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1. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Present Perfect of the
verbs in brackets.
1. A: I (see) _______________ Karen yesterday.
B: Oh really? I (not/see) ____________________________ her for weeks.
2. A: What (do) _________________ you ___________________ last Saturday?
B: I (stay) _________________________ at home.
3. A: (write) _____________ you ______________ your essay yet?
B: Yes, I (finish) ________________ it an hour ago.
4. A: (be) _______________ you ________________ in the United States?
B: Yes, I (go) ___________________ to Miami last summer.
5. A: I (know) _______________________ Tony for three years.
B: Really? When (meet) ______________ you _________________ him?
A: We (meet) __________________ in college.
6. A: (eat) _____________ you _________________ at Marios restaurant?
B: Yes, I _____________, I (eat) __________________ there last Saturday.
7. A: (ever, play) ________________ you _____________ football?
B: Yes, I (play) ______________________ when I was a teenager.
8. A: (ask) _____________ you ____________ the teacher about your essay yet?
B: Yes, I (talk) ___________________ to her yesterday.
4. Sally has made a lot of business trips in the last few years. Say which
cities she has visited. They say when she went there. Use the Present
Perfect and the Past Simple.
2001
2003
May
New York
February
Boston
September
Bangkok
April
Mexico City
December
Paris
October
Istambul
2002
2004
January
Tokyo
January
Cairo
July
Chicago
July
Jakarta
September
Seoul
September
Rio de Janeiro
1. She has been to New York. She went there in May, 2001.
2. ______________________________________________
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5. Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect
Continuous of the verbs in brackets.
1. Carlos and Rosa are planning to buy a house. They (look)
____________________ for a house for a month. They (look)
____________________ at five houses, but they (not find)
____________________ one that they like yet.
2. My grandfather (paint) _________________ for ten years now. He (paint)
___________________ more than fifty paintings.
3. I (learn) _______________________ to drive for four months. I (take)
_____________________ the driving test three times now and (not pass)
_____________________ yet.
4. John (write) _________________________ on his computer for an hour.
He (already send) ______________________ five email messages to his
friends.
5. Karen (drive) _________________ for three hours now. She (drive)
_____________________ almost 200 miles.
KEY:
1. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Present Perfect of the
verbs in brackets.
1. Saw, have not seen
2. Did do, stayed
3. Have written, finished
4. Have been, went
5. Have known, did meet, met
6. Have eaten, have, ate
7. Have ever played, played
8. Have asked, talked
2. Complete the questions with the Present Continuous or the Present
Perfect Continuous of the verbs in brackets.
1. Are waiting, am waiting, has been speaking
2. Have you been doing, have been writing, have been working, have been
working
3. Write answers using the Present Perfect Continuous and a time
expression with for or since.
Answers will vary. Sample anwers.
1. I have been going to this school since September.
2. I have been learning English for five years.
3. Ive been using this book since October.
4. Ive been learning the Present Perfect for two years.
5. Ive been doing this exercise for a few minutes.
4. Sally has made a lot of business trips in the last few years. Say which
cities she has visited. They say when she went there. Use the Present
Perfect and the Past Simple.
1. She has been to New York. She went there in May, 2001
2. She has been to Bangkok. She went there in September, 2001
3. She has been to Paris. She went there in December, 2001
4. She has been to Tokyo. She went there in March, 2002
5. She has been to Chicago. She went there in July, 2002
6. She has been to Seoul. She went there in September, 2002
7. She has been to Boston. She went there in February, 2003
8. She has been to Mexico City. She went there in April, 2003
9. She has been to Istanbul. She went there in October, 2003
10. She has been to Cairo. She went there in January, 2004
11. She has been to Jakarta. She went there in July, 2004
12. She has been to Rio de Janeiro. She went there in September, 2004
5. Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect or the Present
Perfect Continuous of the verbs in brackets.
1. Have been looking, have looked, havent found
2. Has been painting, has painted
3. Have been learning, have taken, have not passed
4. Has been writing, has alreay sent
5. Has been driving, has driven
6. Have been reading, have not finished
7. Has been working, has not found
8. Have been cooking, have just burnt