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Present Perfect Vs Past Simple. Practice1

This document provides an exercise on the proper use of the past simple and present perfect tenses in English. It includes a table to fill in with verb forms, sentences to complete using the correct tense, sentences to identify as correct or incorrect, and a final table to fill with original examples comparing the past simple and present perfect tenses. The goal is to practice the differences between these two verb tenses.

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Present Perfect Vs Past Simple. Practice1

This document provides an exercise on the proper use of the past simple and present perfect tenses in English. It includes a table to fill in with verb forms, sentences to complete using the correct tense, sentences to identify as correct or incorrect, and a final table to fill with original examples comparing the past simple and present perfect tenses. The goal is to practice the differences between these two verb tenses.

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PRESENT PERFECT VS PAST SIMPLE PRACTICE 1

I. Fill in the table with the correct forms of the verbs.

Base Form Past Simple Past Participle


gave

be

wrote

do

have

came

get

fell

eaten

study

drank

choose

heard

tell

say

thought

teach

knew

met

travel

drove

bring

inglesparativip english4u_vip Teacher: Nohely Márquez 1


PRESENT PERFECT VS PAST SIMPLE PRACTICE 1

II. Using the words in parentheses, complete the sentences and questions below
with the appropriate tense: past simple or present perfect.
1. I’m really hungry. I (eat) yet.

2. They (arrive) a week ago.

3. We (work) here for three years.


me at yesterday’s
4. They (not/recognize)
meeting.
5. Our neighbor (be) in hospital since Friday.

6. you (travel) abroad many times?

7. She loves Paris. She (be) there many times.

8. John (not call) me recently.

9. His father (be) here yesterday.

10. They (go) to Germany when we (be) only four.

11. he (watch) any film last night?

12. How long she (know) Martin?

13. The house looks different. you (paint) it?

14. I (not see) you in class last Friday.

15. Shakespeare (write) over one hundred sonnets.

16. When I was a child, I (live) in England for two years.

17. So far, I (visit) 14 countries.

18. I (not sleep) very well lately.

19. Rachel and Steve (get married) in 2001.

20. Who (not vote) yet?

21. Who (not vote) last year?

22. How long ago you (buy) your house?

inglesparativip english4u_vip Teacher: Nohely Márquez 2


PRESENT PERFECT VS PAST SIMPLE PRACTICE 1

III. Read the following sentences and questions.


WRITE “OK” if they are correct, and CORRECT the ones that are wrong.
1. Have you ever eat Chinese food?

2. She has moved to another city last year.

3. We haven’t been abroad since a year.

4. They have sent out the invitations yet.

5. The lesson has started ten minutes ago.

6. Jack hasn’t seen Jill since she graduated.

7. Have you ever gone to London?

8. I’ve had sausages for lunch at noon.

9. Tom left school a year ago.

10. I’ve washed the car. It looks great now.

11. She hasn’t still cleaned her room.

12. Who invented Facebook?

13. When have you called him?

14. Wait! I haven’t finished yet.

15. Who have taken my pen?

IV. Complete the table below with your own examples.


Do not repeat the subject or the verb.
Past Simple Present Perfect

(+)

(-)

Yes/No?

Wh-?

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