Perfect tenses reinforcement

Present Perfect and Past Simple

I can talk about past experiences and when they happened

Read the dialogue

Joe: Have you ever shopped at Harrods?

Eva: Yes, I have. I went there with my dad last year. It's great. We went shopping in Covent Garden too.

Joe: Lucky you! I've never visited London. But I've shopped at Harrods online.

Eva: Really? What did you buy?

Joe: I bought some tea for my grandma. It was really expensive but she loved it.

Multiple Choice

Both Joe and Eva have been to London.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Both Joe and Eva have bought something from Harrods.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

I ______ this coat yesterday. Do you like it?

• have bought

• has bought

• bought

Multiple Choice

Oh no. Where's my phone? I _______ it.

• have lost

• has lost

• lost

Multiple Choice

Shakira writes good songs, but she _______ a few bad ones too!

• have written

• has written

• wrote

Multiple Choice

It was my birthday last month and my parents _____ me a digital camera.

• have given

• has given

• gave

Multiple Choice

I love skiing, but I ______ snowboarding.

• haven't tried

• hasn't tried

• didn't try

Multiple Choice

Zac Efron is her favourite actor. She _____ all his films.

• have seen

• has seen

• saw

In the following sentences

use the past simple form of the verbs given in one sentence and the present perfect in the other sentence.

Open Ended

Verb: go

a She _____ to India three times. She loves it!

b My parents ______ to Egypt before they were married.

Open Ended

Verb: not wear

a I was cold last night because I _____ a coat.

b Can I exchange this dress? I ______ it.

Open Ended

Verb: not hear

a I'm sorry I missed your call. I ____ the phone.

b Who's this song by? I ______ it before.

Open Ended

Verb: buy

a I _____ you a present. Do you want to see it?

b The jacket was half price, so I _____ it.

​LET´S REMEMBER PAST PARTICIPLE VERBS (V3) AND SIMPLE PAST VERBS (V2)

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LET´S PRACTICE SIMPLE PAST vs PRESENT PERFECT ​

Choose the present perfect or past simple form.​

Multiple Choice

A: What’s wrong?

B: I _________________ (break) a glass!

• I broke

• I break

• I have broken

• I has broken

Multiple Choice

My grandparents only _________________ (know) each other for a few months before they _________________ (get) married.

• have known/gotten

• knew/got

• have known/have gotten

• know/get

Multiple Choice

Jack _________________ (break) his arm when he _________________ (fall) off a horse in 2005.

• has broken/felt

• broke/fell

• has broken/has fallen

• broken/fallen

Multiple Choice

A: Hello B: Hi Mom, it’s me. I just wanted to say I _________________ (arrive) safely and everything is fine.

• I´ve arrived

• I arrived

• I have arrive

• I arrive

Multiple Choice

I don´t know where Lisa is. ______ (see) her?

• Did you see

• Have you seen

• Have you saw

• Did you saw

Make sentences with the following words. Use the present perfect or the simple past.

Open Ended

(it/not/rain/last week)

Open Ended

My parents/ a present/buy/for me/still/not

Open Ended

I/not/read/the newspaper/today/yet

Open Ended

She/not/play/this days.

Open Ended

We/simple past vs present perfect/last year/study

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Multiple Choice

I don´t know where Lisa is. ______ (see) her?

• Did you see

• Have you seen

• Have you saw

• Did you saw

Make sentences with the following words. Use the present perfect or the simple past.

Open Ended

(it/not/rain/last week)

Open Ended

My parents/ a present/buy/for me/still/not

Open Ended

I/not/read/the newspaper/today/yet

Open Ended

She/not/play/this days.

Open Ended

We/simple past vs present perfect/last year/study

Multiple Select

time expressions

PAST SIMPLE

• two years ago

• in 2009

• yet

• since 2005

• last Friday

Multiple Select

time expressions

PRESESNT PERFECT

• ever

• yesterday

• since 1999

• already

• when I was a child

Multiple Select

Which sentence is correct?

• I just have finished that book.

• I have just finished that book.

• I have finished just that book.

• I have finished that book just

Multiple Select

I lived in London ______ 2018.

• for

• since

• in

• when

Multiple Select

Evie ______ tennis before.

• did ever play

• has never played

• hasn't never played

• has ever played

Multiple Select

When did you last go to the cinema?

• I have been last week.

• I have been going last week.

• I went last week.

• I had been going last week.

Multiple Select

..............Jim today? I need to talk to him urgently.

• Have you seen

• Did you see

• Had you seen

• You saw

Multiple Select

When we .........home, it had ..... stopped raining.

• Arrived / yet

• Arrive / just

• Arrived / already

• Have arrived / already

Multiple Select

We ......two months ago. The wedding will be next summer.

• Got engaged

• Have engaged

• Had engaged

• Were engaging

Multiple Select

Have you ........ been ......Canada?

• Never / at

• Ever / to

• Already / in

• Just / from

Multiple Select

Q: "When ... ?" A: "He arrived at 2 o'clock."

• does he arrive

• had he arrived

• did he arrived

• did he arrive

Ask and answer the questions

Continue and give more details with Past Simple:

When did you ... ?

Where did ... ?

Why ... ?

How ... ?