English Grammar Exercises: Present perfect and past 2

Exercise 1   

Are the underlined parts of these sentences right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.

1   I’ve lost my key. I can’t find it anywhere. …………………….

2   Have you eaten a lot of sweets when you were a child? …………………….

3   I’ve bought a new car. You must come and see it. …………………….

4   I’ve bought a new car last week. …………………….

5   Where have you been yesterday evening? …………………….

6   Lucy has left school in 1999. …………………….

7   I’m looking for Mike. Have you seen him? …………………….

8   ‘Have you been to Paris?’ ‘Yes, many times.’ …………………….

9   I’m very hungry. I haven’t eaten much today. …………………….

10   When has this book been published? …………………….

Exercise 2   

Make sentences from the words in brackets. Use the present perfect or past simple.

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1   It hasn’t rained this week.

2   The weather has been cold recently.

3   It was cold last week.

4   I didn’t read a newspaper yesterday.

5   I haven’t read a newspaper today.

6   Emily has earned a lot of money this year.

7   She didn’t earn so much last year.

8   Have you had a holiday recently?

Exercise 3   

Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect or past simple.

1   ‘What’s Madrid like?’ ‘I don’t know. ……………………. (I / not / be) there.’

2   When ……………………. (I / get) home last night, ……………………. (I / be) very tired and ……………………. (I / go) straight to bed.

3   A: ……………………. (you / see) Lisa recently?

     B: Yes, ……………………. (I / saw) her a few days ago.

4   I’m tired. ……………………. (I / not / sleep) well last night.

5   The bus drivers were on strike last week. ……………………. (there / be) no buses.

6   Mr Lee ……………………. (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then ……………………. (he / give) it up. Now he works as a gardener.

7   Mary lives in Dublin. ……………………. (she / live) there all her life.

8   A: ……………………. (you I go) to the cinema last night?

     B: Yes, but ……………………. (it / be) a mistake. The film ……………………. (be) awful.

9   My grandfather ……………………. (die) before I was born. ……………………. (I / never / meet) him.

10   I don’t know Karen’s husband. ……………………. (I / never / meet) him.

11   Ifs nearly lunchtime, and ……………………. (I / not / see) Martin all morning. I wonder where he is.

12   ‘Where do you live?’ ‘In Boston.’

       ‘How long ……………………. (you / live) there?’ ‘Five years.’

       ‘Where ……………………. (you / live) before that?’ ‘In Chicago.,

       ‘And how long ……………………. (you / live) in Chicago?’ ‘Two years.’

Exercise 4   

Write sentences about yourself using the ideas in brackets.

1   (something you haven’t done today) …………………….

2   (something you haven’t done today) …………………….

3   (something you didn’t do yesterday) …………………….

4   (something you did yesterday evening) …………………….

5   (something you haven’t done recently) …………………….

6   (something you’ve done a lot recently) …………………….