PRESENT PERFECT and PAST SIMPLE Put the verbs into the Past Simple or Present Perfect: They ……… … already ………………………………… … (call) her Jack ……………………………………………………… (finish) work an hour ago Mandy……………………………………………… (go) to the bank She’s not here now Paul ………………………………………… (leave) school ten minutes ago They …………………………………………………………(go) shopping the other day Her sister …………………………………………………… (lose) her glasses Sally ……………………………………………………… (not go) home after dinner Michael ………………………………………………………… (visit) some poor children The boy …………………………………………………………… (speak) to us 10 We …………………………………………………………….……… (visit) our relatives last Friday 11 When she was young she ……………………………………………………… (not like) History 12 Joe ……………………………………………………………… (not come) yet 13 The children …………………… just ……………………………… (go) out 14 Jack ……………………… never ………………………………………………… (fly) in a plane 15 Some policemen ………………………………………… (catch) the criminals two days ago 16 Peter and his father …………………………………………………………………… (change) some money Right or wrong? (if wrong, correct the sentence): Somebody has broken the window ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………… She won two Oscars ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… They ate Chinese food last week …… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Bob finished his work …………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… We have written a test on Monday ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Insert since or for: She has been in London……………………………… Monday We’ve been in Paris ………………………… four days Mike has been ill ……………… a long time He’s been in hospital ……………… October My aunt has lived in Australia ………………… 15 years India has been an independent country …………………… 1947 KEY: Put the verbs into the Past Simple or Present Perfect: have called finished has gone left went has lost didn't go has visited has spoken 10 visited 11 didn't like 12 hasn't come 13 have gone 14 has flown 15 caught 16 have changed Right or wrong? (if wrong, correct the sentence): right She has won two Oscars right Bob has finished his work We wrote a test on Monday Insert since or for: since for for since for since