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PAST SIMPLEVS PRESENT PERFECTAND PAST PERFECT

1) The boy ________(spill) the water on the carpet.It isstill wet.2) I _________(be) to Russia once ;however, I _____(not/see) Kremlin Palace when I ______(be) there.3) I _________(have) enough! I will quit my jobtomorrow!4) The weather ________(not/be) nice yesterday.It_______(be) rainy and cold.5) It ________(be) a busy and tiring week for all of us,now we deserve a great weekend!6) Melis _________(not/come) home early last nightbecause her car __________(break down) and she________(have to/wait) for the car service to arrive.7) Jill ____________(just/graduate) from college andnow she is looking for a suitable job.8) __________ you _________(cook) your famouschocolate cake? It smells wonderful here!9) The friends __________(argue) the last time they__________(meet).10) I __________(never/watch) The Lord of the Ringsseries. I ___________(read) the books lastyear,though.11) Cathy _____________(spend) all her life for herfamily and she is proud of it.12) A: When is the last train to London?

B: I am sorry! It ____________(already/leave).13) The old couple _________(be) married for almostthirty years.14) My niece ___________(grow) into a beatiful younglady since I last _________(see) her.15) Irem ___________(just/eat) her dinner, now she iswaiting for her dessert to be served.16) Charlie _____________(not/go) on a vacation for a

year.17) I am still looking for my bag in the house. I____________(not/find) it yet.18) We __________(not/buy) a new tree since lastChristmas.19) __________ Jack _______(take) a shower yet?20) I ___________(not/play) tennis since I last________ (hurt) my leg in the match.21) Oh, where _______you ________(be)? We________(not/hear) from you for a long time!22) Tom __________(take) care of his mother when she__________(get) seriously ill last week.

23)_______you ever _______(do) bungee jumpingin your life?24) Sam ________(do) bungee jumping last summer.

1) Kristen _________(go) on her first date last night.2) The film ____________(already/begin) by the time thegirls __________(buy) their tickets.3) Bora is a millionaire now, but he _________(be) a poorman before.4) The tourists _______(pull) their cameras out of theirbags and __________(take) photos as soon as they__________(see) the spectacular view.5) First, the workers ___________(carry) the bricks. Thenthey __________(build) the house.6) Larry wont go to that market again. The last time he__________(shop) there, the cashier _________(be) veryrude to him.7) I ___________(decide) to buy that jumper as soon as I_______(see) it on display.8) ___________(be) there a fight in your neighbourhoodlast night?9) At the opening ceremony , the mayor ___________(make) an emotinal speech. Obviously he _________(prepare) and ___________(work) on it beforehand.

10) Selin ___________(not/lose) any weight even aftershe _________(give) birth.11) First, the teacher ____________(give) a project onScience .Then the students ___________(start) toresearch.12) The town people ____________(not/ know) about theold ladys generosity until she __________(donate) alarge sum of money to the fund.13) Jerry ____________(work) as a waiter for two yearsbefore he ___________(find) this job.14) When my boys ___________(be) children ,they________(be) very naughty.15) ________ you _______(lock) the doors before you

_________(leave) the house?16) There __________(not/ be) an easy way ofcommunication until Graham Bell _________(invent)telephone.17) Eskimos ___________(eat) raw meat because they_________(believe) that it ________(make) themhealthier.18) The wind ________(blow) and the girls hat ______(fly) away.19) After my dad __________(finish) reading hisnewspaper ,he __________(drink) coffee.20) The World War I ___________(already/ end) whenthe World War II __________(start).

21) I __________(not/ see) such a beatiful beach before I_________(go) to Miami last year.

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ANSWER KEY

PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT

1) has spilled

2) has been to/ didnt see / was

3) have had

4) wasnt / was5) has been

6) didn come /broke down / had to wait

7) has just graduated

8) have you cooked

9) argued / met

10) have never watched / read

11) has spent

12) has already left

13) have been

14) has grown / saw

15) has just eaten16) hasnt gone

17) havent found

18) havent bought

19) has Jack taken

20) havent played / hurt

21) have you been / havent heard

22) took / got

23) have you ever done

24) did

ANSWER KEY

PAST SIMPLE VS PAST PERFECT

1) went

2) had already begun/ bought

3) was

4) pulled /took/ had seen5) had carried/ built

6) shopped/ was

7) decided / had seen

8) was

9) made / had prepared/ had worked

10) didnt lose / had given

11) had given/ started

12) hadnt known/ donated

13) had worked/ found

14) were /were

15) had you locked/ left16) hadnt been/ invented

17) ate/ believed / made

18) blew / flew

19) had finished / drank

20) had already ended / started

21) hadnt seen / went