Put the verbs in brackets into the “Present Perfect or the Past Simple”.

For the last fifteen years my parents _______________ (live) in Sydney, Australia.

Emily Dickinson _______________ (write) many well-known poems.

Both my grandparents died about ten years ago. They _____ (love) each other very much.

You look tired. _________ you __________ well last night? (sleep)

I ____________ for this company since 1979. (work)

I ____________ you for ages! (not see)

Mozart is dead. He ____________ many years ago. (die)

My brother _______________ (read) three books last week.

We _______________ (not go) to the cinema yesterday.

My sister _______________ (never write) a letter to her boyfriend.


Put the verbs in brackets into the “Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous”.

Don’t walk in here! I … (just/clean) the floor.

Jane’s hungry. She … (not/eat) anything for six years.

She is tired. She … (study) for four years.

I don’t want to see that film again. I … (already/see) it twice.

Sandy … (teach) English for ten years.

Chris … (not/do) the washing-up yet.

He … (work) all morning.

They … (play) in the garden for two years.

He felt tired. He … (drive) all day.

He was wet. He … (walk) in the train.


Put the words in brackets into the “Past Simple, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous”.

Why (you not go) _____________ to the party last night?

Where's my wallet? It was on the table. Somebody (take) _______________ it.

What (happen) _____________ last week at your parent's?

We (know) ________ each other for a long time.

Jim (play) __________ the piano since he was 10.

(you see) _____________ your brother recently?

I (learn) _______________ English for seven years now.

I (begin) ______________ to read the texts in my English textbooks last week.

We (not / plan) ______________ our holiday yet.

She (not/see) ______________ him for a long time.

1. had been living 2. wrote 3. loved4. Have you slept. . . ?5. have been working 6. haven't seen you. . . 7. died 8. didn't go 9. have never written Ex1. I have just cleaned. . . 2. hasn't eaten 3. has been studying 4. have already seen 5. have been teaching 6. Chris hasn't done. . . 7. They have been playing. . . 9. He has walked. . . Ex1.Why didn't you go . . . 2. Somebody has taken it. 3. What has happened. . . 4. We have been known. . . 5. Jim has been playing. . . 6. Have you seen. . . 7. I have been learning. . . 8. I have begun. . . 9. We haven't planned. . . 10. She hasn't seen. . .