SimPle PasT or PrEsenT PeRfEcT

Simple Past or Present Perfect Simple

Exercise 1
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
Mother: I want to prepare dinner________________________(you / wash) the dishes yet?
Daughter: I ______________________(wash) the dishes yesterday, but I (have / not) the time yet to do it today.
Mother: ____________________________(you / do / already) your homework?
Daughter: No, I _________________________(come / just) home from school.
Mother: You _______________________(come) home from school two hours ago!
Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy_________________ (call) when I _______________(arrive) and I _____________________(finish / just) the phone call.
Mother: __________________________(you / see / not) Lucy at school in the morning?
Daughter: Yes, but we ___________________________(have / not) time to talk then.

Simple Past or Present Perfect Simple

Exercise 2
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
A: I ____________________________(cycle / just) 50 km.
B: I _____________________________(cycle) 100 km last week.
A: I ______________________________(write) an essay yesterday.
B: I ______________________________(write / already) two essays this term.
A: I _______________________________(ring / just) my friend.
B: I _______________________________(ring) my friend 10 minutes ago.
A: Two days ago, I _________________________(watch) a Madonna concert on TV.
B: I ____________________________________(see / already) Madonna live in concert.

Simple Past or Present Perfect Simple

Exercise 3
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
A: ____________________________(you / be / ever) to London?
B: Yes, I _______________________(be) there three times.
A: When ________________________(be) the last time you (be) there?
B: Last summer. I ______________________________(spend) two weeks in Brighton with my parents and we _____________________________(go) to London one weekend.
_________________________(you / like) it?
Oh yes. We really ____________________________(have) a great time in London.
Lucky you! I______________________________ (be / never) to London.
A: I ________________________(spend) my summer holiday in Australia last year.
B: I___________________________ (be / not) to Australia yet.