an hour ago.

time. (study)
A: Grannie, _____________ (look) in the
8. How many books _______________ you
mirror yet?
till now? (buy)
B: No, I haven’t. Why??
9.We ___________ any History books last
year. (not, buy) A: Because if you __________ (look) there
10.They ____________ to Paris last first, you wouldn’t search for them now!
Wednesday. (fly)

11.Mary ___________ her breakfast. (just,

eat)

12.I _____________ my lunch at school

last Thursday. (not, eat)