Present (simple, continuous, perfect) and Past (Simple)
1. Write opposites (positive or negative)
1.������ I understand.
2.������ He didn�t smoke.
3.������ They are crying.
4.������ She loved him.
5.������ We have been here before.
6.������ You don�t like me.
7.������ She has never done it before.
�2. Choose correct ending.
1. I got married
since 1986
in 1986
�
2. We have been married
3. Dinosaurs
lived in many parts of the world.
have lived in many parts of the world.
4. This is the first time
we met.
we�ve met.
5.�That was the first time
3. Complete these sentences with a verb from the list. Put the verb into the correct form, PAST SIMPLE or PAST PARTICIPLE.
cost��������� �drive�������� �fly������������ make��� ��� meet������� �sell��������� speak����������� swim������ �tell������������� wake
1. I have ��� some coffee. Would you like some?
2. I know Gary but I�ve never ��� his wife.
3. We were� �� up by a loud noise in the middle of the night.
4. She jumped into the river and� ������ to the other side.
5. Many different languages are ��� in the Philippines.
6. Our holiday ���� a lot of money because we stayed in an expensive hotel.
7. Have you ever� �� a very fast car?
8. All the tickets for the concert were ���� very quickly.
9. Have you ���� John about your new job?
10. A bird� ��� in through the open window while we were having our dinner.
4. Put in am/is/are/was/were.
1. Last year she� ��� 22, so she ���� 23 now.
2. Today the weather � � nice, but yesterday it ��� cold.
3. I ��� hungry. Can I have something to eat?
4. Where� ����� you� at 11 o�clock� last Friday morning?
5. Don�t buy those shoes. They� �� too expensive.
6. This time last year I �� in Paris.
7. We � � tired when we arrived home, so we went to bed.
8. Where����� the children? I can�t see them.
5. Write questions.
Example:
I work hard.
Q.: Do I work hard?
They played football yesterday.
Q.: Did they play football yesterday?
1. She plays tennis.
2. They knew the answer.
3. He smoked yesterday.
4.�You have seen Allan.
5. It is snowing outside.
6. Harry arrived on Monday morning.
7. He is a teacher.
6.� Put in the Present Perfect or Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.
1.�They ����� (have) these shoes since my 18 birthday.
2. I ���� (tidy) my desk, but now it is in a mess again.
3. The last time I ����� (go) to Brighton was in August.
4. I�d like to meet a ghost, but I ���� (never / see) one.
5. I have finnished my homework. I ���� (do) it before tea.
6. "You won�t believe this, but I have got some tickets for the concert. "
��� "Oh, well done! How ���� (get/you) them?"
7. Rupert has left a message for you. He ���� (ring) last night.
8. Janet ����� (be) very ill 3 years ago.
9. We moved here in 1993. We ����� (be) her a long time now.
7. Decide which word is correct.
1.����� I would like to borrow this book. Has Anna read it doneforjustyet?
2. Ben writes very quickly. He�s alreadybeenforyet�finnished his essay.
3. "What are you going to do?"� "I don�t know. I haven�t decided justlongsinceyet
4. Have you justeverforsince�done any skiing?
5. My boyfriend hasn�t rung forlastsincethis�week.
6. I haven�t seen my parents alreadybeforesincefor�last Christmas.
7. This is the first alreadysincethattime�I have ever lived away from home.
8. This program must be new. I have everneversinceyet�seen it before.
