Worksheet 5: Present Perfect Simple & Past Simple

Complete the table with the correct time expressions.

ago * lately * since * recently * last * for * in 2020 * yesterday then * never * today * just * at the time * yet

Past Simple Present Perfect Simple

Read a student’s account of her summer course and conjugate the verb in brackets in the Past
Simple or the Present Perfect Simple.

s / be) deeply in love with the great outdoors, probably because I d. (live) on a farm since I
I g.
d) lots of time in the mountains and l j. (learn) great leadership skills from my mentors.
inded and more self-confident. I can truly say that these two assets m. (make) all the difference in changing the way I see

Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets so that they have a similar
meaning.
a. Luna ______________________________________________ (live) for13 years.
b. The last time she _________________________________ (see) her NOLS mentors was in 2002
She ______________________________________ (see) her NOLS mentors since 2002.
c. I ________________________________________ (just / receive) a call from Luke.
I _______________________________________(receive) a call from Luke minutes ago.
d. We _______________________________________(not/ find) the right summer course for us yet.
e. Luna and her parents __________________________ (use to) go for long walks when she was a child.
Luna and her parents ______________________________(go) gor long walks since since was a little
child.