T118 ESL 1 Name:__________________

TENSES:
I. Use PRESENT TENSE (simple and continuous) and PRESENT PERFECT
TENSE (simple).
Simple Present Tense: Present Perfect Tense:
I get up at 7 every day. They have met him before.
I do not eat meat. I am a vegetarian. She hasn’t finished her
homework yet
Present Continuous Tense: I have seen this movie ten
I am attending my class now. times.
Take your umbrella. It is raining.

1. He ________________all the Harry Potter books (READ).

2. She _______________over 6 pounds in the last few months. (LOSE)

3. This milk __________________very fresh. (NOT TASTE)

4. Mum! Come quickly. Tom ________________ me (HIT)

5. I ____________________ a lot of homework so far, so don't ask me to

do yours (DO)

6. This afternoon I _________________the doctor about my skin problems.

(SEE)

7. Everybody _______________money (NEED)

8. Computers _________________more and more popular these days

(BECOME)

9. This is the first time I _______________a car (DRIVE)

10.They normally ____________________the business cards in New York

(PRINT)

11.The reason I have got a sun tan is that I __________________back form

a trip to Cuba (JUST COME)

12.Things are really great. Business _______________________(BOOM).

13.My English ___________________ since I went to Australia (IMPROVE).

14.Some people ______________________just movies so seriously (TAKE)

II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use

RESENT PERFECT TENSE simple or PAST TENSE simple.

Present perfect : Simple past:

I have lived in Lyon. I lived in Lyon in 1989.

They have eaten Thai food. They ate Thai food last night.

Have you seen ‘Ant Man 2 ’? Where did you see 'Ant Man 2'?

We have been to Ireland. When did you go to Ireland?

1. There's no milk left.____________________ all of it? (PETER DRINK)

2. George __________________in Tokyo for five years but he left in 2006.

(LIVE)

3. Somebody_______________________ my bicycle, so now I have to walk

home (STEAL).

4. Mardy _____________________________from University last July

(GRADUATE).

5. He ______________________________down a lot since the birth of his child

last year (SLOW)

6. She ______________________________her Christmas shopping (ALREADY

DO)

7. The Americans _______________________a new space shuttle a few years

ago (LAUNCH)

8. Who____________________ the graffiti on the wall yesterday? (WRITE)

9. My uncle __________________________karaoke at yesterday's party

(SING)

10.Our soldiers _______________________to Africa yet (NOT BE)

Verbs that are not usually used in the continuous form

Senses / Perception Emotions / desires

 to feel*  to envy
 to hear  to fear
 to see*  to dislike
 to smell  to hate
 to taste  to hope
 to like
Opinion  to love
 to mind
 to assume  to prefer
 to believe  to regret
 to consider  to want
 to doubt  to wish
 to feel (= to think)
 to find (= to consider) Measurement
 to suppose
 to think*  to contain
 to cost
Mental states  to hold
 to measure
 to forget  to weigh
 to imagine
 to know Others
 to mean
 to notice  to look (=resemble)
 to recognise  to seem
 to remember  to be (in most cases)
 to understand  to have(when it means "to
possess")*

Exceptions

Perception verbs (see, hear, feel, taste, smell) are often used with can:

I can see... These verbs may be used in the continuous form but with a different
meaning

 This coat feels nice and warm. (your perception of the coat's qualities)
 John's feeling much better now (his health is improving)
 She has three dogs and a cat. (possession)
 She's having supper. (She's eating)
 I can see Anthony in the garden (perception)
 I'm seeing Anthony later (We are planning to meet)
Simple past or present perfect tense worksheet

I. Complete the following sentences using an appropriate simple past or present

perfect tense form.
1. Last year, our boys ……………….. the match.
a) won
b) have won
2. I …………….. James at the club yesterday.
a) meet
b) met
c) have met
3. The old beggar ……………….. at the children when they ……………….. stones at
him.
a) have yelled, threw
b) yelled, threw
c) have yelled, have thrown
d) yelled, have thrown
4. The children ………………….. a fabulous performance.
a) delivered
b) have delivered
c) Either could be used here
5. The teacher ………………. the boy for scoring poor grades.
a) has berated
b) berated
6. I ………………. all the books by Bernard Shaw.
a) read
b) have read
7. Mother says that she ……………….. the table.
a) laid
b) has laid
8. The audience …………………. the players.
a) cheered
b) have cheered
 9. I ……………….. the parcel in the morning.
a) sent
b) have sent

II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use RESENT
PERFECT TENSE simple or PAST TENSE simple.
1. I _________a great film yesterday. (see)

2. _________a cheap laptop? (you ever buy)

3. Sue __________the flu last winter. (have)

4. A few days ago we ___________ to his uncle. (drive)

5. They __________bingo Wednesday afternoon. (play)

6. He _____________the bus to get there. (already take)

7. Last week my rabbit ____________ away. (run)

8. We ____________a lot last Sunday. (do)

9. _______________to India? (she ever be)

10. I _______________him last Monday. (meet)

11. She _________________ yet. (not wake up)

12. I ___________________her since last Thursday. (not meet)

13. Bob ___________________well last night. (sleep)

14. I _____________________a letter from her two days ago. (get)

15. They ______________________in Germany. (Already arrive)