Exercise 1. Put the verbs into the Present Perfect or Past Simple.
1. Have you been (be) to America before? – No. This is my first time. – Did you know that
Christopher Columbus found (find) America? – Really? I never knew it was lost!
2. When you sold (sell) me this car this morning, you said (say) it was trouble-free. Since
then, the brakes have failed (fail) and the door has fallen (fall) off. Well, sir, I did sell
you the car but the trouble was free!
3. Doctor, I had (have) a sore stomach ever since I ate (eat) three crabs last week. – Did
they smell (smell) bad when you took (take) them out of their shells? – What do you
mean – took them out of their shells?
4. Now, has everyone read (read) the chapter on Lord Nelson for homework? – Yes, sir.
Kevin, in which battle did Lord Nelson die (die)? – Er, his last one, sir?
5. I have bought (buy) this diamond ring from a man in the street. It's for my girlfriend. –
Are they real diamonds? – I hope so. If not, the man has just cheated (cheat) me out of
Ј5.
6. How's your sister? – She has gone (go) on a very strict diet to lose weight. – And how is
she getting on? – Fine. She disappeared (disappear) last week.
7. Mrs. Smith is very upset. – She thinks she has lost (lose) her cat. – When did she last see
(see) it? – Four days ago. – Why doesn't she put an advertisement in the newspaper? –
Don’t be silly. Her cat can't read.
8. My dad has never visited (never/visit) the dentist. – My dad will never go back to the
dentist. – Why? What happened? – The dentist took (take) all his teeth out. – What did
your dad say (say)? – Never again! Never again!
9. Robert was fishing in a private lake. An old man came up to him and asked: Have you
caught (catch) anything? – Yes. Three big fish since I started (start) this morning. – My
name is Lord Arton and I own this lake. – Oh. My name is Robert and I'm a terrible liar!
Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form. (The Present Simple, Past
Simple,
Present Continuous).
1. He often brings (bring) me flowers.
2. Did you meet (you/meet) Paul yesterday?
3. Father is working (work) in the garden now.
4. What are you doing (you/do) now?
5. Mr. Jones painted (paint) his house last month.
6. He goes (go) to school on foot every day.
7. It was (be) hot yesterday.
8. The baby is not sleeping (not/sleep) now.
9. He never drives (drive) fast.
10. I did not take (not/take) John to school yesterday because he wasn’t well.
11. Planes take off (take off) and land (land) at Heathrow all day.
12. “Where is Mike?” – “He is staying (stay) with his grandmother this weekend.”
13. I do not like (not/like) peanut butter.
14. What time does your plane leave (your plane/leave)? – At 7.45.
15. At what time did the play begin (the play/begin) last night?
16. What are you reading (you/read)? – It’s a book by Barbara Cartland.
17. Do you play (you/play) the piano? – No, I don’t.
18. Dennis Johnson works (work) for an insurance company.
19. Mr. Baker came (come) home at 6 pm last night.
20. Uncle Victor is 88 years old. He has seen (see) everything and has done (do) everything.
21. Dennis does not like (not/like) his work much.
22. Last week he sold (sell) his car and bought (buy) a new one.