PAST SIMPLE/ PRESENT PERFECT & PAST SIMPLE /PAST

1. Fill in the blanks with the past simple or present perfect of the verbs in brackets:

1. Mary …………………………… (never/ go) to Paris, so she’s very excited about her journey.2. McDonalds …………………………… (open) a new restaurant near my house, but I …………………… (not/ go) there yet.3. My father ……………………… (give up) smoking two years ago and he …………………… (not/ smoke) a cigarette since then.4. It’s ten years since I last ……………………… (see) Jim.5. She ……………………… (live) in Rome for ten years, but she ………………………… (not/ return) there since she ……………………… (move) to Florence.6. I need the car, Sue. Where ……………………… (you/ park) it?7. The postman ……………………………… (just/ deliver) the letters. Here you are, Sam!8. I …………………… (learn) to drive when I ………………… (be) 20, but I ……………………… (never/ enjoy) driving.9. It ……………………… (rain) since this morning.

10. Mum ……………………… (buy) a new type of cheese. Do you want to taste it?11. Luke ………………………… (not/ ride) a motorbike since his accident.12. I suppose you ……………………………… (not forget) that we’re meeting Terry tonight, ………………?13. My mother ……………………… (work) as a teacher until 2009, but since last year she …………………… (be) a cook. She’s happier now.14. It ……………………… (be) very hard to get used to living in a village after having lived in a big city for years.

2. Fill in the blanks with the past simple or past perfect of the verbs in brackets:

1. Dave finally ……………………… (reject) the promotion that his manager …………………………… (offer) him due to his hard work.2. I ………………………… (never/ travel) abroad until I …………………………… (move) to Germany.3. As soon as Patrick ……………………… (get) the telegram, he ……………………… (know) what …………………………… (happen).4. Once the party ………………………… (finish) everybody ……………………… (leave) except for Sue that …………………… (help) us to tidy the house.5. Carl ………………………… (not/ tell) me about our economic problems until everything …………………………… (be settled).6. Alice finally ……………………… (buy) her wedding dress after she …………………… (try on) at least twenty of them. What a bore!7. Carol …………………… (resit) her exam in September since she ……………………… (fail) it in June.8. Lewis …………………………… (not/ change) as much as his wife! I ………………………… (not/ see) them for five years.9. When Tina’s mother …………………… (die), she …………………………… (inherit) a fortune and a fabulous mansion in Los Angeles.10. Kim ………………………… (not/ get) the job because she …………………………… (not/ prepare) herself for the interview.11. When I ……………………… (wake up) this morning, everything ………………… (be) white. Definitely, it ……………………… (snow) during the night.12. Pam …………………… (never/ forget) that they …………………………… (not/ invite) her to their wedding reception.13. Our daughter ……………………… (send) an e-mail as soon as she ……………………… (arrive) in London. She ……………………… (promise) to phone us, but she …………………… (not).

1.1. Mary HAS NEVER BEEN (never/ go) to Paris, so she’s very excited about her journey.2. McDonalds HAS OPENED (open) a new restaurant near my house, but I HAVEN’T BEEN (not/ go) there yet.3. My father GAVE UP (give up) smoking two years ago and he HASN’T SMOKED (not/ smoke) a cigarette since then.4. It’s ten years since I last SAW (see) Jim.5. She LIVED (live) in Rome for ten years, but she HASN’T RETURNED (not/ return) there since she MOVED (move) to Florence.6. I need the car, Sue. Where HAVE YOU PARKED (you/ park) it?7. The postman HAS JUST DELIVERED (just/ deliver) the letters. Here you are, Sam!8. I LEARNT (learn) to drive when I WAS (be) 20, but I HAVE NEVER ENJOYED (never/ enjoy) driving.9. It HAS RAINED (rain) since this morning.10. Mum HAS BOUGHT (buy) a new type of cheese. Do you want to taste it?11. Luke HASN’T RIDDEN (not/ ride) a motorbike since his accident.12. I suppose you HAVEN’T FORGOTTEN (not/ forget) that we’re meeting Terry tonight, HAVE YOU?13. My mother WORKED (work) as a teacher until 2009, but since last year she HAS BEEN (be) a cook. She’s happier now.14. It HAS BEEN (be) very hard to get used to living in a village after having lived in a big city for years.15. I HAVEN’T HEARD (not/ hear) much of Tom lately.16. What time DID YOU GO (you/ go) to

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1. Dave finally REJECTED (reject) the promotion that his manager HAD OFFERED (offer) him due to his hard work.2. I HAD NEVER TRAVELLED (never/ travel) abroad until I MOVED (move) to Germany.3. As soon as Patrick GOT (get) the telegram, he KNEW (know) what HAD HAPPENED (happen).4. Once the party HAD FINISHED (finish) everybody LEFT (leave) except for Sue that HELPED (help) us to tidy the house.5. Carl DIDN’T TELL (not/ tell) me about our economic problems until everything HAD BEEN SETTLED (be settled).6. Alice finally BOUGHT (buy) her wedding dress after she HAD TRIED ON (try on) at least twenty of them. What a bore!7. Carol RESAT (resit) her exam in September since she HAD FAILED (fail) it in June.8. Lewis HADN’T CHANGED (not/ change) as much as his wife! I HAND’T SEEN (not/ see) them for five years.9. When Tina’s mother DIED (die), she INHERITED (inherit) a fortune and a fabulous mansion in Los Angeles.10. Kim DIDN’T GET (not/ get) the job because she HADN’T PREPARED (not/ prepare) herself for the interview.11. When I WOKE UP (wake up) this morning, everything WAS (be) white. Definitely, it HAD SNOWED (snow) during the night.12. Pam NEVER FORGOT (never/ forget) that they HADN’T INVITED (not/ invite) her to their wedding reception.13. Our daughter SENT(send) an e-mail as soon as she ARRIVED (arrive) in London. She HAD PROMISED (promise) to phone us, but she DIDN’T (not).14. Dick RECOGNISE (recognise) that he