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Verb Tense Exercises: Past vs. Present Perfect

The document contains exercises asking the reader to put verbs into the correct tense of either the simple past or present perfect tense. There are 6 different exercises with 1-10 questions in each asking about various everyday activities like making phone calls, going places, watching TV, and playing sports involving common verbs like call, go, watch, buy, etc. The reader must determine if each verb should be in the simple past or present perfect tense based on the context of the question being asked.

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Verb Tense Exercises: Past vs. Present Perfect

The document contains exercises asking the reader to put verbs into the correct tense of either the simple past or present perfect tense. There are 6 different exercises with 1-10 questions in each asking about various everyday activities like making phone calls, going places, watching TV, and playing sports involving common verbs like call, go, watch, buy, etc. The reader must determine if each verb should be in the simple past or present perfect tense based on the context of the question being asked.

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Exercise 1

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. Mother: I want to prepare dinner. (you / wash) 2. Daughter: I (wash) 3. Mother: (you / do / already) 4. Daughter: No, I (come / just) 5. Mother: You (come)

the dishes yet? the time yet to do it today.

the dishes yesterday, but I (have / not) your homework? home from school. home from school two hours ago! when I (arrive)

6. Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy (call)


the phone call.

and I (finish / just)

7. Mother: (you / see / not) 8. Daughter: Yes, but we (have / not)

Lucy at school in the morning? time to talk then.

Exercise 2
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. A: I (cycle / just) 2. B: I (cycle) 3. A: I (write) 4. B: I (write / already) 5. A: I (ring / just) 6. B: I (ring)

50 km. 100 km last week. an essay yesterday. two essays this term. my friend. my friend 10 minutes ago. a Madonna concert on TV. Madonna live in concert.

7. A: Two days ago, I (watch) 8. B: I (see / already)

9. A: I (spend) 10. B: I (be / not)

my summer holiday in Australia last year. to Australia yet.

Exercise 3
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. A: (you / be / ever) 2. B: Yes, I (be) 3. A: When (be) 4. B: Last summer. I (spend)


London one weekend.

to London? there three times. the last time you (be) there? to

two weeks in Brighton with my parents and we (go)

5. (you / like) 6. Oh yes. We really (have)

it? a great time in London. to


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7. Lucky you! I (be / never)


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Exercise 5
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. A: (you / buy) 2. B: Yes, I (go) 3. A: What time (you / go) 4. B: I (take) 5. A: (you / pack)

the tickets for our journey yet? to the station yesterday and (buy) there? a friend to the station in the morning. His train (leave) your bags yet? my neighbour to empty my letter box. What about you? at 9:45. the tickets.

6. B: Of course. And I (ask / already) 7. B: I (pack)


my bags two days ago.

Exercise 6
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. Yesterday, my brother (come)


TV until dinner (be)

home from school, (switch) ready. my umbrella at home. anything.

on the TV and (watch)

2. Oh no, it's raining and I (leave)

3. Look! There is so much food left. Nobody (eat) 4. Where (you / be)
new computer game. yesterday? - I (go)

to the shopping centre and (buy)

5. Why don't you want to play football with us this weekend? - I (break) 6. The road is closed. There (be) 7. I (have)
an accident. in Manchester last year. the match.
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my leg.

an accident when I (be)

8. Come on, let's celebrate! Our team (win)

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