Simple Past – Present Perfect Simple

FormSimple Past Present Perfect Simple

Động từ BQT: Xem cột 2 bảng Động từ BQT

Example:I spoke

Động từ BQT: Xem cột 3 bảng Động từ BQT

Example:I / you / we / they have spokenhe / she / it has spoken

Động từ thường V_ed

Example:I worked

Động từ thường have/has V_ed

Example:I / you / we / they have workedhe / she / it has worked

UseSimple Past Present Perfect Simple

(1) certain time in the past (thời gian cụ thể trong QK)

Example:I phoned Mary 2 minutes ago.

just / already / not yet (thời gian không cụ thể)

Example:I have just phoned Mary.

(2) certain event in the past (hành động cụ thể)Example:He went to Canada last summer.

whether / how often till now (hành động xảy ra có tần suất như thế nào đến hiện tại)Example:Have you ever been to Canada? / I have been to Canada twice.

(3) Emphasis on action (nhấn mạnh hành động)

Example:I bought a new bike. (just telling what I did in the past.)

Emphasis on result (nhấn mạnh kết quả)

Example:I have bought a new bike. (With this sentence I actually want to express that I have a new bike now.)

Signal Words

Simple Past Present Perfect Simple

yesterday

... ago

in 1990

the other day

last ...

just

already

up to now

until now / till now

ever

(not) yet

so far

lately / recently

Exercise 1

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. Mother: I want to prepare dinner. Have you washed  the dishes yet?

2. Daughter: I washed the dishes yesterday, but I have not had  the time yet to do it today.

3. Mother: Have you already done  your homework?

4. Daughter: No, I have just come  home from school.

5. Mother: You came  home from school two hours ago!

6. Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy called when I arrived and I have just finished  the phone call.

7. Mother: Didn't you see  Lucy at school in the morning?

8. Daughter: Yes, but we did not have  time to talk then.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. A: I have just cycled  50 km.2. B: I cycled signal word 'last week' = Simple Past  100 km last week.

3. A: I wrote  an essay yesterday.

4. B: I have already written  two essays this term.

5. A: I have just rung  my friend.

6. B: I rang  my friend 10 minutes ago.

7. A: Two days ago, I watched  a Madonna concert on TV.

8. B: I have already seen  Madonna live in concert.

9. A: I spent  my summer holiday in Australia last year.

10. B: I have not been  to Australia yet.

Exercise 2

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. A: (you / be / ever)   to London?

2. B: Yes, I (be)   there three times.

3. A: When (be)   the last time you (be)   there?

4. B: Last summer. I (spend)   two weeks in Brighton with my parents and we (go)   to London one weekend.

5. (you / like)   it?

6. Oh yes. We really (have)   a great time in London.

7. Lucky you! I (be / never)   to London.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. A: (you / try / ever)   haggis?

2. B: Oh, yes!

3. A: How often (you / eat)   haggis yet?

4. B: Two times exactly.

5. A: When (you / eat / first)   haggis?

6. B: That (be)   in 2005. We (have)   a Scottish festival in our town and they

also (sell)   traditional Scottish food. So I (buy)   haggis.

7. A: (you / like)   it?

8. B: It (be / not)   too bad. And I (know / not)   anything about haggis then.

9. A: When (you / find out)  ?

10. B: When I (be)   in Scotland in 2007. I (go)   to a restaurant and (order) 

haggis. Afterwards, the waiter (tell)   me about haggis: it's the heart, liver and lungs of a sheep, boiled in the

animal's stomach. Well, I (eat / never)   haggis again since then.

Exercise 3

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. A: (you / buy)   the tickets for our journey yet?

2. B: Yes, I (go)   to the station yesterday and (buy)   the tickets.

3. A: What time (you / go)   there?

4. B: I (take)   a friend to the station in the morning. His train (leave)   at 9:45.

5. A: (you / pack)   your bags yet?

6. B: Of course. And I (ask / already)   my neighbour to empty my letter box. What about you?

7. B: I (pack)   my bags two days ago.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. Yesterday, my brother (come)   home from school, (switch)   on the TV

and (watch)   TV until dinner (be)   ready.

2. Oh no, it's raining and I (leave)   my umbrella at home.

3. Look! There is so much food left. Nobody (eat)   anything.

4. Where (you / be)   yesterday? - I (go)   to the shopping centre and (buy)   a new computer game.

5. Why don't you want to play football with us this weekend? - I (break)   my leg.

6. The road is closed. There (be)   an accident.

7. I (have)   an accident when I (be)   in Manchester last year.

8. Come on, let's celebrate! Our team (win)   the match.

Exercise 4

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. A: (you / play / already)   the new computer game?

2. B: No, not yet. I only (buy)   it yesterday and I (have / not)   the time yet.

3. A: (you / go)   to the cinema last night?

4. B: Yes. I (be)   there with Sue and Louis. (you / be)   to the cinema recently?

5. A: I last (go)   to the cinema two weeks ago.

6. B: So you (see / not)   the new action film yet.

7. A: No, unfortunately not. (you / enjoy)   it?

8. B: Oh, I really (love)   it. But Sue (like / not)   it - too much action!

9. A: But why (you / take)   her with you? She (tell)   me last week that

she (hate)   action films.

10. B: I think she has an eye on Louis. She (try)   to flirt with him all the time. So he (can / concentrate /

not)   on the film.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. I (just / finish)   my homework.

2. Mary (already / write)   five letters.

3. Tom (move)   to this town in 1994.

4. My friend (be)   in Canada two years ago.

5. I (not / be)   to Canada so far.

6. But I (already / travel)   to London a couple of times.

7. Last week, Mary and Paul (go)   to the cinema.

8. I can't take any pictures because I (not / buy)   a new film yet.

9. (they / spend)   their holiday in New Zealand last summer?

10. (you / ever / see)   a whale?