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PAST
SIMPLE/ PRESENT PERFECT & PAST SIMPLE /PAST PERFECT
1.
Fill in the blanks with the past
simple
or present
perfect
of the verbs in brackets:
1. Mary ……………………………
(never/ go) to Paris, so she’s very excited about her journey.
2. McDonalds
…………………………… (open) a new restaurant near my
house, but I …………………… (not/ go) there yet.
3. My father ………………………
(give up) smoking two years ago and he ……………………
(not/ smoke) a cigarette since then.
4. It’s ten years
since I last ……………………… (see) Jim.
5. She ………………………
(live) in Rome for ten years, but she …………………………
(not/ return) there since she ……………………… (move) to
Florence.
6. I need the car, Sue.
Where ……………………… (you/ park) it?
7. The postman
……………………………… (just/ deliver) the letters.
Here you are, Sam!
8. I ……………………
(learn) to drive when I ………………… (be) 20, but I
……………………… (never/ enjoy) driving.
9. It ………………………
(rain) since this morning.
10. Mum ………………………
(buy) a new type of cheese. Do you want to taste it?
11. Luke …………………………
(not/ ride) a motorbike since his accident.
12.
I suppose you ……………………………… (not forget) that
we’re meeting Terry tonight, ………………?
13. My mother ………………………
(work) as a teacher until 2009, but since last year she ……………………
(be) a cook. She’s happier now.
14.
It ……………………… (be) very hard to get used to living
in a village after having lived in a big city for years.
15. I ………………………
(not/ hear) much of Tom lately.
16. What time ………………………
(you/ go) to the gym yesterday? I …………………… (not/
see) you.
17. Have a look at the
hotel we …………………… (choose) for this summer holiday.
18. ………………………
(Jim/ tell) you about his new girlfriend yet?
2.
Fill in the blanks with the past
simple
or
past
perfect
of the verbs in brackets:
1. Dave finally
……………………… (reject) the promotion that his manager
…………………………… (offer) him due to his hard work.
2. I …………………………
(never/ travel) abroad until I ……………………………
(move) to Germany.
3. As soon as Patrick
……………………… (get) the telegram, he ………………………
(know) what …………………………… (happen).
4. Once the party
………………………… (finish) everybody ………………………
(leave) except for Sue that …………………… (help) us to
tidy the house.
5. Carl …………………………
(not/ tell) me about our economic problems until everything
…………………………… (be settled).
6. Alice finally
……………………… (buy) her wedding dress after she
…………………… (try on) at least twenty of them. What a
bore!
7. Carol ……………………
(resit) her exam in September since she ………………………
(fail) it in June.
8. Lewis ……………………………
(not/ change) as much as his wife! I …………………………
(not/ see) them for five years.
9. When Tina’s mother
…………………… (die), she ……………………………
(inherit) a fortune and a fabulous mansion in Los Angeles.
10. Kim …………………………
(not/ get) the job because she ……………………………
(not/ prepare) herself for the interview.
11. When I ………………………
(wake up) this morning, everything ………………… (be) white.
Definitely, it ……………………… (snow) during the night.
12. Pam ……………………
(never/ forget) that they …………………………… (not/
invite) her to their wedding reception.
13. Our daughter
……………………… (send) an e-mail as soon as she
……………………… (arrive) in London. She ………………………
(promise) to phone us, but she …………………… (not).
14. Dick ……………………………
(recognise) that he ………………………… (not/ work) as
hard as his teacher …………………… (expect).
1.
1. Mary HAS NEVER BEEN
(never/ go) to Paris, so she’s very excited about her journey.
2. McDonalds HAS OPENED
(open) a new restaurant near my house, but I HAVEN’T BEEN (not/
go) there yet.
3. My father GAVE UP
(give up) smoking two years ago and he HASN’T SMOKED (not/ smoke)
a cigarette since then.
4. It’s ten years
since I last SAW (see) Jim.
5. She LIVED (live) in
Rome for ten years, but she HASN’T RETURNED (not/ return) there
since she MOVED (move) to Florence.
6. I need the car, Sue.
Where HAVE YOU PARKED (you/ park) it?
7.
The postman HAS JUST DELIVERED (just/ deliver) the letters. Here you
are, Sam!
8. I
LEARNT (learn) to drive when I WAS (be) 20, but I HAVE NEVER ENJOYED
(never/ enjoy) driving.
9.
It HAS RAINED (rain) since this morning.
10.
Mum HAS BOUGHT (buy) a new type of cheese. Do you want to taste it?
11.
Luke HASN’T RIDDEN (not/ ride) a motorbike since his accident.
12.
I suppose you HAVEN’T FORGOTTEN (not/ forget) that we’re meeting
Terry tonight, HAVE YOU?
13.
My mother WORKED (work) as a teacher until 2009, but since last year
she HAS BEEN (be) a cook. She’s happier now.
14.
It HAS BEEN (be) very hard to get used to living in a village after
having lived in a big city for years.
15.
I HAVEN’T HEARD (not/ hear) much of Tom lately.
16.
What time DID YOU GO (you/ go) to the gym yesterday? I DIDN’T SEE
(not/ see) you.
17.
Have a look at the hotel we HAVE CHOSEN (choose) for this summer
holiday.
18.
HAS JIM TOLD (Jim/ tell) you about his new girlfriend yet?
2.
1. Dave finally
REJECTED (reject) the promotion that his manager HAD OFFERED (offer)
him due to his hard work.
2. I HAD NEVER
TRAVELLED (never/ travel) abroad until I MOVED (move) to Germany.
3. As soon as Patrick
GOT (get) the telegram, he KNEW (know) what HAD HAPPENED (happen).
4. Once the party HAD
FINISHED (finish) everybody LEFT (leave) except for Sue that HELPED
(help) us to tidy the house.
5. Carl DIDN’T TELL
(not/ tell) me about our economic problems until everything HAD BEEN
SETTLED (be settled).
6. Alice finally BOUGHT
(buy) her wedding dress after she HAD TRIED ON (try on) at least
twenty of them. What a bore!
7. Carol RESAT (resit)
her exam in September since she HAD FAILED (fail) it in June.
8. Lewis HADN’T
CHANGED (not/ change) as much as his wife! I HAND’T SEEN (not/
see) them for five years.
9. When Tina’s mother
DIED (die), she INHERITED (inherit) a fortune and a fabulous mansion
in Los Angeles.
10. Kim DIDN’T GET
(not/ get) the job because she HADN’T PREPARED (not/ prepare)
herself for the interview.
11. When I WOKE UP
(wake up) this morning, everything WAS (be) white. Definitely, it
HAD SNOWED (snow) during the night.
12. Pam NEVER FORGOT
(never/ forget) that they HADN’T INVITED (not/ invite) her to
their wedding reception.
13. Our daughter
SENT(send) an e-mail as soon as she ARRIVED (arrive) in London. She
HAD PROMISED (promise) to phone us, but she DIDN’T (not).
14. Dick RECOGNISE
(recognise) that he HADN’T WORKED (not/ work) as hard as his
teacher HAD EXPECTED (expect).