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Present Perfect Simple and Past Simple - Exercises

The document provides exercises on using the present perfect simple tense in English, including: 1) Writing past participles of verbs; 2) Completing sentences in the present perfect tense; 3) Choosing the correct answers involving the present perfect tense. It also provides exercises on choosing between the past simple and present perfect tenses, including: 1) Choosing the correct tense to complete sentences; 2) Connecting sentence halves using the correct tense.

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Present Perfect Simple and Past Simple - Exercises

The document provides exercises on using the present perfect simple tense in English, including: 1) Writing past participles of verbs; 2) Completing sentences in the present perfect tense; 3) Choosing the correct answers involving the present perfect tense. It also provides exercises on choosing between the past simple and present perfect tenses, including: 1) Choosing the correct tense to complete sentences; 2) Connecting sentence halves using the correct tense.

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PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE – EXERCISES

I WRITE THE PAST PARTICIPLE OF THE FOLLOWING VERBS (Napišite prošli particip sledećih
glagola):
walk   /   read   /   travel   /   see    /   win   /   know   /   be   /   write   /   go    /   make    /    drink  
/   try

II COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING THE PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE (Dopunite
sledeće rečenice koristeći Present Perfect):

1. She ___________________ (publish) books for children.


2. She ____________________ (live, not) in Ireland.
3. __________ you _____________ (see) Sarah?
4. I ________________________ (know) Alice for six years.
5. How long _________ you _____________ (work) as a teacher?
6. I ___________ already _____________ (have) breakfast.
7. They _______never __________ (travel) to Africa.
8. I _____________________ (see, not) Carrie for a while.
9. She _________ just _____________ (have) some cake.
10. He _______________________ (lose) his wallet.

III CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER (Odredite koji je od ponuđenih odgovora tačan):

1. He _________ forgotten his glasses again.

a) have b) has c) had

2. I have never _________ this film before.

a) see b) saw c) seen

3. We _____________ Alice for years.

a) have known b) has known c) have knew

4. How long ______________ as a librarian?

a) have you worked b) you have worked c) have you working

5. She ______________ in Italy.

a) have never been b) has never been c) has ever been

6. We can’t enter the house because my brother _________ the key in his office.

a) have left b) have leave c) has left


7. How’s Michael? I ____________ him lately.

a) haven’t seen b) hasn’t seen c) haven’t see

8. This is the first time I __________ this song.

a) heard b) have heard c) has heard

PAST SIMPLE OR PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE – EXERCISES

I CHOOSE THE CORRECT TENSE PAST SIMPLE OR PRESENT PERFECT. (Izaberite vreme koje je
potrebno upotrebiti u rečenici (Past Simple ili Present Perfect): 

1. I / be / in France / two times

2. She / start / working here / in 2008

3. The first settlers / come / here / 300 years ago

4. His band / publish / two albums / so far

5. Emily / buy / four pairs of shoes / this month

6. Jack / not attend / the board meeting / yesterday.

II COMPLETE WITH THE MISSING VERBS. USE PAST SIMPLE OR PRESENT PERFECT. (Dopišite
izostavljene glagole iz teksta. Upotrebite vremena Past Simple ili Present Perfect):

Emily: ________ you ever ________ (be) late for work?

Matt: Yes, I ________ once. It ________ (happen) two months ago. I ________ (go) out the
night before with some old friends, I ________ (fall) asleep late, and I ________ (not, hear) the
alarm in the morning.

Emily: ________ (be) there any problems?

Matt: No, there ________ (be).

Emily: And how long ________ you ________ (work) here?

Matt: I ________ (work) for five years now. I ________ (start) working here in October, 2007.
III CONNECT THE SENTENCE HALVES (Povežite delove rečenica):
1. We have lived here                                                                 
2. I have seen this movie                                                            
3. She published her first novel                                                   
4. He has never eaten                                                                
5. Nick hasn’t done                                                                    
6. They arrived late                                                                    
7. Tom hurt his foot                                                                    
8. Jenny and Sam stayed in a nice hotel                                        

___ on skiing last Sunday.


___ Chinese food.
___ when they were in Spain.
___ since 2003.
___ three times before.
___ last night.
___ in 2008.
___ his homework yet.

Use

When do we use which tense?

1. 'Already' is a signal word for _________________.


2. 'Just' is a signal word for __________________.
3. '2 years ago' is a signal word for ____________.
4. 'Yet' is a signal word for ___________________.
5. 'Yesterday' is a signal word for ______________.

Positive Sentences

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

1. Mary (win) ______________ the lottery last year.


2. We (prepare / already) ______________ dinner.
3. James (find) ______________ your ring in the garden yesterday.
4. He (come / just) ______________ home.
5. They (buy) ______________ their car two years ago.
Negative Sentences

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

1. I (see / not) ______________ anyone yet.


2. Phil (go / not) ______________to the cinema last night.
3. We (be / not) ______________ to the zoo so far.
4. She (arrive / not) ______________  yet.
5. Emily (visit / not) ______________  me last week.

Questions

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

1. ______________  (you / read the book yet?


2. How many letters ______________  (they / write) so far?
3. When ______________   (he / tell) you that?
4. ______________  (you / be at home last night?
5. How often ______________  (you / travel) abroad till now?

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