Esercizi inglese past perfect, present perfect vs past simple PDF

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Yesterday, Mandy (go)…………………………….! to a café after work. She……………………………… (sit)! down at a table outside the café and (look) ………………………..! at the menu. When the waiter (come)! to take her order, she (be)………………….! surprised. It (be)………………….!! James, an old friend from school. They (see/not)………………….!! each other for at least five years. So they (tell)………………….!! each other what (happen)………………….!! in the past five years. The wind …………………. away the paper serviettes that I !…………………. on the garden table. The teacher …………………(read) .the essays that his students …………………(write). . The girls …………………. at the pictures that they !………………….the day before.

10 The children were excited because they ………………………….(never\see)a circus before. 11 By the time we arrived the party ………………………….…(finish) 12 When we got home I …………………………….(make)a cup of tea for everyone. 13 It was very quiet in the office because everyone …………………………(go)home. 14 When we …………………………….(arrive)at the cinema the film had already started. 15 First we played tennis and then we …………………………….(go)swimming. 16 I didn’t recognize Peter because he …………………………….(grow)a beard. 17 …………………………….(meet\you)anyone interesting at the conference last week? 18 I was walking home when I …………………………….(see)a car accident. 19 It was good to see Tom again yesterday. I …………………………….(see)him for years. 20 I wasn’t hungry because I…………………………….(have\just)lunch. 21 I hadn’t studied very much so I …………………………….(not\pass)the exam.

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE\PAST SIMPLE 1 I ……………………………(LIVE)here since I was a baby. 2 Last year my neighbour ……………………………(WRITE)a book about our town. 3 We have ……………………………(GO)to the cinema last night. 4 She ……………………………(HELP)me with my maths homework last week . 5 Gutenberg has ……………………………(INVENT)the printing press in the 15th century. 6 Their football team hasn’t ……………………………(PLAY)very well today. 7 Oh no! Look! Your dog has ……………………………(EAT)the sandwiches. 8 I’m sorry. The train ……………………………(LEAVE) five minutes ago.

9 I ……………………………(NEVER\MEET)a famous person. 10 They ……………………………(WIN) a medal in last year’s competition. 11 Mum ……………………………(TELL)you to turn off the music three times today. Please listen to her! 12 Hi Pete! I ……………………………(NOT\ SEE)you for ages! 13 Last night I ……………………………! !! (to dream) about your new car." 14 We ……………………………! !! (see) a wonderful film last week." 15 I ……………………………! !! (to know) Sam for twenty years." 16 This is the second time I ……………………………! !! (to ride) a motorbike." 17 They ……………………………! !! (to build) this tower in 1965." 18 ……………………………! !!! (you/ever/to be) to Mexico?" 19 ! …………………………… !!(you/ to see) Tom this week?" 20 They! …………………………… !! (to play) tennis when they were at college." 21 She ! ……………………………!! (to be) in London last night. 22 There ……………………………!! (to be) many people at the party.re WERE many people at the party. PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE\PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS That girl ……………………………(eat) seven ice-creams. I ……………………………(not/wear) this dress for three years. We ……………………………(study) Chinese for three months. How many pints of beer you …………………………… (drink)? He ……………………………(work) since seven o’clock this morning. I ……………………………(work) all day. I’m fed up! How many horses Peter ……………………………(feed)? My pupils …………………………… (finish) their exams. They’re very happy. That girl ……………………………(eat) ice creams for two hours. How long you ……………………………(decorate) this house? How long you…………………………… (know) Maria? Peter ……………………………(walk) since three o’clock. How many games they ……………………………(play)? I ……………………………(clean) three rooms. Mum ……………………………(mend) your socks for two hours. What a disaster! I wonder how long the cake ……………………………(bake) in the oven! How many you ……………………………(pick)? I (pick) ……………………………three baskets. Peter…………………………… (cut) down fifty square metres of lawn. How long you ……………………………(wear) glasses? Evelyn is exhausted these days. She ……………………………(study) too hard. Mike never…………………………… (be) abroad. We ……………………………(wait) for three hours! I ……………………………(pull) up 100 daisies. I ……………………………(pull) up daisies all morning. What are you been doing? We…………………………… (pick) peaches. John ……………………………(finish) his homework yet? How long you ……………………………(be) a doctor? How many books John ……………………………(write)?...