past simple vs present perfect

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1. Use these prompts to write Present perfect sentences using the adverbs in brackets. You may need to add some words. The first exercise has been done for you as an example. a. William / buy / tickets / for / match. (already) William has already bought the tickets for the match. b. Sally / not find / job/? (yet) ________________________________________________________ c. We / be/ to Wien / four times (already) ________________________________________________________ d. I / not buy/ new car (yet) _________________________________________________________ e. David / arrive / from London (yet) _________________________________________________________ 2. Complete these sentences using for or since . a. Mark has had violin lessons ________ last January. b. We have known Diane ________ two years. c. Have you seen Andrew ________ last week? d. Karen has had long hair ________ she was 13. e. They have been close friends ________ twenty years. 3. Put the verbs into the correct tense - Simple Past or Present Perfect . a. Whose car ___________(he/ drive) yesterday? b. What ___________ (just / happen)? c. He ___________(hear) a strange noise for a time. d. ___________ /( the film/ not begin) only ten minutes ago? e. My mother ___________(do) some gardening last summer. f. They ___________(not eat) anything since breakfast time. g. The concert ___________(be) an enormous success for more than 15 years. h. They ___________(destroy) some animal species recently. i. Mr Field ___________(telephone) her just a minute ago. j. Thos organization ___________(recycle) paper for a moth but last year they ___________ (not do) anything of the kind.

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Solutions:1.

b) Hasnt Sally found a job yet?

c) We have already been to Wien four times.

d) I havent bought a new car yet. e) David has just arrived from London.

f) Dorothy has never seen a Star wars film.

2.

a) since

b) for

c) since

d) since

e) for

f) since

3.

a) ..did he drive..?

b) What has just happened?

c) He has heard?

d) Didnt the film begin?

e) My mother did

f) They havent eaten

g) The concert has been

h) they have destroyed

i) Mr Field phoned

1. Use these prompts to write Present perfect sentences using the adverbs in brackets. You may need to add some words. The first exercise has been done for you as an example.

William / buy / tickets / for / match. (already)

William has already bought the tickets for the match.

Sally / not find / job/? (yet)

________________________________________________________

We / be/ to Wien / four times (already)

________________________________________________________

I / not buy/ new car (yet)

_________________________________________________________

David / arrive / from London (yet)

_________________________________________________________

Dorothy / see / a Star Wars film (never)

_________________________________________________________

2. Complete these sentences using for or since.

Mark has had violin lessons ________ last January.

We have known Diane ________ two years.

Have you seen Andrew ________ last week?

Karen has had long hair ________ she was 13.

They have been close friends ________ twenty years.

My parents and I lived in the same house ________ 1990.

3. Put the verbs into the correct tense - Simple Past or Present Perfect.

Whose car ___________(he/ drive) yesterday?

What ___________ (just / happen)?

He ___________(hear) a strange noise for a time.

___________ /( the film/ not begin) only ten minutes ago?

My mother ___________(do) some gardening last summer.

They ___________(not eat) anything since breakfast time.

The concert ___________(be) an enormous success for more than 15 years.

They ___________(destroy) some animal species recently.

Mr Field ___________(telephone) her just a minute ago.

Thos organization ___________(recycle) paper for a moth but last year they ___________ (not do) anything of the kind.

3. Put the verbs into the correct tense - Simple Past or Present Perfect.

Whose car ___________(he/ drive) yesterday?

What ___________ (just / happen)?

He ___________(hear) a strange noise for a time.

___________ /( the film/ not begin) only ten minutes ago?

My mother ___________(do) some gardening last summer.

They ___________(not eat) anything since breakfast time.

The concert ___________(be) an enormous success for more than 15 years.

They ___________(destroy) some animal species recently.

Mr Field ___________(telephone) her just a minute ago.

Thos organization ___________(recycle) paper for a moth but last year they ___________ (not do) anything of the kind.

2. Complete these sentences using for or since.

Mark has had violin lessons ________ last January.

We have known Diane ________ two years.

Have you seen Andrew ________ last week?

Karen has had long hair ________ she was 13.

They have been close friends ________ twenty years.

My parents and I lived in the same house ________ 1990.

1. Use these prompts to write Present perfect sentences using the adverbs in brackets. You may need to add some words. The first exercise has been done for you as an example.

William / buy / tickets / for / match. (already)

William has already bought the tickets for the match.

Sally / not find / job/? (yet)

________________________________________________________

We / be/ to Wien / four times (already)

________________________________________________________

I / not buy/ new car (yet)

_________________________________________________________

David / arrive / from London (yet)

_________________________________________________________

Dorothy / see / Star Wars film (never)

_________________________________________________________