Past Simple and Present Perfect
Past Simple and Present Perfect
Past Simple and Present Perfect
To begin
To look
To realize
To choose
To dig
To stare
To cost
To find
To walk
To describe
To fly
To understand
To see
To run
To provide
To pay
To sell
To wear
To skate
To sew
To spend
To meet
To return
To keep
To leave
To bathe
To feed
To ride
To blow
To commit
To begin
To take
To pay
To teach
To bring
To lose
To write
To see
To win
To go
II. Put the verbs in the brackets into the Past Simple or the Present Perfect
Tense.
1) …you…(already to try) your new T-shirt on, Liz? – Yes, I …(to try) in on some
minutes ago.
2) The police …(just to arrest) Tony. – Really? What …he… (to do)? – they say he…
(to steal) somebody’s credit card three days ago.
3) Imagine how much we …(to do) since Frank … (to offer) us his help.
4) I don’t think Alice … (to change) a lot since we … (to graduate) from the
University.
5) Sue … (to come) up to the front door and … (to push) the doorbell, but nobody …
(to answer).
6) Why … Kate… (to take) all the food away? – I’m not hungry. I … (to have) a
snack just an hour ago.
7) Where…you… (to be) since morning, Rob? Henry … (to phone) you several times
today.
8) Why … Dolly … (to choose) this hotel? – Her friend … (to stay) in this hotel last
year and she … (to recommend) Dolly to spend her holidays here.
9) … you … (to travel) by ferry before, Tim? – Yes, I … .
10) Why … you… (not to unpack) your suitcase yet, Ron? – I … (to come) only
half an hour ago.
11) It’s very cold there. ... you… (to turn on) the heater? – Yes, I … . I … (to turn)
it on ten minutes ago.
12) Is your boss in the office? – No, he … (to go) to Berlin on business. – When …
he … (to leave)? – He … (to leave) two days ago.
13) … Frank … (yet to book) the tour to Europe? – Yes, he … (to phone) me from
the travel agency half an hour ago.
14) How long … you… (to know) Emma? – We … (to be) friends since we … (to
be) seven years old.
15) Who … you … (to get) a letter from? – I … (to get) it from Molly an hour ago.
16) Tina looks great! … she … (to loose) weight? – Yes, she … . She … (to be) on
a diet for a month already.
17) Why … Nora … (to run) out of the room? – Somebody … (to phone) her a
minute ago and perhaps … (to tell) some bad news.
18) Who … (to design) this dress? You look terrific in it, Pam! – Well, I … (to buy)
it in a famous designer fashion house a week ago.
19) … Jack ever … (to ask) you about your parents? – Yes, he … .
20) … you … recognize Martin yesterday? – No, I … . He … ( to change) a lot
since we … (to leave) school.