4ESO past simple or present perfect? + answers

1. Use past simple or present perfect.

1. My grandparents ________________(be) together since they were 17.
2. I ______________ (spend) a month in London last summer.
3. He _______________ (finish/just) his exercises.
4. Sue and James _______________ (get married) in 1989.
5. Harry and Alison __________(have) and argument last week but today they __________ (make up).
6. Yesterday, Tom ______________ (not enjoy) the party because he got sick.


2.Write present perfect or past simple.

1 Look! Someone ______________ your laptop. ( steal)
2 I ____________ the news about the prime minister on the radio this morning.(hear)
3 We last _____________ Felix three months ago. (see)
4 They ______________ each other since they were children. (know)
5 You _________________ to Dorothy yesterday on the phone. (talk)


3.Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or the present perfect form of the verbs in the brackets.


1 I ............................. (not go) to a festival. Are they fun?
2 My sister .............................(break) her leg last week.
3 ............................................(have/ever/he)an argument with his parents?
4 I..................................(not see) your new top yet. What colour is it?
5 Oh, no! I .....................................(forget) my homework again.
6 ......................................( you/hear) Maroon 5 in concert on the radio last night?
7 He .......................(pass) his driving test last week.
8 .......................................(you/ever/swim) with dolphins?
9 We ................................. (not work) hard at school yesterday.
10 She ................................(not write) to her grandparents recently.

Answers

Exercise 1

have been
spent
has just finished
got married
had
have made up
didn't enjoy

Exercise 2

has stolen
heard
saw
have known
talked

Exercise 3

haven't been
broke
has he ever had
haven't seen
have forgotten
did you hear
passed
have you ever swum
didn't work
hasn't written

4th ESO SSEE revision unit 1

Fill in the gaps with the present perfect continuous when possible, if not, present perfect simple

1) (they/arrive)…………………………………… already?            

2) Lucy …………………………………………(run) 2000 metres today.      

3) I ……………………………………..(clean) all morning - I'm fed up!.

4) How long ………………………………….(you/know) Simon?              

5) I ………………………………….(drink) more water recently, and I feel better.           

6) Sorry about the mess! I ……………………………………….(bake).     

7) How many times ………………………………………(you/take) this exam? .   

8) He ……………………………………..(eat) six bars of chocolate today.

9) Help, I ………………………………….(lose) my wallet. How can I get home?               

10) The students ……………………………………….(finish) their exams. They're very happy.   

11) The baby's face is really dirty. What ………………………………………(he/eat)?       

12) Iona is exhausted these days. She ……………………………………(work) too hard recently.            

13) Luke …………………………………..(never/be) abroad.     

14) I ……………………………………………(wait) three hours already!

15) ……………………………………………..(you/finish) your homework yet?      

16) How long ………………………………………….(you/be) a lawyer?    

17) I ………………………………………….(read) your book all day. It's very interesting, but I'm only on chapter 2.           

18) She ………………………………………(drink) ten glasses of water!

19) I ………………………………………(have) my dog for sixteen years.          

Verb patterns 1 

Verb patterns 2 

Verb patterns 3     

Answers

1.       have they arrived

2.       has been running

3.       have been cleaning

4.       have you known

5.       have been drinking

6.       have been baking

7.       have you taken

8.       has eaten          

9.       have lost

10.   have finished

11.   has he been eating

12.   has been working

13.   has never been

14.   have been waiting

15.   have you finished

16.   have you been

17.   have been reading

18.   has drunk

19.   have had