PRESENT PERFECT and PAST SIMPLE

Example:

 Have you ever been to London?

 Yes, I have. I was there two years ago.
 I have never been to the UK, but my daughter has been there four times.
 lose/find money (how much, when, where, what/do)
 sing in public (when, where, why, how/feel)
 give money to charity (how much, how many times, for what cause,
when)
 talk to an English person (what/say, where from/be, where, when)
 win a competition (when, where, what/win)
 be to the UK/outside Europe (who with, how many times, when, where,
how/get there)
 ever visit a museum (which, when, who with, what/see)
 be to a sandy beach (which country, who with, when, how long/stay)
 ever meet a famous person (who, when, where, what/ask from him/her)
 ride a horse (when, where, how many times, how/like)
 sleep in a tent (when, where, how may times, who with, how long)
 try eating with chopsticks (be/difficult, where, when, what kind of food)
 be skiing (where, when, how many times, which country)
 see a ghost (be/real, when, where, what/do)
 catch a fish (how heavy/big, when, where, what bait /use)
 fly in a plane (where to, how long/flight, be/afraid, when, how many
times)
 visit an island (which, when, where, how big/be)
 fail an exam (why, when, what subject, how/prepare)
 be on TV (when, which channel, how many times)
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Mother: I want to prepare dinner. (you / wash)  the dishes yet?

1. Daughter: I (wash)   the dishes yesterday, but I (have /

not)   the time yet to do it today.
2. Mother: (you / do / already)   your homework?
3. Daughter: No, I (come / just)   home from school.
4. Mother: You (come)   home from school two hours ago!
5. Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy (call)   when
I(arrive)   and I (finish / just)   the phone call.
6. Mother: (you / see / not)   Lucy at school in the morning?
7. Daughter: Yes, but we (have / not)   time to talk then.

1. A: (you / be / ever)   to London?

2. B: Yes, I (be)   there three times.
3. A: When (be)   the last time you (be)  there?
4. B: Last summer. I (spend)   two weeks in Brighton with my
parents and we (go)   to London one weekend.
5. (you / like)   it?
6. Oh yes. We really (have)   a great time in London.
7. Lucky you! I (be / never)   to London.

1. A: (you / play / already)   the new computer game?

2. B: No, not yet. I only (buy)   it yesterday and I (have /
not)   the time yet.
3. A: (you / go)   to the cinema last night?
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4. B: Yes. I (be)   there with Sue and Louis. (you / be)   to

the cinema recently?
5. A: I last (go)   to the cinema two weeks ago.
6. B: So you (see / not)   the new action film yet.
7. A: No, unfortunately not. (you / enjoy)   it?
8. B: Oh, I really (love)   it. But Sue (like / not)   it - too
much action!
9. A: But why (you / take)   her with you? She (tell)   me
last week that she (hate)   action films.
10. B: I think she has an eye on Louis. She (try)   to flirt with
him all the time. So he (can / concentrate / not)   on the film.

1. I (just / finish)   my homework.

2. Mary (already / write)   five letters.
3. Tom (move)   to this town in 1994.
4. My friend (be)   in Canada two years ago.
5. I (not / be)   to Canada so far.
6. But I (already / travel)   to London a couple of times.
7. Last week, Mary and Paul (go)   to the cinema.
8. I can't take any pictures because I (not / buy)   a new film
yet.
9. (they / spend)   their holiday in New Zealand last summer?
10. (you / ever / see)   a whale?

Choose the best word for each sentence!

1. This is the first time I've___________tried surfing.

2. They've___________taken their exams.
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3. He hasn't been in a French lesson___________five years.

4. The students went on a trip a year___________.
5. I've been learning to play the piano___________I was a child.
6. We've___________watched an English film with our new teacher.
7. She___________hasn't written her essay,
8. Our teacher hasn't given us a test___________.
9. He's___________finished the exercise
10. I'm hungry. - I haven't had anything to eat___________.