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Past Simple or Present Perfect

Ex. 1. Use the correct tense form (Past Simple or Present Perfect) of the verbs in brackets.

1. - Would you like tea or coffee? – No, thanks, I just (have*) dinner. I’m not hungry.

2. - … you (mail) the letter?

3. - … you (finish) your work yesterday? – Yes, we (manage) a lot.

4. - … your friend (see*) John lately? – Yes, he … (see*) him not long ago. He … (look) excited.

5. Where you … (be*) all this morning? It’s nearly midday now.

6. He … (go*) to Africa about a month ago. Yesterday I … (get*) a letter from him.

7. Where you … (be) this morning? I called you several times before noon.

8. She’s a great traveler: she … (visit) almost 30 countries.

9. I once … (meet*) an old man called Jack Peterson.

10. Who … (discover) America?

11. Do you know that Miranda … (give*) birth to a girl?

12. Lots of things … (happen) recently: Robert … (get*) married. He … (marry) Linda from Main Street a fortnight ago.

13. I already … (do*) a lot in my life: I … (write*) 7 books and numerous articles, I … (plant) a garden. I also … (travel) to Italy and Greece a year ago where I … (meet*) very many interesting people.

14. Last month I … (fly*) to a friend of mine in Los Angeles. He … (be*) delighted to see me.

15. Barbara … (phone) you yet? She … (come*) back home yet?

16. When … it (rain) here last time? It … (not rain) here for ages.

17. Tchaikovsky … (compose) so many wonderful ballets and operas. … you ever (listen) to his famous “Iolanta”?

Answer 1

1. - Would you like tea or coffee? – No, thanks, I have just (had) dinner. I’m not hungry.
2. - Have you (mailed) the letter?
3. - Did you (finish) your work yesterday? – Yes, we (managed) a lot.
4. - Has your friend (seen) John lately? – Yes, he … (saw) him not long ago. He … (looked) excited.
5. Where have you … (been) all this morning? It’s nearly midday now.
6. He … (went) to Africa about a month ago. Yesterday I … (got) a letter from him.
7. Where were you this morning? I called you several times before noon.
8. She’s a great traveler: she has (visited) almost 30 countries.
9. I once … (met) an old man called Jack Peterson.
10. Who … (discovered) America?
11. Do you know that Miranda … (has given) birth to a girl?
12. Lots of things … (have happened) recently: Robert … (has got) married. He … (married) Linda from Main Street a fortnight ago.
13. I have already … (done) a lot in my life: I … (have written) 7 books and numerous articles, I … (have planted) a garden. I also … (travelled) to Italy and Greece a year ago where I … (met) very many interesting people.
14. Last month I … (flew) to a friend of mine in Los Angeles. He … (was) delighted to see me.
15. Has Barbara … (phoned) you yet? Has she … (come) back home yet?
16. When did it (rain) here last time? It has (not rained) here for ages.
17. Tchaikovsky … (composed) so many wonderful ballets and operas. Have you ever (listened) to his famous “Iolanta”?