PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT

I Which answers are correct?

1) What are typical signal words for the Present Perfect?

already
ever
just
last week
tomorrow
yesterday
yet

2) What are typical signal words for the Simple Past?

ever
in 2004
just
last week
now
two days ago
yesterday

II Negate the given sentence.

1) Matthew looked after the baby. _______________________________________

2) The pupils were in the gym.__________________________________________

III Signal words in sentences

1) Which sentence is correct?

We already bought this car.
We bought this car in 2003.

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2) Which question is correct?
Have you ever seen a rattlesnake?
Have you seen a rattlesnake yesterday?

IV Fill in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.

1) Yesterday we _______________________volleyball. (to play)

2) I _______________________to Siberia yet. (not/to be)

V Fill in the correct verbs form.

1) We _______________________the film at home.

2) I _______________________the blue pen.

VI Choose the correct words or phrases.

1. Peter _______________________football yesterday. (played /has played)

2. They _______________________the car. It looks new again. (clean/ have
cleaned)
3. Last year we _______________________to Italy. (went/have been)
4. John and Peggy _______________________the book. Now they can watch
the film. (read/have read)
5. I _______________________my friend two days ago. (saw/have seen)
6. We _______________________another country before. (didn’t visit/haven’t
visited)
7. She _______________________a new car in 2005.(bought/ has bought)
8. I'm sorry, but I _______________________my homework.(didn’t write/
haven’t written)
9. _______________________the game of chess? (did you play/ have you
played)
10. The girls _______________________their lunch yet.(didn’t eat/ haven’t
eaten)

VII Put the verbs into the Past Simple Tense or the Present Perfect Tense:

1. I ___________________ ( visit) London many times.

2. I ___________________ ( visit) London last summer.

3. She ________________ ( do) it herself when she was a 5 years old.

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 4. She ________________ (do) it herself.

5. Goce Delcev _________________ ( fight) for our country.

6. The workers ___________________ ( fight ) for their rights.

7. Tom _____________________ ( study) for 5 hours yesterday.

8. Ann _____________________( study) German.

9. I _____________________ (lose) my keys, so I can’t go home now.

10. She ___________________ ( lose) her doll by the lake when we were having
a walk.

11. Elvis Priestley __________________ ( have) many tours around Europe

12. Jennifer Lopes ___________________ ( have) many tours around Europe.

VIII Find the mistake and correct it:

1. I have seen the film last week.

_______________________________________________________________
2. She has traveled a lot when she was young.
_______________________________________________________________
3. She has visited many countries in her life.
_______________________________________________________________
4. They worked hard all their lives until their death.
_______________________________________________________________
5. My sister is a teacher. She worked as a teacher for 10years.
_______________________________________________________________

IX CONCLUSION

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We use the  
Past Simple Tense for:
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We use the  
Present Perfect Tense for:
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