PAST SIMPLE VS. PRESENT PERFECT










1.    Choose the correct word.

1.    Tony hasn’t been sleeping well already / lately.

2.    Have you ever / never eaten sushi?

3.    She has cooked for / since five o’clock.

4.    Pedro has just / yet left.

5.    I have cooked for / since three hours.

6.    They haven’t met already / yet.

7.    We haven’t met Tom already / yet.

8.    Did you meet Anna since then / yesterday?

9.    Have you already / still been to Austria?

10. I have ever / never eaten caviar.

11. I have worked here for / since ten years.

12. I’ve been in London since / for Tuesday.



2.    Put the adverbs in the correct place.

1.    I have seen an alien. (never) ________________________________________________________

2.    We have received an invitation to the school party. (just) _________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

3.    Have you met any famous actor? (ever) _______________________________________________

4.    Zaoblený obdélníkový popisek: Have we finished? Not yet…. She has finished research work.
(already) _____________________________________________

5.    Paul hasn’t phoned. (lately) ________________________________________________________

6.    They haven’t written the composition. (yet)____________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________



3.    Write sentences. Use the present perfect affirmative, negative or interrogative, and the
words in brackets.

1.    you / make / your bed / ? (yet) à Have you made your bed yet?

2.    the students / not talk / to their teacher (yet) à _________________________________________

3.    I / be / to the USA (already) à _____________________________________________________

4.     We / meet / Tom / at the door (just) à _______________________________________________

5.    she / do / her homework / ? (yet) à__________________________________________________

6.    I / have / a calm life (never) à ______________________________________________________



4.     Write the verbs in brackets in the correct tense: past simple or present perfect simple.

1.    I ______________________ (not / meet) Sam last month, but I ______________________ (meet) him
three times this week!

2.    ______________________ (you / try) the new tea I told you about?

3.    My brother ______________________ (give) me the news yesterday. I ______________________ (be)
shocked.

4.    ______________________ (she / ever / be) to London?

5.    Thomas and Peter ______________________ (not / talk) to each other last week. They had had a
stupid argument.

6.    My friends and I _____________________ (taste) Indian food last week. We
_____________________ (love) it.

7.    ______________________ (you / see) Mary recently?

8.    I ______________________ (just / arrive) from Madrid; I am really tired.

9.    How long ago ______________________ (they / sell) their old house?

10.  What ______________________ (you / do) lately?

11.  My brother ______________________ (leave) the office two minutes ago.

12.  My mother ______________________ (not / finish) preparing lunch.

13.  I can’t find my keys! I ______________________ (lose) them.

14.  Obláček: I worked so much yesterday… I have worked a lot recently… When ______________________
(she / bring) those books? Yesterday?

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