NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________

GRAMMAR QUIZ
PAST SIMPLE vs PRESENT PERFECT
⚫ Choose the best answers.

1. Paula and James … their homework 9. My family and I … at home last

yet. Saturday.
a) haven’t finished a) weren’t
b) finished b) haven’t
c) didn’t finished c) wasn’t
2. … you and Sarah see the movie 10. (A) … you ever seen a ghost?
yesterday? (B) No, I ….
a) Were a) Did / didn’t
b) Have b) Did / haven’t
c) Did c) Have / haven’t
3. I have never … a bicycle. Can you 11. (A) … John check his e-mail?
teach me how to ride a bicycle? (B) Yes, he ….
a) ride a) Did / did
b) rode b) Has / has
c) ridden c) Has / did
4. Have they ever … in a hot air 12. The children watched TV … an hour
balloon? last night.
a) flew a) was
b) flown b) for
c) have flown c) since
5. (A) Did you have a good time? 13. (A) Have you ever visited Toronto?
(B) Yes, we …. (B) Yes, I …
a) have a) did
b) did b) have
c) had c) visited
6. … Maria … London and Madrid 14. (A) … Dr. Smith talked to you?
last year? (B) Yes, she ….
a) Did / visit a) Has / has
b) Has / visited b) Did / has
c) Did / visited c) Has / did
7. (A) Has the movie already begun? 15. What … you done since ten o’clock
(B) No, it …. this morning?
a) haven’t a) did
b) hasn’t b) has
c) didn’t c) have
8. Tom has lived in Montreal … last 16. How many cookies … you … last
summer. night?
a) for a) did / eat
b) was b) have / eat
c) since c) did / ate

15 – 16 = Excellent 13 – 14 = Good 12 or Less = Study More!

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1. Fill in the gaps with EVER or NEVER.
1. Have you ___________ eaten Chinese food?
2. Has your sister ___________ had a car?
3. We have ___________ visited your town.
4. I have ___________ drunk wine.
5. This is the most horrible place I have __________ seen.
6. Have your friends ______________ read a book?
7. I have ____________ chatted on the Internet.
8. This is the best film I have ____________ seen.
9. Have you ____________ seen Ariana Grande perform?
10. I have ____________ been to a foreign country.

2.Write the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1. driven / a / never / I / have / car.
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2. has / My / never / football. / brother / played
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3. Have / you / shopping / ever / gone / ?
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4. had / your / boyfriend / Has / a / sister / ever / ?
_____________________________________

3. Complete the sentences with the present perfect form of

the verbs in brackets.
1. I _______________ (never / be) on TV.
2. _______________ (you / ever / sing) to an audience?
3. Sheena and Rick _______________ (never / travel) by
train.
4. My granddad _______________ (never / use) a
computer.
5. _______________ (she / ever / make) a speech?
6. _______________ (you / ever / lie) to your best friend?
7. Lisa _______________ (never /eat) octopus.
8. _______________ (you / ever / win) a competition?
since or for? Fill in since or for.
1. ______ teno’clock 1. She has been in hospital _____ this
2. ______ Christmas morning.
3. ______ last summer 2. Joe has lived in London _____ five
4. ______ ten minutes years.
5. ______ one month 3. We have known each other _____
6. ______ my birthday June 2010.
7. ______ the last lesson 4. How long have you been here? – I
8. ______ a long time have been here _____ half an hour.
9. ______ a week 5. I have had this teddy bear _____ I
10. ______ the beginning of the term was a little child.
11. ______ ages 6. Jason has made music _____ more
12. ______ we met the last time than 25 years.
7. My mother hasn’t spoken to my
sister _____ three days.
Fill in since or fo and the right form of 8. I have learned these words _____
the present perfect. three hours.
1. Joe __________ (be) at this school
_____ five years.
2. Where’s Alison? I __________ (not Complete these sentences with since or
see) her _____ this morning. for and the right form of the verb.
3. Mr Wayne __________ (know) his 1. Our family __________ (live) in the
wife _____ they were both small north of the USA _____ 1997.
children. 2. My father __________ (work) as an
4. Ben __________ (not see) his uncle engineer _____ then.
_____ several years. 3. My parents __________ (divorce)
5. I __________ (not be) vey well _____ more than five years now.
_____ Monday. 4. My sister __________ (know) he
6. My brother __________ (have) his boyfriend _____ six years.
new mountain bike _____ two weeks. 5. I __________ (not see) my aunt
7. They __________ (live) here _____ last summer.
_____ they first came to Britain. 6. My friend Tommy lives in the south.
8. The poor animal is very hungry. It I __________ (not talk) to him
__________ (not have) anything to _____ a long time.
eat _____ days. 7. My friend Margo __________
(write) me two letter _____ I met
her at the summer camp.