LEVEL 1

NEW ENGLISH FILE (ELEMENTARY)

FILE 9

Present Perfect and past simple

Tick the correct sentence
1. a. I saw John yesterday.
b. Ive seen John yesterday.
2. a. Ive done my homework yet.
b. Ive already done my homework.
3. a. Have you yet eaten Chinese food?
b. Have you ever eaten Chinese food?
4. a. My father won 5,000 last year.
b. My father has won 5,000 last year.
5. a. Ive drunk champagne just.
b. Ive never drunk champagne.
6. a. Tom has ever been to America.
b. Tom has never been to America.
7. a. Has your sister yet come home?
b. Has your sister come home yet?
8. a. I havent found a job yet.
b. I havent already found a job.
Choose one of the adverbs in brackets and put it in the correct place in the
sentence. Only one adverb in each pair is correct.
1. I saw Mary ten days. (ago/ever)
2. Have you tried Japanese food? (last year/ever)
3. Ive known Tom 6 years. (since/for)
4. Ive met a famous person. (ever/never)
5. Are there any letters for me? Ive seen the postman. (ago/just)
6. We went out to a restaurant. (ever/yesterday)
7. Have you finished writing your book? (yet/ever)
8. Weve seen that film. (yet/already)
Fill in the blank with the present perfect or past simple form of the verb in
parentheses.
1. John ____________________ (live) there since 1974.
2. We __________________ (leave) England 3 years ago.
3. - How long ____________________ (you/be) here?
- Since 10.00.
4. I ____________________ (have) this shirt for 6 months. I bought it in
October.
5. My parents ____________________ (never/visit) Rome.
6. I ____________________ (see) Paul since he went to England.
7. We __________________ (buy) these jeans in Cortefiel.
8. I ____________________ (go) to Fionas house for 2 months. Im visiting her
tonight.