Review Activity

Present perfect vs Simple past

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1. Mary ____________ (win) the lottery last year.
2. Caroline ____________ (miss) the bus yesterday.
3. In 2004, the Olympic Summer Games _____________ (take) place in Athens.
4. Two years ago, Fiona ________________ (break) her leg.
5. I _________________ (wash) the dishes.
6. Phil __________________ (not / go) to the cinema last night.
7. We _______________________ (not/be) to the zoo so far.
8. We _______________________ (not/watch)TV last night.
9. They _______________________ (not / learn) the new words yet.
10. She _______________________ (not / be) there an hour ago.
11. _______________________ (you / read) the book yet?
12. When _______________________ (he / tell) you that?
13. How often _______________________ (you / travel) abroad till now?
14. When _______________________ (she / become) a teacher?
15. _______________________ (you / hurt) your knee when you were playing football?

Put the verbs in the correct order and use simple past or present perfect.

1. James ______________________ (find) your ring in the garden yesterday.

2. She ______________________ (not / arrive) yet.
3. ______________________ (they / be) to New York?
4. I cannot go out tonight. My grandparents ______________________ (come) to see us.
5. Collin ______________________ (not/go)on holiday last year.
6. ______________________ (he / hear) the news yet?
7. How often ______________________ (you / play)that game up to now?
8. I ___________________ (never / go) to Vienna.
9. My great great grandfather ___________________ (have) five sisters
10. He ___________________ (live) in Manila for a year when he was a student.
11. Oh no! I ___________________ (lose) my wallet!
12. ___________________ (you / see) Julie today?
13. At the weekend, they ___________________ (play) football, then they ___________________
(go) to a restaurant.
14. I ___________________ (read) six books this week.
15. Amy ___________________ (live) in Portugal when she was young.
16. She ___________________ (visit) her grandmother last month.
17. The Vandals ___________________ (invade) Rome in the year 455.
18. She ___________________ (live) in seven different countries, so she knows a lot about different
cultures.
19. I ___________________ (go) to the cinema last night.
20. Ow! I ___________________ (cut) my finger!
21. ___________________ (you / see) The Kings Speech?
22. John ___________________ (never / understand) the present perfect.
23. She ___________________ (break) her leg the day before her exam.
24. We ___________________ (see) Oliver yesterday.
25. He ___________________ (be) here all morning.
26. They ___________________ (live) here for many years (and they still do).
27. King Henry the Eighth of England ___________________ (have) six wives.