PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT
AND PAST PERFECT
PAST SIMPLE VS
PRESENT PERFECT
1) The boy ________(spill) the water on the carpet.It is
still wet.
2) I _________(be) to Russia once ;however, I _____
(not/see) Kremlin Palace when I ______(be) there.
3) I _________(have) enough! I will quit my job
tomorrow!
4) The weather ________(not/be) nice yesterday.
It_______(be) rainy and cold.
5) It ________(be) a busy and tiring week for all of us,
now we deserve a great weekend!
6) Melis _________(not/come) home early last night
because her car __________(break down) and she
________(have to/wait) for the car service to arrive.
7) Jill ____________(just/graduate) from college and
now she is looking for a suitable job.
8) __________ you _________(cook) your famous
chocolate cake? It smells wonderful here!
9) The friends __________(argue) the last time they
__________(meet).
10) I __________(never/watch) The Lord of the Rings
series. I ___________(read) the books last
year,though.
11) Cathy _____________(spend) all her life for her
family and she is proud of it.
12) A: When is the last train to London?
B: I am sorry! It ____________(already/leave).
13) The old couple _________(be) married for almost
thirty years.
14) My niece ___________(grow) into a beatiful young
lady since I last _________(see) her.
15) Irem ___________(just/eat) her dinner, now she is
waiting for her dessert to be served.
16) Charlie _____________(not/go) on a vacation for a
year.
17) I am still looking for my bag in the house. I
____________(not/find) it yet.
18) We __________(not/buy) a new tree since last
Christmas.
19) __________ Jack _______(take) a shower yet?
20) I ___________(not/play) tennis since I last
________ (hurt) my leg in the match.
21) Oh, where _______you ________(be)? We
________(not/hear) from you for a long time!
22) Tom __________(take) care of his mother when she
__________(get) seriously ill last week.
23) _______ you ever _______(do) bungee jumping
in your life?
24) Sam ________(do) bungee jumping last summer.
PAST SIMPLE VS
PAST PERFECT
1) Kristen _________(go) on her first date last night.
2) The film ____________(already/begin) by the time the
girls __________(buy) their tickets.
3) Bora is a millionaire now, but he _________(be) a poor
man before.
4) The tourists _______(pull) their cameras out of their
bags and __________(take) photos as soon as they
__________(see) the spectacular view.
5) First, the workers ___________(carry) the bricks. Then
they __________(build) the house.
6) Larry wont go to that market again. The last time he
__________(shop) there, the cashier _________(be) very
rude to him.
7) I ___________(decide) to buy that jumper as soon as I
_______(see) it on display.
8) ___________(be) there a fight in your neighbourhood
last night?
9) At the opening ceremony , the mayor ___________
(make) an emotinal speech. Obviously he _________
(prepare) and ___________(work) on it beforehand.
10) Selin ___________(not/lose) any weight even after
she _________(give) birth.
11) First, the teacher ____________(give) a project on
Science .Then the students ___________(start) to
research.
12) The town people ____________(not/ know) about the
old ladys generosity until she __________(donate) a
large sum of money to the fund.
13) Jerry ____________(work) as a waiter for two years
before he ___________(find) this job.
14) When my boys ___________(be) children ,they
________(be) very naughty.
15) ________ you _______(lock) the doors before you
_________(leave) the house?
16) There __________(not/ be) an easy way of
communication until Graham Bell _________(invent)
telephone.
17) Eskimos ___________(eat) raw meat because they
_________(believe) that it ________(make) them
healthier.
18) The wind ________(blow) and the girls hat ______
(fly) away.
19) After my dad __________(finish) reading his
newspaper ,he __________(drink) coffee.
20) The World War I ___________(already/ end) when
the World War II __________(start).
21) I __________(not/ see) such a beatiful beach before I
_________(go) to Miami last year.
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PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT PAST SIMPLE VS PAST PERFECT

aA
1) has spilled 1) went
2) has been to/ didnt see / was 2) had already begun/ bought
3) have had 3) was
4) wasnt / was 4) pulled /took/ had seen
5) has been 5) had carried/ built
6) didn come /broke down / had to wait 6) shopped/ was
7) has just graduated 7) decided / had seen
8) have you cooked 8) was
9) argued / met 9) made / had prepared/ had worked
10) have never watched / read 10) didnt lose / had given
11) has spent 11) had given/ started
12) has already left 12) hadnt known/ donated
13) have been 13) had worked/ found
14) has grown / saw 14) were /were
15) has just eaten 15) had you locked/ left
16) hasnt gone 16) hadnt been/ invented
17) havent found 17) ate/ believed / made
18) havent bought 18) blew / flew
19) has Jack taken 19) had finished / drank
20) havent played / hurt 20) had already ended / started
21) have you been / havent heard 21) hadnt seen / went
22) took / got
23) have you ever done
24) did