EXERCISES
PRESENT SIMPLE, PAST SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT TENSES.
I. State what tense is used in each following sentence below.
1. My parents went to Hanoi yesterday.
2. Does your sister always come home late from work?
3. Mrs. Brown usually goes to work by bus.
4. Tuan’s father didn’t go to Hanoi yesterday.
5. Mr. Pike has not finished his work yet.
6. Did your parents travel to Hanoi yesterday?
7. Are you a student at Nguyen Thien Thuat Secondary school?
8. I have just bought a new house near here.
9. Lan wasn’t at school last Friday.
10. My sisters don’t come home late from work every day.
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I (get) ……………….. this toy from my aunt since my birthday.
2. The last time I (go) ……………….. to HN was in May.
3. Hoa and Linh often (play) ……………….. badminton after class.
4. I (not see) ……………….. my son for ages.
5. It (not / rain) ……………….. in summer.
6. They (have) ……………….. breakfast every morning?
7. He (have) ……………….. a new haircut today.
8. Tom (be) ……………….. to HN twice? He (love) ……………….. it very much?
9. So far this month there (be) ……………………. three robberies in this street.
10. Your brother (buy) ………………... this motorbike 5 years ago?
III. Choose the best answer and circle the letter A, B, C, or D.
1. When ……………… to Da Lat?
A. did you move B. have you moved C. you moved D. has you moved
2. I want to meet him again because the last time I ……………… him was 1 month ago.
A. seen B. have seen C. saw D. see
3. I ……………… hot food before. It is quite strange to me.
A. haven’t try B. haven’t tried C. don’t try D. didn’t try
4. Tony always ……………… his cousins on Fridays
A. visited B. visits C. has visited D. visites
5. Maybe she won’t come this afternoon. How long ……………… for her?
A. have you wait B. has you waited C. have you waited D. did you wait
6. My sister ……………… To the cinema very often.
A. don’t go B. doesn’t go C. isn’t go D. goes not
7. I ……………… her post three times but I still don’t understand what she means.
A. read B. have read C. reads D. did read
8. I ……………… his mother since I ……………… 5 years old because she was my neighbour.
A. have known – be B. have known – was C. knew – was D. knew – were
9. He ……………… do anything to help me.
A. doesn’t do B. isn’t C. not D. doesn’t
10. Linh ……………… Hung 10 months ago.
A. married B. marries C. has married D. did married
IV. Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
1. I started to learn English three years ago.
àI have.................................................................................
2. She has written to her pen pal for five years.
àShe began........................ .................... ..............................
3. Lan and Maryam have corresponded for three years.
àIt is three years............... ............ .................... ..............
4. I haven’t worn this shirt before.
àIt’s the first time................................ ............ ....................
5. I haven’t heard him since August.
àThe last time................................. ............ ....................
6. This is the first time he has gone abroad.
àHe hasn’t…………………………………………..
III / rewrite , using present perfect tense or simple past tense
1. Mrs. Huong began to work here five months ago
-> mrs. Huong has ....WORKED HEARE FOR FIVE MONTHS......
2. The children started learning English in January
-> the children have...LEARNED ENGLISH SINCE JANUARY....
3. We last used this car nearly two years ago.
-> we haven't....USED THIS CAR FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS.....
4. The last time i saw her brother was in 2009
-> i haven't....SEEN HER BROTHER SINCE 2009.....
5. It's many years since he last wore a striped T- shirt
-> he hasn't...WORN A STRIPED T-SHIRT FOR MANY YEARS.......
6. When did you beginto collect stamp ?
-> how long...HAVE YOU COLLECTED STAMP ?...
7. When did Mr. Long buy that house?
-> how long HAS MR LONG BOUGHT THAT HOUSE ?.....
8. She hasn't written to her mother for three years
> she last....WROTE TO HER MOTHER WAS THREE YEARS AGO....
9. They haven't gone out together since 2009
-> the last time....THEY WENT OUT TOGETHER WAS IN 2009...
10. We haven't met our grandparents for a long time
-> it is.....A LONG TIME WE LAST MET EACH OTHER...
11. She has worked as a secretary since 2005
-> she began.....TO WORK AS A SECRECTARY IN 2005....
12. I have never sing this song before
-> this is.....THE FIRST TIME I HAVE SING THIS SONG.
13. Nothing interesting has happened to me for 2 weeks
-> the last time....SOMETHINGS INTERESTING HAPPENED TO ME WAS 2WEEKS AGO...
14. How long is it since you last talked to her ?
-> when was....THE LAST TIME YOU TALKED TO HER ?...