English Exercises > past simple exercises

Downloadable worksheets: Present perfect vs Simple past in context Level: intermediate Age: 10-17 Downloads: 4113   Present Perfect vs. Past Simple � grammar rules, examples & exercises ((2 pages)) KEYS INCLUDED ***editable Level: intermediate Age: 12-17 Downloads: 2588   Have you ever...? / When did you...? Present Perfect VS Past Simple GAME Level: elementary Age: 10-17 Downloads: 1938   Simple past vs Present perfect Level: intermediate Age: 12-14 Downloads: 1848   simple past or present perfect Level: elementary Age: 11-17 Downloads: 1870   Looking for a job Level: intermediate Age: 14-17 Downloads: 1225

Past Simple vs Present Perfect Quiz Contents: Past simple and Present Perfect. Objective: Use past simple and Present perfect properly.                   Differentiate the uses of past simple and present perfect Teacher: Raúl Vásquez. Points:25 Points   A. Read the sentences and click on the correct ones. (10 points)   1. Vicente's party was such fun that I dont want to go home yet!        Vicente's party has been such fun that I don't want to go home yet!  2. My parents live in a house they have bought 7 years ago.         My parents live in a house they bought 7 years ago.   3. Pedro worked here between 2010 and 2012.        Pedro has worked here between 2010 and 2012.  4. Have you ever tasted black quinoa?         Did you ever taste black quinoa?   5. How many new words did you write down so far in this lesson?        How many new words have you written down so far in this lesson?   6. When I was 6 years old, I have got a bicycle for Christmas.        When I was 6 years old, I got a bicycle for Christmas.   7. I’ve watched that programme on television last night.        I watched that programme on television last night.   8. So far I haven't made too many mistakes.         So far I didn’t make too many mistakes.   9. My English has improved a lot this year.         My English improved a lot this year.   10. In her previous job, Julie spoke English a lot.            In her previous job, Julie has spoken English a lot.      A. Choose the best answer to fill the blanks. (15 points)   Since computers were first introduced to the public in the early 1980's, technology changedhas changed a great deal. The first computers werehas beed simple machines designed for basic tasks. They didn't havehaven't had much memory and they weren'thaven't been very powerful. Early computers were often quite expensive and customers often paidhave paid thousands of dollars for machines which actually didhave done very little. Most computers werehave beenseparate, individual machines used mostly as expensive typewriters or for playing games. Since then, times changedhave changed . Computers becamehave become powerful machines with very practical applications. Programmers createdhave created a large selection of useful programs which do everything from teaching foreign languages to bookkeeping. We are still playing video games, but today's games becamehave become faster, more exciting interactive adventures. Many computer users also gothave also got   on the Internet and beganhave begun communicating with other computer users around the world. We startedhave started to create international communities online. In short, the simple, individual machines of the past evolvedhave evolved into an international World Wide Web of knowledge.