The Present Perfect or The Past Simple Exercise at Auto-English - Eslflow
The Past Simple or The Present Perfect Exercise
A Match the tense uses and clue words with the past simple and present perfect.
Uses an action which began in the past and continues a specified time in the past an unspecified time in the past
Clue Words ago since yesterday ever when yet
Past Simple
Uses
1 a finished action in the past
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2 ........................................................................
Clue words
............................. ............................. .............................
Present Perfect Uses 3 ........................................................................
4 ........................................................................ Clue words ............................. ............................. .............................
B Number the uses (14) and fill the gaps with the verbs in brackets using either the present perfect or the past simple.
Uses
5 1
A: I .................................. Anna for a long time. (to see, negative)
5 2
B: Really? I .................................. her yesterday. (to see)
5 3
They .................................. to Venice three years ago. (to go)
5 4
Dave lost his wallet on Sunday but he .................................. it on Monday in his jacket pocket. (to find)
5 5
.................................. you ever .................................. to Paris? (to be)
5 6
We .................................. in this house for five years and we're very happy here. (to live)
5 7
I know Manchester quite well. I .................................. there for three years when I was a student. (to live)
5 8
He .................................. Sally in the supermarket last week. (to meet)
5 9
She feels great. She .................................. three kilos since Christmas. (to lose)
5 10
It's cold in here because someone .................................. the window. (to open)
5 11
Before they bought the car, they .................................. about it very carefully. (to think)
5 12
.................................. you .................................. the cat yet? (to feed)
5 13
The last time I .................................. tennis was four years ago. (to play)
5 14
When .................................. you .................................. it? (to download)
C Now write some examples of your own.
Written by Bob Wilson ?Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2008
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A
Past Simple
Present Perfect
Uses
Clue words
Uses
1 A specified time in the past 1 ago
1 an action... began ... past... contin...
2 a finished action in the past 2 when
2 an unspecified time in the past
3 yesterday
B
1 A: I haven't seen Anna for a long time. 3
2 B: Really? I saw her yesterday.2
3 They went to Venice three years ago.2
4 David lost his wallet on Sunday but he found it on Monday in his jacket pocket.
1 or 2
5 Have you been to Paris? 4
6 We have lived in this house for five years and we're very happy here. 3
7 I know Manchester quite well. I lived there for three years when I was a student
1
8 He met Sally in the supermarket last week. 2
9 She feels great. She have lost three kilos since Christmas.3
10 It's cold in here because someone has opened the window. 4
11 Before they bought the car, they thought about it very carefully. 1
12 Have you fed the cat yet? 4
13 The last time I played tennis was four years ago. 2
14 When did you download it? 2
Clue words 1 ever 2 since 3 yet
Written by Bob Wilson ?Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2008
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