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Past Simple - Past Perfect

The document provides examples of sentences using simple past and present perfect tenses. It gives sentences with blanks for verbs to be filled in with the correct tense. The examples cover situations involving experiences in London, buying train tickets, household chores, and seeing friends recently. It aims to illustrate the proper uses of simple past and present perfect tenses.

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Past Simple - Past Perfect

The document provides examples of sentences using simple past and present perfect tenses. It gives sentences with blanks for verbs to be filled in with the correct tense. The examples cover situations involving experiences in London, buying train tickets, household chores, and seeing friends recently. It aims to illustrate the proper uses of simple past and present perfect tenses.

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SIMPLE PAST VS PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

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.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. A: (you / buy) the tickets for our journey yet?


2. B: Yes, I (go) to the station yesterday and (buy) the tickets.
3. A: What time (you / go) there?
4. B: I (take) a friend to the station in the morning. His train (leave)
at 9:45.
5. A: (you / pack) your bags yet?
6. B: Of course. And I (ask / already) my neighbour to empty my letter
box. What about you?
7. B: I (pack) my bags two days ago.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1. Mother: I want to prepare dinner. (you / wash) the dishes yet?
2. Daughter: I (wash) the dishes yesterday, but I (have / not) the
time yet to do it today.
3. Mother: (you / do / already) your homework?
4. Daughter: No, I (come / just) home from school.
5. Mother: You (come) home from school two hours ago!
6. Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy (call) when I (arrive)
and I (finish / just) the phone call.
7. Mother: (you / see / not) Lucy at school in the morning?
8. Daughter: Yes, but we (have / not) time to talk then.

Questions
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. (you / see) Bob recently?


2. Who (switch) off the lights a minute ago?
3. When (she / become) a teacher?
4. (you / ride / ever) an elephant?
5. (you / hurt) your knee when you were playing football?

Text
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. Last week I (be) very busy and I (have not) the time to do a
lot in the household.
2. On Monday I (work) three hours overtime and (come) home
very late in the evening.
3. From Tuesday to Thursday I (be) on a business trip.
4. On Friday I (go) to a friend's birthday party and at the weekend I (visit)
my grandparents.
5. Tomorrow some friends are coming over. I (see / not) them for ages and
they (be / never) at my place before.
6. I (clean / just) my house so I can show them around. Now everything is
perfect.

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