ThePastSimpleorThePresentPerfectExercise

AMatchthetenseusesandcluewordswiththepastsimpleandpresentperfect.
Uses

ClueWords

anactionwhichbeganinthepastandcontinues

ago since yesterday

aspecifiedtimeinthepast

ever when yet

anunspecifiedtimeinthepast

PastSimple

PresentPerfect

Uses
1 a finished action in the past

Uses

3........................................................................

2........................................................................

4........................................................................

Cluewords

Cluewords

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BNumbertheuses(14)andfillthegapswiththeverbsinbracketsusingeitherthepresentperfector
thepastsimple.
Uses

5A:I..................................Annaforalongtime.(tosee,negative)
25B:Really?I..................................heryesterday.(tosee)
35They..................................toVenicethreeyearsago.(togo)
45DavelosthiswalletonSundaybuthe..................................itonMondayinhisjacketpocket.(tofind)
55..................................youever..................................toParis?(tobe)
65We.................................. inthishouseforfiveyearsandwe'reveryhappyhere.(tolive)
75IknowManchesterquitewell.I..................................thereforthreeyearswhenIwasastudent.(tolive)
85He..................................Sallyinthesupermarketlastweek. (tomeet)
95Shefeelsgreat.She..................................threekilossinceChristmas.(tolose)
105It'scoldinherebecausesomeone..................................thewindow.(toopen)
115Beforetheyboughtthecar,they..................................aboutitverycarefully.(tothink)
125..................................you..................................thecatyet?(tofeed)
135ThelasttimeI..................................tenniswasfouryearsago.(toplay)
145When..................................you..................................it?(todownload)
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Answers
A
PastSimple
Uses
1Aspecifiedtimeinthepast
2afinishedactioninthepast
B
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

Cluewords
1ago
2when
3yesterday

PresentPerfect
Uses
1anaction...began...past...contin...
2anunspecifiedtimeinthepast

Cluewords
1ever
2since
3yet

A:IhaventseenAnnaforalongtime.3
B:Really?Isawheryesterday.2
TheywenttoVenicethreeyearsago.2
DavidlosthiswalletonSundaybuthefounditonMondayinhisjacket pocket.
1or2
HaveyoubeentoParis?4
Wehavelivedinthishouseforfiveyearsandwe'reveryhappyhere.3
IknowManchesterquitewell.IlivedthereforthreeyearswhenIwasastudent
1
HemetSallyinthesupermarketlastweek. 2
Shefeelsgreat.ShehavelostthreekilossinceChristmas.3
It'scoldinherebecausesomeonehasopenedthewindow.4
Beforetheyboughtthecar,theythoughtaboutitverycarefully.1
Haveyoufedthecatyet?4
ThelasttimeIplayedtenniswasfouryearsago.2
Whendidyoudownloadit?2

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