1.Complete the pairs of sentences. Use the Present Perfect in one sentence and the Past Simple in the other. I (know) _______ her for six years. I (know) _______ him when I was at school. He (live) _______ in Paris from 1997 to 2000. He (live) _______ in New York since 2001. Where's Pete? I (not see) _______ him for ages. I (not see) _______ Pete last night. We (be) _______ at primary school from 1993 to 1998. We (be) _______ in this class since September. I (not watch) _______ this video yet. I (not watch) _______ a video at the weekend. 2.Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or in the Present Perfect. I ________ (never/ be) to the USA. I ______ (want) to go there last summer but I couldn’t. He _______ (live) in this street all his life. His father ________ (come back) to London last Sunday. Yan __________ (write) a letter to Nick two days ago. He ________ (send) his letter yesterday. They ________ (just/ buy) some postcards. | Present Perfect in one sentence and the Past Simple in the other. I (know) _______ her for six years. I (know) _______ him when I was at school. He (live) _______ in Paris from 1997 to 2000. He (live) _______ in New York since 2001. Where's Pete? I (not see) _______ him for ages. I (not see) _______ Pete last night. We (be) _______ at primary school from 1993 to 1998. We (be) _______ in this class since September. I (not watch) _______ this video yet. I (not watch) _______ a video at the weekend. 2.Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or in the Present Perfect. I ________ (never/ be) to the USA. I ______ (want) to go there last summer but I couldn’t. He _______ (live) in this street all his life. His father ________ (come back) to London last Sunday. Yan __________ (write) a letter to Nick two days ago. He ________ (send) his letter yesterday. They ________ (just/ buy) some postcards. |
1. Present Perfect in one sentence and the Past Simple in the other. I (know) _______ her for six years. I (know) _______ him when I was at school. He (live) _______ in Paris from 1997 to 2000. He (live) _______ in New York since 2001. Where's Pete? I (not see) _______ him for ages. I (not see) _______ Pete last night. We (be) _______ at primary school from 1993 to 1998. We (be) _______ in this class since September. I (not watch) _______ this video yet. I (not watch) _______ a video at the weekend. 2.Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or in the Present Perfect. I ________ (never/ be) to the USA. I ______ (want) to go there last summer but I couldn’t. He _______ (live) in this street all his life. His father ________ (come back) to London last Sunday. Yan __________ (write) a letter to Nick two days ago. He ________ (send) his letter yesterday. They ________ (just/ buy) some postcards. | Present Perfect in one sentence and the Past Simple in the other. I (know) _______ her for six years. I (know) _______ him when I was at school. He (live) _______ in Paris from 1997 to 2000. He (live) _______ in New York since 2001. Where's Pete? I (not see) _______ him for ages. I (not see) _______ Pete last night. We (be) _______ at primary school from 1993 to 1998. We (be) _______ in this class since September. I (not watch) _______ this video yet. I (not watch) _______ a video at the weekend. 2.Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or in the Present Perfect. I ________ (never/ be) to the USA. I ______ (want) to go there last summer but I couldn’t. He _______ (live) in this street all his life. His father ________ (come back) to London last Sunday. Yan __________ (write) a letter to Nick two days ago. He ________ (send) his letter yesterday. They ________ (just/ buy) some postcards. |
We went/ ‘ve been to the seaside last summer. I finished / ‘ve finished my homework. Can I go out now? I was /‘ve been ill three months ago. Have you been / Did you to the shop? I need some stamps. My hobby is fishing. I’ve caught / caught a lot of fish. Jenny is in Oxford today, but she was /has been in London yesterday. I played /'ve played basketball when I was younger, but l don’t play now. I’ve already seen / already saw 'Shrek'. Julie has been / was ill since Tuesday. I didn't see / haven't seen Josh since 1998. We've stayed / stayed at our grandparents for three days. We arrived home yesterday. The dog went / has gone to sleep an hour ago. I had / ‘ve had a cat for two years. Its name is Willis. I’ve waited / waited for a bus for twenty minutes. Then I decided to walk. | We went/ ‘ve been to the seaside last summer. I finished / ‘ve finished my homework. Can I go out now? I was /‘ve been ill three months ago. Have you been / Did you to the shop? I need some stamps. My hobby is fishing. I’ve caught / caught a lot of fish. Jenny is in Oxford today, but she was /has been in London yesterday. I played /'ve played basketball when I was younger, but l don’t play now. I’ve already seen / already saw 'Shrek'. Julie has been / was ill since Tuesday. I didn't see / haven't seen Josh since 1998. We've stayed / stayed at our grandparents for three days. We arrived home yesterday. The dog went / has gone to sleep an hour ago. I had / ‘ve had a cat for two years. Its name is Willis. I’ve waited / waited for a bus for twenty minutes. Then I decided to walk. |
We went/ ‘ve been to the seaside last summer. I finished / ‘ve finished my homework. Can I go out now? I was /‘ve been ill three months ago. Have you been / Did you to the shop? I need some stamps. My hobby is fishing. I’ve caught / caught a lot of fish. Jenny is in Oxford today, but she was /has been in London yesterday. I played /'ve played basketball when I was younger, but l don’t play now. I’ve already seen / already saw 'Shrek'. Julie has been / was ill since Tuesday. I didn't see / haven't seen Josh since 1998. We've stayed / stayed at our grandparents for three days. We arrived home yesterday. The dog went / has gone to sleep an hour ago. I had / ‘ve had a cat for two years. Its name is Willis. I’ve waited / waited for a bus for twenty minutes. Then I decided to walk. | We went/ ‘ve been to the seaside last summer. I finished / ‘ve finished my homework. Can I go out now? I was /‘ve been ill three months ago. Have you been / Did you to the shop? I need some stamps. My hobby is fishing. I’ve caught / caught a lot of fish. Jenny is in Oxford today, but she was /has been in London yesterday. I played /'ve played basketball when I was younger, but l don’t play now. I’ve already seen / already saw 'Shrek'. Julie has been / was ill since Tuesday. I didn't see / haven't seen Josh since 1998. We've stayed / stayed at our grandparents for three days. We arrived home yesterday. The dog went / has gone to sleep an hour ago. I had / ‘ve had a cat for two years. Its name is Willis. I’ve waited / waited for a bus for twenty minutes. Then I decided to walk. |