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Simple Past and Present Perfect
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Present Perfect or Past Simple ( B&W and KEY included )
Level:
elementary
Age:
11-17
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3439
Conversation Questions for Elementary Students
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elementary
Age:
10-17
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Looking for a job
Level:
intermediate
Age:
14-17
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1230
FOR-SINCE-DURING-AGO -PAST SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT (KEY INCLUDED)
Level:
elementary
Age:
12-14
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1 of 3 Long Time No See - Practise PAST Tenses - Reading and Speaking activity
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intermediate
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14-17
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798
PAST SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT
Level:
intermediate
Age:
10-12
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775
Simple past and present perfect
�
The Past Simple
:
�
It is used to fix events and
�situations in the past. You can
�use it when the event or the situation happened.
I
saw
Melanie in the cinema.
She
met
her husband 5 years ago.
�
The Present Perfect
:
�
The present perfect has several
�uses, but it always shows a
�connection between the past and now.
We
�ve known
each other since we were children.
Patrick
�s been married
for five years.
�
�
Write in the blanks with the correct form .
�
1)��� Felipe ll
(be) a king.
2)��� I
(forget) my keys!�������� �
3)��� Last holidays we
(meet)a new friend.
4)��� Mum
�(lose) my ruler!
(you/ see)it?
5)��� I
(visit) all the parks when I
(be) in Orlando.
6)��� I
(play) the piano for 10 years.
7)���
(you/ever/win) the lottery.
8)��� Yesterday,Janet
(call)me to say she happy birthday.
9)��� He
(work) in that project since March.
10)� Unfortunately, Doris
�(break) her leg.
11)��Somene
(steal) my wallet!
12)� I know that girl but I
�(forget) her name.
13)��Mozart
(write) over 600 works during his lifetime.
14)��All Mr Jones� fields
�(burn) for 2 days.
15)��We
�(marry) last year.
16)� He
�(love) his girlfriend for a long time.
17)� What�s a stupid thing! Peter
(not/ study) for the final exam.
18)� It was very hot in the room so I
(open) the window.
19)� I�m really sorry I
(lose) your mp3.
20) �They
(leave) home at 12 o�clock.
21)� When I
(be) a child I
(love) swimming in the sea with my sister.
22)��My brother
(not/ finish) his homework yet.
23)� We
(be) asleep when Dad
�(arrive) home.
24)� Jonas
(fight) with his cousin last night.
25)� Auntie Liza
(buy) a new car last week.
26)� She
(make) a very big cake for my party.
27) �I
(go) to the cinema with my husband last Saturday.
28)��Oh my God! You
(make) a mistake.