This document provides examples of incorrect and correct usage of the present perfect simple and past simple tenses in English grammar. It includes the following:
1. Sentences with mistakes using these tenses and the corrections.
2. An exercise to complete a conversation using the present perfect or past simple form of verbs in brackets.
3. A matching exercise between phrases using the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous tenses.
4. Underlining the best verb form - present perfect simple or continuous - in sample sentences.
This document provides examples of incorrect and correct usage of the present perfect simple and past simple tenses in English grammar. It includes the following:
1. Sentences with mistakes using these tenses and the corrections.
2. An exercise to complete a conversation using the present perfect or past simple form of verbs in brackets.
3. A matching exercise between phrases using the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous tenses.
4. Underlining the best verb form - present perfect simple or continuous - in sample sentences.
This document provides examples of incorrect and correct usage of the present perfect simple and past simple tenses in English grammar. It includes the following:
1. Sentences with mistakes using these tenses and the corrections.
2. An exercise to complete a conversation using the present perfect or past simple form of verbs in brackets.
3. A matching exercise between phrases using the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous tenses.
4. Underlining the best verb form - present perfect simple or continuous - in sample sentences.
This document provides examples of incorrect and correct usage of the present perfect simple and past simple tenses in English grammar. It includes the following:
1. Sentences with mistakes using these tenses and the corrections.
2. An exercise to complete a conversation using the present perfect or past simple form of verbs in brackets.
3. A matching exercise between phrases using the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous tenses.
4. Underlining the best verb form - present perfect simple or continuous - in sample sentences.
1 A How long(gjcTyou iivg)here? В About two years. have you lived_________ 2 I haven’t been to work yesterday - I was ill. i did not go to ------------------------------------------------ 3 A We need to email the bank this afternoon. i have already done it. В Don't worry - I’ve done it yet.------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------ 4 On her CV she says she’s got lots of experience, but in fact has never she hasn’t never had a job in her life!----------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------ i was 5 I’ve wanted to work for your company since I’ve been a student. ------------------------------------------------ 6 A Have you heard the news? Louise has left her job! she told В Yes, I know. She’s told me last week. ------------------------------------------------ i started 7 I’ve worked there for about six months. I’ve started in January. ------------------------------------------------
b C om p lete th e con versa tio n w ith th e present p e rfe c t or past s im p le fo rm o f th e verbs
in brackets. A There’s a really good job advert here in the newspaper. 1 Have you seen (you / see) it? В No, 12__________________ have had i haven't read (not / read) the paper yet. You 3__________________ (have) it for hours. Can you show me? A It’s this one. Senior Marketing Specialist for a bank. I think youshould apply for it. В E r ... no, I don't think so. They want someone with lots of experience inbanking, but I i have never worked(never / work) in a bank. 4_________________ A No, but you 5 have worked (work)forlots of marketing companies,and you have done 6_________________ (do) lots of projects for banks. Remember? You ; (work) on a was really big banking project about eight years ago. I t 8_________________ (be) really good. has changed В Yes, but eight years is a long time ago. Everything 9_________________ (change) in banking recently. told It’s a different world now. But what about you? Maybe you should apply. You 10_________________ (tell) me last monththat you wanted to try something new. applied A Yes, but th a t11 was (be)lastmonth. I 12______________(apply) for a job at a newspaper last week, and they 13 have just emailed (just / email) me to offer me the job. В Wow! Congratulations! 14 have you accepted (you / accept) the offer yet? A Not yet, no. But I think I will.
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2B P re se n t p erfect sim p le a n d p re s e n t p erfect c o n tin u o u s
a M atch th e pairs. С U n d e rlin e th e best verb fo rm in each 1 I’ve had a tennis lessons for a month, sentence. 2 I’ve been having [a j b this car for a year. 1 Angela’s on the phone right now - she's talked / she’s been talking to one of her 3 I’ve just read thisbook. ( cj d I thought it was amazing, friends for the last two hours! 4 I’ve been readingthisbook. d 0 с I can’t wait to finish it. 2 I’ve just found / I’ve just been finding my 5 Have you eaten f e properly recently? You look very thin! glasses. I’m so happy! I lost them two 6 Have you been eating e f lunch yet? days ago. 3 I’ve known / I’ve been knowing Jon for C om plete th e sentences usin g th e w ords in b ra cke ts and th e present about 15 years. p e rfe ct c o n tin u o u s . 4 I’m so tired. I’ve worked/ I’ve been The baby’s face is dirty because she’s been eating, (she / eat) working since 7 o’clock this morning. he's been cutting the grass (he / cut / the grass) He’s tired because__________________ 5 I can’t drive, but I’ve wanted I I’ve been They’re stressed because___________________ (they / try / to fix the wanting to learn for a long time. they've been trying to fix the computer 6 . They've studied / They've been studying computer) i've been cooking I’m hot because___________________ (I / cook) every night recently because they have it's been raining .. (it / rain) an exam next week. We’re all wet because____________ They’ve got muddy shoes because they've been playing outside .. (they / play / outside) d ^ Now go back to p.2 5