GRAMMAR FOCUS - SIMPLE PAST X PRESENT PERFECT

BASE FORM PAST TENSE PAST PARTICIPLE

______________ ______________ BECOME
BEGIN ______________ ______________
______________ BENT ______________
BET ______________ ______________
______________ BIT ______________
BLOW ______________ ______________
CATCH ______________ ______________
______________ CHOSE ______________
______________ ______________ COST
DO ______________ ______________
______________ DREW ______________
FEED ______________ ______________
______________ ______________ FELT
______________ FOUGHT ______________
FLY ______________ ______________
______________ FORGAVE ______________
______________ ______________ FROZEN
______________ GREW ______________
HIDE ______________ ______________
______________ HIT ______________
______________ ______________ HELD
HURT ______________ ______________
______________ ______________ KNOWN
______________ MEANT ______________
______________ RODE ______________
______________ ______________ RUNG
______________ RAN ______________
SHAKE ______________ ______________
SHINE ______________ ______________
______________ SHOT _____________
______________ SANK _____________
______________ ______________ STOOD
______________ ______________ THROWN

Exercises
1- Now, complete the following sentences using Simple Past or Present
Perfect .

Two days ago, I __________________________________________.

Last year, I ______________________________________________.

I have just _______________________________________________.

I have already ____________________________________________.

In the past, I _____________________________________________.

I have _____________________________________________so far .

2- Replace the verbs in brackets with the Present Perfect Tense.

1- Now that you (leave) school, you must learn to be more grown-up.

2- You will get a higher salary when you (work) for three months.

3- You will never forget it once you (learn) it properly.

4- Now that you (win) the lottery, what are you going to do?

5- Once you (drink) that wine, you will never want to drink any other.

3- Are the structures in italics right or wrong?

1- Who has written the play Hamlet?

2- Aristotle has been a Greek philosopher.
3- Ouch! I’ve cut my finger. It’s bleeding.
4- My grandparents got married in Montreal.
5- Einstein was the physicist who has developed the theory of relativity.
6- Abraham Lincoln was President of the U.S. from 1861 to 1865.
7- The U. S. has bought Alaska from Russia in 1867.
8- Jill bought a new car two weeks ago.
9- Have you visited many museums when you were in Paris?
10- Did you see the movie “The Lion King”?