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https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/big-bang-theory-past-simple-and-
present-perfect

1.

Simple Past Present Perfect

For actions that happened and
finished in the past
For actions that happened in the
past and we know exactly when
With yesterday, then, ago, last
night/week …, in 2001..
For actions which started in the
past and continue up to now
For actions that happened in the
past but we don’t know the exact
time
With for, since, ever, never, yet,
already, so far, how long…

Use simple Past or Present Perfect:

1. ……………….Helen ever ……………………. (try) sushi?

2. ………………… you ……………………….. (go) to the wedding last night?
3. I ……………….. never …………………………(be) to Paris.
4. This year I ………………….………… (travel) to Athens 3 times so far.
5. Paul and Judith …………………………………(be) married since 1998.
6. …………… you ………………………….(finish) your homework yet?
7. Last night aunt Betty …………………………..(come) by. She ………………………(tell) us
that this summer they are going to Hawaii.
8. I ……………………………….(visit) many different countries so far. Last summer I
………………………..(go) to Italy and 3 years ago I …………………………(be) in Spain. I
……………………………………(not/visit) Germany yet.
9. When ………………you …………………………(come) to Greece?
10. I……………………(come) in 2007.
11. …………………..you ……………………(watch) the film E.T. yesterday?
12. They…………………… already ………………………..(leave) the train station.
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13. How long ………………….. you ………………………..(know) Jonathan?

14. I ............................... (meet) him in 2009, so I ……………………………(know) him for
3 years.
15. What …………………………….(happen) to Lucy last night?
16. …………….. you ……………………… (read) “Harry Potter” when you were on
holidays?

2. Read this text about the old colonel. Then use the answer prompts to write
questions using either the present perfect or the past simple.

I think I have had a very interesting life. I'm 73 now and I don't work anymore. I was
in the army for 51 years. I retired when I was 69. I have been to so many countries
that I can't remember all of them. I've been to Australia six or seven times and to
South Africa three times. I have also been once to Russia but I didn't like it at all:
much too cold for me!
They say that love is the greatest thing and I agree. I've been married four times
but never for more than five years. I don't think women really understand me!
I've never been on television, but I've been on the radio
once. It was a TV program about life in the military about
twenty years ago. I met the Prime Minister on the same
day. Actually, I've met a lot of famous people: members
of the royal family, famous politicians and also famous
cinema and television personalities. I've never met the
American President though which is a pity.
Because I've travelled a lot, I've seen a lot of wonderful things and have also eaten
and drunk some strange foods and drinks. I ate cat and rat in India and drank
something called Mirto on a little island in Italy many years ago.

 What job _____________ before retiring?

He worked in the army.
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 ______________ he in the army?

For 51 years.

 How many ___________been to Australia?

Six or seven times.

 ____________ like Russia?

No, it was too cold.

 why ____________married so many times?

Because women don't understand him.

 Has he ever ___________?
Yes, he has. But never on TV.

 When ______________the prime minister?

When he was on the radio.

 Has ________________American president?
No, he hasn't but he wants to.

 Where ____________ cat and rat?

In India.

 ______________ drunk Mirto?

Yes, he has. In Italy.
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