Lesson 1.1 Simple past and Present Perfect activity

The aim of this activity is to evaluate the student's ability to identify the difference between simple past and present perfect sentences.

You must print the activity and answer it in the classroom. 

SIMPLE PAST – PRESENT PERFECT

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1.   Mother: I want to prepare dinner. (you / wash)  the dishes yet?

2.   Daughter: I (wash)  the dishes yesterday, but I (have / not)  the time yet to do it today.

3.   Mother: (you / do / already)  your homework?

4.   Daughter: No, I (come / just)  home from school.

5.   Mother: You (come)  home from school two hours ago!

6.   Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy (call)  when I (arrive)  and I (finish / just)  the phone call.

7.   Mother: (you / see / not)  Lucy at school in the morning?

8.   Daughter: Yes, but we (have / not)  time to talk then.

1.  Peter           played has played have played  football yesterday.

2.  They           has cleaned have cleaned cleaned  the car. It looks new again.

3.  Last year we           went goed have gone  to Italy.

4.  John and Peggy           just have read have just read read  the book. Now they can watch the film.

5.  I           met have met meeted  my friend two days ago.

6.  We           has never visited visited have never visited  another country before.

7.  She           has bought buyed bought  a new car in 2011.

8.  I'm sorry, but I           forgot has forgotten have forgotten  my homework.

9.            Did you win Have you win Have you won  the game of chess?

10.              The girls           did not eat have not eaten has not eaten  their lunch yet.

Put in the phrases in brackets into the gaps. Use Simple Past or Present Perfect.

1.   I  my keys, so I can't open that door. (to lose)

2.   Columbus  in the New World in 1492. (to arrive)

3.   Nina  her leg. She is still in hospital. (to break)

4.   I  here all my life. (to live)

5.   Colin  for Brazil this morning. (to leave)

6.   Last winter Robin  with his father in the Alps for three days. (to stay)

7.   Ellen  with her left hand. (always/to write)

8.   She  a language course in Paris last summer. (to do)

9.    anyone  yet? (to phone)

10.     I  Paul today, but I  him last Sunday. (not/to see - to see)