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PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST PERFECT

PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT PAST SIMPLE VS PAST PERFECT

1) The boy ________(spill) the water on the carpet.It is still 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 job tomorrow! 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 night because her car __________(break down) and she ________(have to/wait) for the car service to arrive. 7) Jill ____________(just/graduate) from college and now she is looking for a suitable job. 8) __________ you _________(cook) your famous chocolate cake? It smells wonderful here! 9) The friends __________(argue) the last time they __________(meet). 10) I __________(never/watch) The Lord of the Rings series. I ___________(read) the books last year,though. 11) Cathy _____________(spend) all her life for her family 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 almost thirty years. 14) My niece ___________(grow) into a beatiful young lady since I last _________(see) her. 15) Irem ___________(just/eat) her dinner, now she is waiting 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 last Christmas. 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 jumping in 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 the girls __________(buy) their tickets. 3) Bora is a millionaire now, but he _________(be) a poor man before. 4) The tourists _______(pull) their cameras out of their bags and __________(take) photos as soon as they __________(see) the spectacular view. 5) First, the workers ___________(carry) the bricks. Then they __________(build) the house. 6) Larry wont go to that market again. The last time he __________(shop) there, the cashier _________(be) very rude to him. 7) I ___________(decide) to buy that jumper as soon as I _______(see) it on display. 8) ___________(be) there a fight in your neighbourhood last 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 after she _________(give) birth. 11) First, the teacher ____________(give) a project on Science .Then the students ___________(start) to research. 12) The town people ____________(not/ know) about the old ladys generosity until she __________(donate) a large sum of money to the fund. 13) Jerry ____________(work) as a waiter for two years before 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 of communication until Graham Bell _________(invent) telephone. 17) Eskimos ___________(eat) raw meat because they _________(believe) that it ________(make) them healthier. 18) The wind ________(blow) and the girls hat ______ (fly) away. 19) After my dad __________(finish) reading his newspaper ,he __________(drink) coffee. 20) The World War I ___________(already/ end) when the World War II __________(start). 21) I __________(not/ see) such a beatiful beach before I _________(go) to Miami last year.

ANSWER KEY PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT aA 1) has spilled 2) has been to/ didnt see / was 3) have had 4) wasnt / was 5) 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 eaten 16) 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 seen 5) 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/ left 16) hadnt been/ invented 17) ate/ believed / made 18) blew / flew 19) had finished / drank 20) had already ended / started 21) hadnt seen / went

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