1 - Circle the correct alternatives
We usually use the PRESENT PERFECT to refer to a situation or event that happened at a definite / an indefinite time in the past. It is possible / impossible to change this situation or event. The emphasis is on what / when it happened.
We usually use the SIMPLE PAST to refer to a situation or event that happened at a definite / an indefinite time in the past. It is possible / impossible to change this situation or event. The emphasis is on what / when it happened.
2 - Simple Past or Present Perfect?
1. The company cut / has cut lots of trees last year.
2. I haven’t read / read the newspaper this morning. I was late for work.
3. She drank / has drunk four cups of coffee today, and it’s still lunch time.
3 - Read the text
below and identify the words that indicate. Then fill in the blanks using the verbs in parentheses in the correct
tense and form (Present Perfect x Simple Past).
Dear Pamela,
I ___________________ (have) a lot of fun since I arrived here. It is a wonderful seaside
city. I definitely recommend it.
I ___________________ (get) here three weeks ago, and I ___________________ (visit) so many
beautiful places these past few days. You should come and see it for yourself.
Last week, I ___________________ (go) to Fisherman’s Wharf. It is the waterfront community.
I ___________________ (eat) the freshest seafood and ___________________ (meet) very friendly
people there. I also visited the Golden Gate Bridge. It ___________________ (be) a great adventure! I ___________________ (rent) a comfortable bike and ___________________ (ride) over the Golden Gate bridge path. The view was extraordinary!
Did you know that San
Francisco offers the best shopping in the world? The problem is that I am a
compulsive shopper, you know, I can’t control myself. I ___________________ (spend) too much money this week. I ___________________ (be) here for three
weeks and I ___________________ (buy) around fifty items so far. Well… I hope to have enough money to
visit Chinatown, the largest Chinese community outside Asia.
Well, Pamela. I ___________________ (have) great fun here, but I ___________________ (be) feeling a little homesick lately.
I ___________________ (not/talk) to my mom because she ___________________ (be) traveling since
I left home. I ___________________ (try) to talk to her for the past three days, but I ___________________ (get) her voice mail only. If you meet her, please tell her that I will
be home soon and that I love her.
Love,
Shirley
4 - Complete with Simple Past or Present Perfect.
1. She
___________________________ her old school books yet (organize – neg)
2. They ____________________
of living abroad a few years ago, but now they are happy here. (think)
3. Kevin
______________________ jobs three times this year. I think I don’t know what he
wants (change)
4. ___________ you
______________ a music box as a gift to someone? (give)
5. I ________________ Jason
while he was traveling in Europe (meet)
