PRESENT PERFECT & SIMPLE PAST (CONT.

 REVIEW VOCABULARY
1. Write

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2. Match
1. Tourist attraction a. Làm cái gì đó
2. Cathedral church b. Kỳ nghỉ ngắn ở thành phố
3. Ancient town c. Nhà thờ Công Giáo
4. Get up to d. Điểm tham quan du lịch
5. City break e. Phố cổ

 EXERCISES
Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets in either the past simple or the present perfect.
1. What she ____________ (do) last night? – She _____________ (do) her homework.
2. My brother___________________ (not/use) the computer yesterday.
3. She ___________________ (live) in Hanoi four years ago.
4. I ____________________ (finish) my homework already.
5. They ____________________ (live) in this city for five years.
6. She ____________________ (never/see) that movie.
7. They (go)_________________ to Italy on their last summer holiday.
8. Matt (understand) ______________ during the class, but now he doesn’t understand.
9. I (give) ______________ my mother a CD for her birthday.
10. We _________________ (be) to the museum this week.
11. He _________________ (just/arrive) at the airport.
12. My friends _________________ (not/try) that new restaurant yet.
13. The police (catch)__________________ all three of the bank robbers last week.
14. I _________________ (lose) my keys again.
15. Unfortunately, I (forget)_____________ to (bring)_____________ my money.
16. They _________________ (not/meet) him before.
17. We _________________ (know) each other for a long time.
18. She _________________ (visit) her grandparents recently.
19. _________________ you ever (eat) _________________ Sushi?
20. She (not/come) _________________ here for a long time.

Exercise 2: Circle the correct form of the word with present perfect and simple past
1. My (parents signed/ have signed) the contract for sale of real estate last year.
2. Keven (got/ has gotten) caught in the rain all morning. He’s sick.
3. I (had/ have had) an issue for months, but I (didn’t find/ haven’t found) a solution yet.
4. They (shopped/ have shopped) for winter coats at the end-of-season sale last year.
5. I’m sorry, my manager isn’t here now. He (was/ has been) on vacation.
6. I (lost/ have lost) my motorbike keys yesterday.
7. What countries (did you visit/ have you visited) in Europe?
8. She (revised/ has revised) her essays at the language center the day before her writing
assessment.
9. This is the first time I (made/ have made) dumplings at home.
10. Jane (had/ has had) a cough for 3 weeks. She’s in the hospital now.
11. Rick should know about the meeting because I (told/ have told) him about it
yesterday.
12. (Did you meet / Have you met) last July while you were both backpacking around
Europe?
13. I’m resigning because the pressure at work (has become / became) too much for me.
14. A month ago, I (got / have got) a letter from Neil, but I haven’t replied.
15. Julie (was / has been) anxious to speak to you since she heard about your accident.
16. I (had / have had) no idea you were such a good chess player.
17. If you (finished / have finished), put your hand up and I’ll collect your exam paper.
18. There (were / have been) a number of different reasons for our divorce.
19. It was my birthday last week and my granddad (gave / has given) me a new laptop.
20. I don’t know who’s responsible because I (didn’t work / haven’t worked) here long.
21. My brother and I (were never allowed / have never been allowed) to chew gum when
we were young.
22. My parents (sent / have sent) me to a private school until I was 12.
Exercise 3: Correct the sentences below correctly. Write “True” if the sentence is correct
1. She didn’t finish her homework yet.
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2. Where’s Bam? – He just left.
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3. Your finger is bleeding! You have cut your finger!
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4. Mary has finished her homework and she went out to play.
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5. I last saw him when I was at high school.
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6. What have you done to my wine glass?
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7. The delivery man hasn’t given me the package already.
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8. I’m tired. We swam 10 miles without stopping.
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9. Johnny has lived in Chicago since 2000.
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10. He has been married for 10 years, but he got divorced.
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11. The government just announced a new policy to tackle climate change.
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12. The protesters gathered outside the parliament building the day before.
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13. The scientists has recently discovered a new species of marine life in the deep ocean.
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14. The company has launched its latest product last week.
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15. Over the past week, people have witnessed several notable events.
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16. We received information about the accident that happened this morning.
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17. The accident occurred when two cars had collided with each other, resulting in
several serious casualties.
18. Since Mr James became CEO, work productivity and company policies decreased.
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19. Have you met any of your neighbors since you’ve lived here?
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20. When she arrived, I’ll greet her at the door.
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Exercise 4: Fill in the blanks with the correct adverbs of time with “yet, ago, last night,
ever, never, just, for or since”

1. He has lived in Madrid ……….………. ten years.

2. She hasn’t finished her work …………….…..
3. We went to bed at 11 o’clock …………….…..
4. He has known her …………….…. 2001.
5. My father went to Italy five days ………….……..
6. Have you …………….…. seen an elephant?
7. I have …………….…. gone to a bar.
8. She has …………….…. finished the housework.
9. He studied hard ………….……. the exam.
10. The last time I went to a music concert was 5 months ………….……
Exercise 5: Arrange and rewrite complete sentences
1. She/ visit/ Switzerland/ three times.
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2. She/ visit/ Switzerland/ three times/ last year.
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3. We/ finish/ the graduate dissertation/ last week.
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4. We/ already finish/ the graduate dissertation.
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5. Sam/ break his leg/ the day before/ the running competition.
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6. He/ buy/ and/ renovate/ many properties.
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7. She/ play/ cello/ at school/ but/ she/ not like/ it.
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8. She/ play/ cello/ since/ she/ be/ small.
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9. Last night/ I/ forget/ my key/ so/ call/ my roommate/ to bring/ it/ to me.
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10. I/ lose/ my wallet/ so/ I/ look for/ it/ now.
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Exercise 6: Complete the following passage.
Everyday we have new guest speakers and the talks had been fascinating so far, at least until
yesterday when John Glenn (1. have) ……………….. to cancel because of a delayed flight. Our
camp leaders then (2. decide) …………….…. to bring us to the laboratory, and we (3. make)
…………….…. eggshell geode crystals instead. Well, you know that I (4. do) ………….……. a
lot of different experiments in my life, but this one (5. be) …………….…. truly cool, and unlike
my chemistry experiments gone wrong, nothing (6. explode) ………….……. The world of
science sure (7. change) …………….…. a lot in the last few years! (8. you/ hear) ……………….
about the discovery of water on Mars?