Present simple perfect or Past Simple?

 Source: www.englishexercises.org

Author: Teacher Irina from Latvia

Exercise 1.Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple

 Exercise

1         I have visitedhas visitedvisited (visit) Bob last month.

2        We have promisedhas promisedpromised (promise) to help them already.

3        She have never donehas never donenever did (never/do) anything bad.

4       She have gonehas gonewent (go) on holiday three weeks ago.

5        We have not donehas not donedid not do(not/do) our work yet.

6       She have seenhas seensaw (see) the film three times.

7        They have swumhas swumswam (swim) in the sea last summer.

Exercise 2. Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple some sentences might require Continuous form, but this time, please, form only Simple tenses:)

 

 

1       She  (read) the book yesterday.

2       Three people  (come) to visit him so far.

3   They  (just/visit) me.

4     When  (she/promise) you to do it?

5     She  (bring) pizza at 9 o’clock.

6     They  (buy) a bike last month.

7   She  (teach) many children since she finished school herself.

Exercise 3. Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple  some sentences might require Continuous form, but this time, please, form only Simple tenses:)

1     We  (sing) a song on Monday. 

2   The children  (sit) still during the lesson.

3  He  (wait) for 3 hours.

4    Then she  (want) an ice-cream.

5  They  (sleep) a lot today.

6   While I  (speak) to you he came home.

7  She  (stand) at the bus stop the other day.

8   We  (take) three books from the library recently.

9    His grandfather is dead. He  (make) the bench.