The present perfect and the simple past
Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the simple past tense.
1 This is my house. ~How long you (live) here? ~ I (live) here since 1970.
2 He (live) in London for two years and then (go) to Edinburgh.
5 Shakespeare (write) a lot of plays.
6 My brother (write) several plays. He just (finish) his second tragedy.
7 I (fly) over Loch Ness last week. ~You (see) the Loch Ness monster?
8 I (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is.
9 He (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.
10 Chopin (compose) some of his music in Majorca.
11 When he (arrive)? ~ He (arrive) at 2.00.
12 You (lock) the door before you left the house?
13 I (read) his books when I was at school. I (enjoy) them very much.
14 I can't go out because I (not finish) my work.
15 I never (drink) whisky. ~Well, have some now.
16 I (write) the letter but I can't find a stamp.
17 The clock is slow. ~It isn't slow, it (stop).
18 Here are your shoes; I just (clean) them.
19 I (leave) home at 8.00 and (get) here at 12.00.
20 I (do) this sort of work when I (be) an apprentice.
21 He just (go) out.
22 He (go) out ten minutes ago.
23 You (have) breakfast yet? ~ Yes, I (have) it at 7.00.
The present perfect and the simple past
Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the simple past tense.
1 This is my house. ~How long have you (live)lived here? ~ I have lived(live) here since 1970.
2 He (live)has lived in London for two years and then (go)went to Edinburgh.
5 Shakespeare (write)wrote a lot of plays.
6 My brother (write)has written several plays. He has just (finish)finished his second tragedy.
7 I (fly)flew over Loch Ness last week. ~Did You (see)see the Loch Ness monster?
8 I (not see)haven't seen him for three years. I wonder where he is.
9 He (not smoke)hasn't smoked for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.
10 Chopin (compose)composed some of his music in Majorca.
11 When did he (arrive)arrive? ~ He (arrive)arrived at 2.00.
12 Had You (lock)locked the door before you left the house?
13 I (read)read his books when I was at school. I (enjoy)enjoyed them very much.
14 I can't go out because I (not finish)haven't finished my work.
15 I have never (drink)drunk whisky. ~Well, have some now.
16 I (write)wrote the letter but I can't find a stamp.
17 The clock is slow. ~It isn't slow, it (stop)stopped.
18 Here are your shoes; I have just (clean)cleaned them.
19 I (leave)left home at 8.00 and (get)got here at 12.00.
20 I (do)did this sort of work when I (be)was an apprentice.
21 He has just (go)gone out.
22 He (go)went out ten minutes ago.
23 Have you (have)had breakfast yet? ~ Yes, I (have)have had it at 7.00.
1 This is my house. ~How long have you (live) lived here? ~ I (live)have lived here since 1970.
2 He (live)has lived in London for two years and then (go)went to Edinburgh.
5 Shakespeare (write)wrote a lot of plays.
6 My brother (write)has written several plays. He has just (finish)finished his second tragedy.
7 I (fly)flew over Loch Ness last week. ~did You (see)see the Loch Ness monster?
8 I (not see)haven't seen him for three years. I wonder where he is.
9 He (not smoke)hasn't smoked for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.
10 Chopin (compose)composed some of his music in Majorca.