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PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST TENSE 1 
 
Fill in the present perfect simple or the past simple. 
 
1. I ____________________________ a great film yesterday evening. (watch) 
2. ____________________________ a new car? (you ever buy) 
3. Sue ____________________________ the flu last winter. (have) 
4. A few days ago, we ____________________________ to his uncle. (drive) 
5. They ____________________________ bingo on Wednesday afternoon. (play) 
6. He _______________________________ the bus to get there. (already take) 
7. Last week my rabbit ____________________________ away. (run) 
8. We ____________________________ a lot last Sunday. (do) 
9. ____________________________ in India? (she ever be) 
10. I ____________________________ him last Monday. (meet) 
11. She ____________________________ yet. (not wake up) 
12. I ____________________________ her since last Thursday. (not meet) 
13. Bob ____________________________ well last night. (sleep) 
14. I ____________________________ a letter from her two days ago. (get) 
15. They _______________________________ in Germany. (already arrive) 
16. I ____________________________ in Seattle for five years. (live) 
17. Someone ____________________________ my bike! Now I'll have to walk home. (steal) 
18. When Bob was young, he ____________________________ in London. (live) 
19. I would like to visit Berlin sometime. Unfortunately, I _______________________________ 
there. (never be) 
20. Tim ____________________________ to Scotland last year. (go) 
 
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PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST TENSE 2 
 
Fill in the present perfect simple or the past simple. 
 
1. I'm afraid I'm not hungry anymore. I ________________________________. (already eat) 
2. They don't live here anymore. They ______________________________ two years ago. (leave) 
3. ________________________________ reading the newspaper yet? (you finish) 
4. We ____________________________ football yesterday afternoon. (play) 
5. The weather ____________________________ very good last week. (not be) 
6. Where are the girls? They ____________________________ yet. (not arrive) 
7. Her friend is an actor. He ____________________________ in many movies. (play) 
8. We ____________________________ our vacation in Florida last summer. (spend) 
9. His grandfather ____________________________ in April last year. (die) 
10. I'm ready to go shopping. I ________________________________ my homework. (just finish) 
11. Sam ____________________________ a new cell phone a few months ago. (buy) 
12. I didn't know that he bought a new bike. Yes, he ____________________________ it for a few 
months now. (have) 
13. Last year we ____________________________ to Scotland for our holidays. (go) 
14. You look relaxed! Yes, I _______________________________ on vacation. (just been) 
15. I can't join you now because I ____________________________ my homework yet. (not do) 
16. I ____________________________ all my homework yesterday afternoon. (do) 
17. I ____________________________ very well the last nights. (not sleep) 
18. Are you tired? Yes, I ____________________________ a hard day. (have) 
19. Here is the news. There ____________________________ an accident on the M1 near 
Nottingham. (be) 
20. I ____________________________ my keys. Did you take them with you this morning? (lose) 
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PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST TENSE 3 
 
Fill in the present perfect simple or the past simple. 
 
1. ________________________________ an accident? No, never. (you ever have) 
2. My sister is going to Italy in the summer. That's why she __________________________ to 
study Italian. (start) 
 
3. I __________________________ a cold last year. (not have) 
4. It __________________________ very dry this month, but it ________________________ a 
lot last week. (be / rain) 
 
5. Last July, I __________________________ to visit my relatives in Barcelona. (go) 
6. I think I __________________________ her once before. (meet) 
7. I __________________________ there last year, but I __________________________ there 
lately. (be / not be) 
 
8. I can’t contact her because she _________________________ me her email address. (not give) 
9. I love this movie. It's the third time I __________________________ it. (watch) 
10. __________________________ her today's paper article? (you read) 
11. We __________________________ our suitcases yesterday evening. (pack) 
12. They _____________________________ home from their summer vacation. (just come) 
13. I think he can’t work because he __________________________ his leg last Friday. (break) 
 
14. In 2012, they __________________________ their house in the country and 
__________________________ to a flat in the city. (sell / move) 
15. She __________________________ as a lawyer since I __________________________ her 
eight years ago. (work / meet) 
 
16. They __________________________ since last Monday. (phone) 
17. _____________________________ the late-night show yesterday? (you watch) 
18. We __________________________ at the hotel at about eight and ______________________ 
our friends two hours later. (arrive / meet) 
 
19. __________________________ lived in a foreign country? (live) 
20. __________________________ tennis last weekend? (play) 
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PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST TENSE 1 
 
1. I watched a great film yesterday evening. 
2. Have you ever bought a new car? 
3. Sue had the flu last winter. 
4. A few days ago, we drove to his uncle. 
5. They played bingo on Wednesday afternoon. 
6. He has already taken the bus to get there. 
7. Last week my rabbit ran away. 
8. We did a lot last Sunday. 
9. Has she ever been in India? 
10. I met him last Monday. 
11. She hasn't woken up yet. 
12. I have not met her since last Thursday. 
13. Bob slept well last night. 
14. I got a letter from her two days ago. 
15. They have already arrived in Germany. 
16. I have lived in Seattle for five years. 
17. Someone has stolen my bike! Now I'll have to walk home. 
18. When Bob was young, he lived in London. 
19. I would like to visit Berlin sometime. Unfortunately, I have never been there. 
20. Tim went to Scotland last year. 
 
PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST TENSE 2 
 
1. I'm afraid I'm not hungry anymore. I have already eaten. 
2. They don't live here anymore. They left two years ago. 
3. Have you finished reading the newspaper yet? 
4. We played football yesterday afternoon. 
5. The weather wasn't very good last week. 
6. Where are the girls? They haven't arrived yet. 
7. Her friend is an actor. He has played in many movies. 
8. We spent our vacation in Florida last summer. 
9. His grandfather died in April last year. 
10. I'm ready to go shopping. I have just finished my homework. 
11. Sam bought a new cell phone a few months ago. 
12. I didn't know that he bought a new bike. Yes, he has had it for a few months now. 
13. Last year we went to Scotland for our holidays. 
14. You look relaxed! Yes, I have just been on vacation. 
15. I can't join you now because I haven't done my homework yet. 
16. I did all my homework yesterday afternoon. 
17. I didn't sleep very well the last nights. 
18. Are you tired? Yes, I have had a hard day. 
19. Here is the news. There has been an accident on the M1 near Nottingham. 
20. I have lost my keys. Did you take them with you this morning? 
 
 
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PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST TENSE 3 
 
1. Have you ever had an accident? No, never. 
2. My sister is going to Italy in the summer. That's why she has started to study Italian. 
3. I didn't have a cold last year. 
4. It has been very dry this month, but it rained a lot last week. 
5. Last July, I went to visit my relatives in Barcelona. 
6. I think I have met her once before. 
7. I was there last year, but I haven't been there lately. 
8. I can’t contact her because she didn't give me her email address. 
9. I love this movie. It's the third time I have watched it. 
10. Have you read her today's paper article? 
11. We packed our suitcases yesterday evening. 
12. They have just come home from their summer vacation. 
13. I think he can’t work because he broke his leg last Friday. 
14. In 2012, they sold their house in the country and moved to a flat in the city. 
15. She has worked as a lawyer since I met her eight years ago. 
16. They have not phoned since last Monday. 
17. Did you watch the late-night show yesterday? 
18. We arrived at the hotel at about eight and met our friends two hours later. 
19. Has she ever lived in a foreign country? 
20. Did you play tennis last weekend?