English Test Simple Past – Present Perfect Simple



English Test Simple Past – Present Perfect Simple

[pic][pic][pic][pic][pic][pic]Test your knowledge on Simple Past and Present Perfect Simple. After submitting your answers, you will see how well you have done in the test.

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Form

Write down the correct form (pronoun + verb).

|  |Simple Past |Present Perfect Simple |

|I / open |[pic] |[pic] |

|he / write |[pic] |[pic] |

|they / do |[pic] |[pic] |

|you / swim |[pic] |[pic] |

|she / give |[pic] |[pic] |

Use

When do we use which tense?

1. 'Already' is a signal word for ... [pic]

2. 'Just' is a signal word for ... [pic]

3. '2 years ago' is a signal word for ... [pic]

4. 'Yet' is a signal word for ... [pic]

5. 'Yesterday' is a signal word for ... [pic]

Positive Sentences

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

1. Mary (win) [pic]the lottery last year.

2. We (prepare / already) [pic]dinner.

3. James (find) [pic]your ring in the garden yesterday.

4. He (come / just) [pic]home.

5. They (buy) [pic]their car two years ago.

Negative Sentences

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

1. I (see / not) [pic]anyone yet.

2. Phil (go / not) [pic]to the cinema last night.

3. We (be / not) [pic]to the zoo so far.

4. She (arrive / not) [pic]yet.

5. Emily (visit / not) [pic]me last week.

Questions

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

1. (you / read) [pic]the book yet?

2. How many letters (they / write) [pic]so far?

3. When (he / tell) [pic]you that?

4. (you / be) [pic]at home last night?

5. How often (you / travel) [pic]abroad till now?

Text

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

1. A: (you / taste / ever) [pic]sushi?

2. B: Yes, I (eat) [pic]sushi at least five times so far.

3. A: When (you / eat) [pic]sushi for the first time?

4. B: I (eat) [pic]sushi for the first time on my dad's 50th birthday. He (invite) [pic]the whole family to a Japanese restaurant.

5. A: (you / like) [pic]it?

6. B: Absolutely. In fact, it (be) [pic]so good that we (be) [pic]to that restaurant three times yet. And on my mum's birthday, we (order) [pic]some sushi and (have) [pic]it at home.

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Simple Past or Past Progressive

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Exercise 1

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).

1. While Tom (read) [pic], Amely (watch) [pic]a documentary on TV.

2. Marvin (come) [pic]home, (switch) [pic]on the computer and (check) [pic]his emails.

3. The thief (sneak) [pic]into the house, (steal) [pic]the jewels and (leave) [pic]without a trace.

4. Nobody (listen) [pic]while the teacher (explain) [pic]the tenses.

5. While we (do) [pic]a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie) [pic]on the beach.

6. He (wake) [pic]up and (look) [pic]at his watch.

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