Ex 1: Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. A: (you / taste / ever) sushi?

2. B: Yes, I (eat) sushi at least five times so far.

3. A: When (you / eat) sushi for the first time?

4. B: I (eat) sushi for the first time on my dad's 50th birthday.

He (invite) the whole family to a Japanese restaurant.

5. A: (you / like) it?

6. B: Absolutely. In fact, it (be) so good that we (be) to that restaurant

three times yet. And on my mum's birthday, we (order) some sushi
and (have) it at home.
Ex 2. Complete the sentences with for or since.
Ex: Jill is in Ireland now. She arrived there three days ago.
Jill has been there for three days.
1. Jac is here. He arrived here on Tuesday.
He has _____________________________________________________
2. I know Sue. I first met her two years ago.
Ive___________________________________________________________
3. Liz is studying medicine at university. She started three years ago.
Lizs____________________________________________________________
4. I have a camera. I bought it in 1989.
Ive___________________________________________________________
5. Its raining. It started an hour ago.
Its ____________________________________________________________
7. They are married. They got married six months ago.
Theyve ________________________________________________________
Ex 3. Put the verb into the correct form, Present perfect or Past Simple
1. We ____________ (not/ have) a holiday last year.
2. My friend is a writer. He _______________ (write) many books.
3. I _____________ (play) tennis yesterday afternoon.
4. What time________________(you/ go) to bed last night?
5. Kathy travels a lot. She ______________ (visit) many countries.
6. ________________________ (you/ever/meet) a famous person?
7. The weather _________________ (not/ be) very good yesterday.
8. My hair is wet. I _________________ (just/ wash ) it.
9. The town is very different now. It _________ (change) a lot.
10. I did German at school, but I ___________(forget) most of it now.
11. The police _________ (arrest) three people, but later they let them go.
12. What do think of my English? Do you think it __________(improve)?
13. I __________ (apply) for a job as a tourist guide, but I wasnt successful.
14. Wheres my bike? It __________ (be) outside the house, but its not there now.
15. Is Sona here? No, she_____________________ (not/ come) yet.
Ex 4: Sentence transformation
1. Its ages since I took any photos.
- I have __________________________________________________ ____________________.
2. Tom has not had his hair cut for a month.
- Its __________________________________________________ ______________________.
3. Tom hasnt seen Titanic before.
- Its the first time __________________________________________________ ___________.
4. The last time I was abroad was in the summer of 2000.
- I __________________________________________________ ________________________.
5. Tom last watched T.V on New Years Day.
- Tom __________________________________________________ _____________________.
6. Its three months since the windows were cleaned.
- The windows __________________________________________________ ______________.
7. My friends began studying English fifteen years ago.
- My friends __________________________________________________ ________________.
8. My father hasnt played football since 1980.
- The last time __________________________________________________ ______________.
9. He hasnt drunk any beer since the accident happened.
- He last __________________________________________________ ___________________.
10. My brother started smoking two years ago.
- My brother __________________________________________________ _______________.
11. We havent met Tom since he got married.
- We last __________________________________________________ ___________________.
12. This is the first time I ate this kind of food.
- I havent __________________________________________________ _________________.
13. Its four years since I got married.
- I have __________________________________________________ ____________________.
14. He has been working for this factory for three years.
- He started __________________________________________________ ________________.
15. This is the first time I have read this book.
- I have never __________________________________________________ _______________.
16. The last time I heard him was in June.
- I have __________________________________________________ ____________________.
17. We last saw Tom when he went to London.
- We havent __________________________________________________ _______________.
18. Ive never met such a famous singer before.
- Its the __________________________________________________ ___________________.
19. Its two years since I was last in Rome.
- I __________________________________________________ ________________________.
20. My father started to write five years ago. Now hes still writing.
- My father __________________________________________________ ________________.
21. Linda has been cooking for five hours.
- Linda __________________________________________________ ____________________.
22. The Browns havent visited Paris since 1998.
- The last time __________________________________________________ ______________.