Put the verbs in brackets into the simple present or present continuous tense

1 . The snake (feel) sorry about this?

I ( not know ) . The story (end ) there

2. How you(end) a letter that (begin) ,'dear sir'?

I always (put) ,' yours truly' , but Tom (prefer ) ' yours faithfully?

3. What the word 'catastrophe' (mean)

It (mean) 'disaster'.

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or simple past

1. My brother (write) several plays. He just (finish) his second tragedy

2. I (fly) over loch Ness last week?

3. You (see) the loch Ness monster?

4. I ( not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is.

III. Change the following sentences from active into passive form

1. She used to full my hat over my eyes.

2. For the past years, I have done all my washing by hand.

3. A pair of robins has built a nest in the porch since last week.

4. The police haven't found the murderer yet.

5. They sold one of her painting at $1,000.

Complete the dialogues with the present perfect or past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

Ruth: Have you ever broken (you / ever / break) something really expensive?

Oscar: Yes, I ¹…….. It ²…….. (be) three or four years ago.  I ³…….. (drop) my dad's laptop. He ⁴…….. (not let) me use his tablet or smartphone since it 5…….. (happen)!

Alex: ⁶……..  (you / ever / meet) a celebrity?

Sara: No, I ⁷……..,  but my uncle ⁸……… He ⁹……… (go) to school with Keira Knightley, the actress. But she ¹⁰……… (not be) famous then, of course. They ¹¹……… (be) only six years old!

Alex: ¹²……… (he/see) her since she ¹³……… (become) famous?

Sara: No, he ¹⁴………

A. Write these sentences again. Put the words on brackets in the right place

1. I have had breakfast (just)

2. He has been in prison ( for six months )

3. The police have not caught the thief (yet)

4.You have asked that question three times(already)

5. Have you been to Switzerland (ever)

6. I have been to Switzerland (never)

7. He is a wonderful runner. He has broken two records ( so far)

8.I haven't seen george(lately)

B. Give the correct from of the verbs in brackets. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise:

I just (receive) a letter from my brother Tim. He is in Australia. He ( be ) there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he already (visit ) a great number of different places in Australia. He just (buy) an Australian car and (go) to Alice Springs. My brother never (be) abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting

C. What is happening? What has happened?

Read these two statements: the bell is ringing

The bell has just rung

Complete the following in the same way:

1. He is leaving the house.

He has just.................

2. He is having breakfast

He has....................

3. She is writing a letter

4. My sister is turning on the radio

5. My mother is making the bed

6. She is buying a new hat

D. Read these two statements:

He is still having breakfast

He hasn't had breakfast yet

Complete the following in the American way:

1. She is still washing the dishes

She hasn't .....................

2. She is still making the beds

She........................

3. He is still combing his hair

4. She is still sweeping the carpet

5. We are still reading 'macbeth'

E. Read these two sentences :

I've already had lunch

Have you had lunch yet?

ask questions in the same way:

1. I've already seen the new play at' the globe'. Have you.............

2. I've already taken my holidays

3. I've already read this book

4. I've already done my homework

5. I've already finished my work

Use the past simple or present perfect of the verbs in the brackets:

1.This is my house . - How long ............you (live)..............here?-I (live)...................here since 1986.

2.He (live)..................in London for two years and then (go)..............to Edinburgh/

3.I (read)..................this book when I was at school and I (enjoy)...........it very much .

4.The play just (begin).......................You are a little late.

5.We (miss).............the bus.Now we 'll have to walk.

6.Why do you look so sad ? -I (lose)...................my English book.

7................you (ever/visit)....................Ha Long Bay? - Yes, I (go)..........there last summer.

8.How long.............you (be)..........out for work ?

-I'm not out of work now.I just (start)................a new job.

9.They (not/speak)...........................to each other since they (quarrel)......................

10.I don't watch that movie because I (see)..............it three times.

Complete the sentences using the present perfect simple or continuous form of the verbs.

1. He _______________ a bungee jump. (never / do)

2. We _______________ for long. We started a week ago. (not learn)

3. They _______________ to surf. (always / want)

4. How many times _____________ to England? (you / go)

5. I _____________ all morning, and my homework still isn’t finished. (work)

6. She ____________ for a month now. She'll be home next week. (travel)

Write a verb form the box in the correct form, present simple or present continuous, in each gap. Use the words in brackets with the verb. Use contractions where possible. You can use the verbs more than once

contact/do/drive/focus/go/happen/have/like/look/need/say/sound/take/think/try/work

Sandy: Hey, George! How's things? What (1) (you) ................................

George: Hi, Sandy!Fine(2) (I/just)............................. some research for that history project

Sandy: (3) (How/it) ...............................?

George:Yeah, (4) (it/well) ..................................., thanks. The website (5) (I) ................................. at now is very good . It's got loads of useful information.

Sandy: Great!Listen, the reason (6) (I) ................... you it that my (7) (mum) ................................ past the library every morning on the way to work, and (8) (she) ......................... she can give you a lift tomorrow morning, if you like

George: Wow, that's really kind of her, but actually (9) (it) ....................... long to walk there from here, so (10) ( she) .......................................... to worry. Can you thank her for me, though?

Sandy: Sure!

George: (11) (what) ......................... with your project? (12) (you) ............................ a title yet?

Sandy: No (13) (I/even) ...................... a topic yet!(14) (I/really) ............................. on it at the moment, though. (15) (I) ................................. to finish my physics project first.

George: Why (16) (you) ..................................... something on the second World War? That's interesting

Sandy: No, (17) (I) ................... wars! I'd rather do something(18)(that) ...................... more on social history

George: Like what?

Sandy: Like the role of women in the Industrial Revolution

George:(19) (that) ....................... good

Sandy:(20) (you) ...............................so? Okay. Maybe I'll do that, then.

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Give the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets:

1. I (hear)......that story recently.

2. We (just tell)..... Bill what she said.

3. My sister (be) in Dalat many times.

4. (you/finish).....your work yet? -Already.

5. It's the best holiday I (have) ......for a long time.

6. She (know)...........him since they were children.

7. The boy (not meet)......his parents for two months.

8. They are the girls we(never see).....before.

Help me

7. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past form.

I remember when I (1)...........................(go) on holiday abroad for the first time. I (2) ...........................(just/leave) school. I (3) .......................... (study) very hard for my final exams and I (4) ............................(feel) that I needed a holiday. A friend of mine (5) ............................(want) to come as well so we (6) ............. (look) at some brochures from the travel agent's. We (7)

............. (read) for about an hour when my friend (8) .......... (find) the perfect holiday - two weeks in Hawaii. We (9) ................... (be) very excited about it. Finally the day of our holiday (10) ....

....... (arrive). We (11) .......... (just/leave) the house......... ......... when the phone (12)