Past Simple

Fill in blanks:
1. I _________________ (come) to England in 1993.
2. She _________________ (stand) under the tree to shelter from the rain.
3. They _________________ (do) their homework yesterday.
4. We _________________ (sing) too much last night, I have a sore throat!
5. He already _________________ (eat) all the cake.
6. The child _________________ (fall) off his bicycle.
7. It _________________ (take) three hours to drive to Paris.
8. I _________________ (find) your keys under the table.
9. She _________________ (get) a new bike for her birthday.
10. She _________________ (sell) her house last year.
11. We _________________ (go) to New York in January.
12. Finally my mother _________________ (let) me go to a party.
13. It _________________ (be) cold last night.
14. I _________________ (meet) John at the weekend.
15. Lucy _________________ (pay) the bill, before leaving the restaurant.
16. We _________________ (see) the new film yesterday.
17. She _________________ (wear) her new coat to the party.
18. I _________________ (think) my football team would win.
19. They _________________ (put) their bags in the bedroom.
20. Billy _________________ (run) after the bus.
21. She _________________ (say) that she would come later.
22. I _________________ (buy) some books this morning.
23. We _________________ (make) a cake, it was delicious.
24. He _________________ (sit) on the old chair, and it broke.
25. They _________________ (write) a letter to their parents

Present Perfect
Make the present perfect - choose positive, negative or question:

1. (I / go / to the library today)

I have gone to the library today.
2. (you / keep a pet for three years)
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3. (you / come here before?)
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4. (it / rain all day?)
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5. (who / we / forgot to invite?)
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6. (we / not / hear that song already)
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7. (he / not / forget his books)
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8. (she / steal all the chocolate!)
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9. (I / explain it well?)
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10. (who / he / meet recently?)

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11. (how / we / finish already?)
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12. (he / study Latin)
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13. (I / know him for three months)
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14. (where / you / study Arabic
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15. (what countries / they / visit in Europe?)

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16. (he / hurt his leg)
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17. (she / leave her phone in a taxi)
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18. (we / not / lose our tickets)
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19. (she / call her mother?)
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20. (he / take a taxi?)
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Past Simple and Present Perfect

Choose the past simple or the present perfect:
1. Last night I __________________ (lose) my keys I had to
call my flatmate to let me in.
2. I __________________ (lose) my keys can you help me look
for them?
3. I __________________ (visit) Paris three times.
4. Last year I __________________ (visit) Paris.
5. I __________________ (know) my great grandmother for a
few years - she died when I was eight.
6. I __________________ (know) Julie for three years we still
meet once a month.
7. I __________________ (play) hockey since I was a child
Im pretty good!
8. She __________________ (play) hockey at school, but she
__________________ (not / like) it.
9. Sorry, I __________________ (miss) the bus, so Im going to
be late.
10. I __________________ (miss) the bus, and then I
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(miss) the airplane as well!
11. Last month I __________________ (go) to Scotland.
12. Im sorry, John isnt here now. He __________________
(go) to the shops.
13. We __________________ (finish) this room last week.
14. I __________________ (finish) my exams finally Im so
happy!
15. Yesterday, I __________________ (go) to the library, the
post office and the supermarket.
16. I __________________ (go) to the supermarket three times
this week!
17. She __________________ (live) in London since 1994.

18. She __________________ (live) in London when she was a

child.
19. I __________________ (drink) three cups of coffee this
morning.
20. I __________________ (drink) seven cups of coffee
yesterday.