WORKSHEET 12

SUBJECT : Simple Past vs Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous

Simple past(egyszerű múlt) - ed, V2, akkor használjuk ha általános múltbéli

cselekvéseket szeretnénk felidézni. Időhatározók: last time, last year, last week,
yesterday, the day before, ago, before etc.
Present Perfect (befejezett jelen): - have V3, Egy múltbéli cselekvés, ami már
befejeződött a múltban, de a jelenre lehet, hogy hatással van. Ezeknél a
mondatoknál bele tudjuk mondani azt a szócskát, hogy –már/még. Pl. már
megcsináltam/még nem csináltam meg. vagy Kiköltöztem Londonba 2009-ben,
de azóta már nem élek ott, hazajöttem. I have eaten all the sandwitches for two
hours. ( az eredménye a jelenre az, hogy megettem már két órája és el is fogyott,
nincs több). Időhatározók: since, for, already, just, yet.
Present Perfect Continuous(befejezett folyamatos jelen) -have+been+Ving,
akkor használjuk, ha egy múltbéli cselekvés elkezdődött már régen a múltban,
viszont a jelenben is tart és még tartani is fog. Pl. Kiköltöztem Londonba 2 éve,
de még kint is fogok élni akár egész életemben is. I have been living in Paris
since 2009 and I am off to live here even in my entire life. (Tehát Párizsban élek
2009 óta, de tuti hogy egész életemben is itt fogok élni.) Időhatározók: since,
for, already, just, yet.

A) Use THE SIMPLE PAST or THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE to fill in the blanks:

1. What ……………have you learnt…………………………… (you / learn) since you ………came…………….

(come) here? How many friends ……have you made…………………………………. (you / make)? I

hope you …have already met…………………………………... (already / meet) a lot of interesting people.

2. Last night my roommate and I …had…………………….. (have) some free time, so we

……went…………………….. (go) to a show.

3. I …have just had……………………………….. (just / have) lunch, but I …didn’t have……………………………

(not / have) lunch yesterday.

4. Who …wrote………………………………. (write) the play “Hamlet”?

5. How many games ……have the team won……………………………… (the team / win) so far this season?

6. I don’t know Carol’s husband. I ……have never met…………………………………. (never / meet) him.
7. It ……rained…………………………… (rain) a lot last week, but it …hasn’t rained…………………………

(not / rain) much so far this week.

8. How many letters ……have you written………………………………….. (you / write) since the beginning

of the month?

9. When we were on vacation, the weather ………was……………………… (be) terrible.

10. In her whole lifetime, Mary ……has never seen……………………………………… (never / see) snow.

11. I don’t know where Ammy is. ………Have you seen………………………………….(you / see) her?

12. When I ……got………………………. (get) home last night, I ………was……………….. (be)

very tired and I …………went………………… (go) straight to bed.

13. Your car looks very clean. …………Did you wash/ Have you washed…………………………. (you / wash)
it?

14. George …………wasn’t………………………….. (not / be) very well last week.

15. Mr. Clark ………has worked /worked…………………… (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it
up.

B) Use PRESENT PERFECT TENSE or PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

to fill in the blanks:
1. I’m trying to study. I ……have been trying……………………………………….. (try) to study for the last

hour, but something always seems to interrupt me. I think I’d better go to the library.

2. The children are playing basketball right now. They ……have been playing…………………………………

(play) for almost two hours. They must be getting tired.

3. The telephone ……has rung……………………………………… (ring) four times in the last

hour, and each time it has been for my roommate.

4. The telephone ………has been ringing…………………………………… (ring) for almost a minute. Why

doesn’t someone answer it?

5. It ……………has been raining………………………………….. (rain) all day. I wonder when it will stop.

6. We ………have had………………………………… (have) three accidents so far /eddig/ this week. I

wonder how many more we will have if you keep using the tools carelessly.

7. We …………have been living…………………………………………. (live) here since last June.

8. My little son is dirty from head to foot because he ………has been playing /he has
played………………………………

(play) in the mud.

9. What’s the matter? Your eyes are red and puffy. I hope you …haven’t cried……………………………
(not / cry). Oh, now I understand. You …have been peeling………………………………………….. (peel)

some onions.

10. Hello, Rob. I’m happy to see you again. I ……………………………………………..

(not / see) you for weeks. What ……………………. you …………………………… (do)

lately?

11. I …………………………………………………. (not / be) able to reach my boss on the

phone yet. I ………………………………………………………. (try) for the last twenty

minutes, but the line …………………………………….. busy.

12. We …………………………………………. (have) three major snowstorms so far this

winter. I wonder how many more we will have.

13. I ………………………………………………… (write) them three times, but I still

haven’t received a reply.

14. A: Dr. Harrison is a good teacher. How long ……………… he ……………………. (be)

at the university?

B: He ………………………………………… (teach) here for almost 25 years.

15. A: What are you going to order for dinner?

B: Well, I ……………………………………………… (have / have) pizza. So I think, I’ll order that.