PRESENT PEFECT OR PAST SIMPLE I.CHOOSE THE CORRECT TENSE , EITHER PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE ACCORDING TO THE MEANING I (not see) -Mike lately How long (Richard live) - in Spain? When ( you feed ) - your dog for the last time? They (catch) -the plane at 10.00 this morning He (be) -unemployed since he left school (you see) -any good films recently? Look! Someone (steal) -the statue in the square How long ago (she move) - to the USA? They (take away) -all the rubbish left in the streets, they're clean now! 10 (he ever visit) -The Empire State building? 11 They ( forget ) - to turn the TV off before they went out 12 She ( take ) -care of poor people all her life, that's why she's very famous 13 My parents (never understand) - my friends so far 14 He (not forgive) -his wife her adultery yet 15 At that time people (fight ) -with bows and arrows 16 Ken ( ) -lots of crazy things in his life already 17 She (spend) -a year in Paris before he (find ) - a job in London 18 Shakespeare (write) - “Hamlet” 19 How many glasses of whisky ( you already drink) -today? 20 My neighbours (just go ) -out 21 His great-grandfather (take) - the Titanic which (sink) because of an iceberg 22.No one (ever set ) - foot on Mars so far II.WRITE QUESTIONS USE THE PRESENT PERFECT OR THE PAST SIMPLE.LOOK AT THE ANSWERS BEFORE YOU WRITE THE QUESTIONS 1.How long/ Sue / live / in Italy? ?Since 2006 2.When / Ken / lose / his job? ? weeks ago 3.When / the last time / they / have / a holiday? -? Last year 4.How long / Katie/ have a dog? -?Since June 5.What time / they / finish work? ? At 00 pm 6.How long / you / watch TV/ last night? ? All evening 7.When / Julien / go out? ? Thirty minutes ago 8.How long / your uncle / be / in hospital? ?Since Sunday What time / she / go / to work ? ?At quarter to eight 10 How long ago/ they / move / to Dublin? ?Three years ago 11 Who/ just / steal/ your wallet? ? The guy who’s running away 12.How long/ you/ know / your best friend? ? Since our primary school 13 When/ your father / buy his car? -? About three months ago 14.Why / you / lose /so much weight? ? Because I’ve been on a diet for months 15 When/ Steve / start/ his new job? -?Well, I think it was last Monday SOME VERBS IN THE PRESENT PERFECT CAN BE TURNED IN THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS WHEN WE INSIST ON THE DURATION OF THE ACTIONS AND THIS IS USUAL WITH HOW LONG, FOR and SINCE III COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH FOR or SINCE It’s been raining this morning; Paul’s mother has been doing the same job 15years Have you been learning English -a long time Helen has been living in Los Angeles -2007 5 -Christmas , the weather has been quite good Please hurry up ! We’ve been waiting an hour Mike has been looking for a job he was fired The car is quite dirty We haven’t cleaned it -ages I haven’t had a good sleep my birthday party; 10 They have been looking for a house -six months IV ARE THE UNDERLINED PARTS OF THE SENTENCES RIGHT OR WRONG? CORRECT THE ONES THAT ARE WRONG Do you know about Steven? He’s given up his job. The Chinese have invented printing. How many plays has Molière written? Freud has been a famous psychiatrist. -5 Mum isn’t at home She’s gone shopping. -6 Where have you been born? -7 Ouch! I’ve cut my finger It’s bleeding. -8 My grandparents have got married in Paris -