WRITTEN TASK- PRESENT PERFECT-SIMPLE PAST

NAME__________________________

1 AGO-SINCE-LAST MONTH-FOR
1 We met Jane________________.
2 Jack has lived in Bath______________he was 10 years old.
3 They started finishing three hours_____________.
4 She has been studying____________hours.

2 PRESENT PERFECT- PRESENT SIMPE- PAST SIMPLE

Miriam is a 15 year old American. She_______________(have) a brother and
a sister and she_________________(love) them very much.
They_____________________(do) everything together. Mark, her
brother________________(help) her when she________________(have) an
accident last week: he________________(call) her friends
and_________________(tell) them what had happened. At the moment, she is
helping him with his literature project: she___________________(write) a
short essay for him already. He__________never____________(be) good at
literature and she___________________(read) the books together with him
ever since he_________________(start) going to school. However,
she___________________(tell) him yesterday that it was high time he started
doing it on his own.

3 PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE/CONTINUOUS- PRESENT SIMPLE

1 Jill_______________________(work) at hospital.
She_________________(be) an internist there for 2 years.
2 I am tired: I_______________________(plant) some flowers in the garden.
I________________(love) flowers, but I_________________(not like) digging
and sweating.
3 My friend_________________(live) in Boston.
She_________________(find) a job there recently-that is why.

4 PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS

1 John__________________(live) in London all his life.
2 We_______________________(stay) at the Victoria hotel for the last 10
days.
3 Look! We_____________________(change) the wall colour of the kitchen!
4 Mark___________just_________________(arrive) from Manchester.
5 You____________________(lose) your key again! What is the matter with
you? You_______________________(forget) things a lot lately!
6 Oh, finally over! I_______________________(write) this essay for ages!
7 Mark is very sociable. He_____________________(meet) loads of new
friends since he moved here.

5 PRESENT PERFECT or PAST SIMPLE

1 We___________________(leave) the airport at about 9 p.m. yesterday.
2 Look! We_______________________(make) a birthday cake for you!
3 She________________(go) to visit her aunt last weekend but
she_____________________(not find) her home.
4 John_____________________(paint) one bedroom only since
he_____________________(start).
5 A year ago Jane___________________(buy) herself a PC and
she__________________(become) an expert on it-you can ask her to do
anything-she will do it.