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The document contains examples of verbs put into either the present perfect or simple past tense based on the context. It provides dialogues between characters where they discuss their recent and past experiences using the appropriate verb tenses. The examples demonstrate how to correctly use the present perfect and simple past tenses in conversations about events and experiences that occurred either in the past or have been ongoing up until the present.

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Present Perfect

The document contains examples of verbs put into either the present perfect or simple past tense based on the context. It provides dialogues between characters where they discuss their recent and past experiences using the appropriate verb tenses. The examples demonstrate how to correctly use the present perfect and simple past tenses in conversations about events and experiences that occurred either in the past or have been ongoing up until the present.

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Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: Present Perfect or Simple Past.

1.

I ----------------------------------------- (buy) a new house last year, but I ---------------------------------- (not


sell) my old house yet, so at the moment I have two houses.

2.

When Ann -------------------------------- (be) on her way to the station it -----------------------------(begin) to rain. Ann ----------------------- (run) back to her flat for her umbrella, but
this ---------------------(make) her late for her train.

3.

She ------------------------------------ (catch) the next train but it --------------------------------------(not get)


in till 9.00, so she ---------------------------------------------(arrive) at her office ten minutes late.

4.

Ann -----------------------------(go) to Canada six months ago. She ---------------------------------(work) in Canada for a while and then ---------------------------------------(go) to the United
States.

5.

Mary -------------------------------- (be) in Japan for two years. She is working there and
likes it very much.

6.

Peter ------------------------(try) to come in quietly but his mother --------------------------(hear)


him and --------------------- (call) out, Where ----------------- (you/be)? Your supper
--------------------------- (be) in the oven for an hour.

7.

We usually go out on Saturday evenings, but last Saturday ------------------------(it/be) so wet that we ----------------------------- (stay) in and ------------------------- (play) cards.

Complete the texts with the appropriate tense:

Paul: I ----------------------------_(play) football


since I was five years old.
Tom: ------------------------- (you play) since you
------------------------- (come) to England?
Paul: Oh yes. I -------------------------- (play)
quite a lot. I ------------------------ (join) a club
after I ----------------------------- (arrive).
Tom: ------------------------- (you play) any
matches?
Paul: We ----------------------- (play) about ten.
We have two more to play. We
---------------------------- (have) a very good
season, we ------------------------- (win) all our
matches so far, though we
--------------------------------- (not really deserve) to
win the last one.
Tom: I ---------------------------- (play) football
when I ---------------------------- (be) at school but
when I ---------------------------- (leave) school I
---------------------------- (drop) it and
------------------------ (take up) golf.

Ann: Hello, Jack! I -------------------- (not see)


you for ages! Where -----------------------? (you
be)
Jack:I ------------------------ (be) in Switzerland.
I ---------------------------- (want) to send you a
postcard but I ------------------------- (not have)
your address with me.
Ann: Never mind. ----------------------- (you
have) a good time? How long
------------------------------------- (you be) there?
Jack: I ------------------------- (be) there for a
month. I ------------------------------------- (just get)
back. Yes, I ---------------------- (enjoy) it
thoroughly. I ---------------------------- (ski) all day
and ------------------------ (dance) all night.
Ann: I ----------------------- (ski) when I
------------------ (be) at the university, but I
--------------------- (break) a leg five years ago
and since then I -------------------------------------(not do) any.

Peter (meeting Paul unexpectedly in


London): Hello, Paul! I ------------------------(not know) you ------------------------------- (be)
here.
Paul: oh, I ------------------------------- (be) here
for two months. I ----------------------------(arrive) on the 6th of January.
Peter: When we last -------------------------------(meet) you ---------------------------- (say) that
nothing would induce you to come to
England.
Paul: I -------------------------- (find) that I
----------------------- (need) English for my work
and this ------------------------- (seem) the
quickest way of learning it.
Peter: ---------------------------- (you know) any
English when you first ---------------------------(arrive) here?
Paul: No, I ------------------------------- (not know)
a word.

Answer Key:
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: Present Perfect or
Simple Past
I -------bought------- a new house last year, but I -----havent sold
old house yet, so at the moment I have two houses.

------

my

When Ann -------was------ on her way to the station it --------began------ to


rain. Ann ------ran------ back to her flat for her umbrella, but this
------made----- her late for her train.
She -------caught------- the next train but it ------ didnt get-------- in till 9.00,
so she ---------arrived-------- at her office ten minutes late.
Ann ----went------ to Canada six months ago. She ------worked------ in
Canada for a while and then -----went----- to the United States.
Mary -------has been------ in Japan for two years. She is working there and
likes it very much.
Peter -----tried----- to come in quietly but his mother ------heard------ him
and -----called---- out, Where ------ have you been-----? Your supper
-----has been----- in the oven for an hour.
We usually go out on Saturday evenings, but last Saturday
------so wet that we ---- stayed---- in and ---- played---- cards.

it was

------

Answer Key:
Complete the dialogues with the verbs in the correct tense:
Paul: I have played football since I was five years old.
Tom: Have you played since you came to England?
Paul: Oh yes. I have played quite a lot. I joined a club after I arrived.
Tom: Have you played any matches?
Paul: We have played about ten. We have two more to play. We have had
a very good season, we have won all our matches so far, though we didnt
really deserve to win the last one.
Tom: I played football when I was at school but when I left school I
dropped it and took up golf.

Ann: Hello, Jack! I havent seen you for ages! Where have you been?
Jack:I have been in Switzerland. I wanted to send you a postcard but I
didnt have your address with me.
Ann: Never mind. Did you have a good time? How long were you there?

Jack: I was there for a month. I have just got back. Yes, I enjoyed it
thoroughly. I skiied all day and danced all night.
Ann: I skiied when I was at the university, but I broke a leg five years
ago and since then I havent done any.

Peter (meeting Paul unexpectedly in London): Hello, Paul! I didnt know


you were here.
Paul: oh, Ive been here for two months. I arrived on the 6th of January.
Peter: When we last met you said that nothing would induce you to come
to England.
Paul: I found that I English for my work and this seemed the quickest way
of learning it.
Peter: Did you know any English when you first arrived here?
Paul: No, I didnt know a word.

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