Form
Write down the correct form (pronoun + verb).
Use
When do we use which tense?
- 'Already' is a signal word for ...
- 'Just' is a signal word for ...
- '2 years ago' is a signal word for ...
- 'Yet' is a signal word for ...
- 'Yesterday' is a signal word for ...
Positive Sentences
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
- Mary (win) the lottery last year.
- We (prepare / already) dinner.
- James (find) your ring in the garden yesterday.
- He (come / just) home.
- They (buy) their car two years ago.
Negative Sentences
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
- I (see / not) anyone yet.
- Phil (go / not) to the cinema last night.
- We (be / not) to the zoo so far.
- She (arrive / not) yet.
- Emily (visit / not) me last week.
Questions
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
- (you / read) the book yet?
- How many letters (they / write) so far?
- When (he / tell) you that?
- (you / be) at home last night?
- How often (you / travel) abroad till now?
Text
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
- A: (you / taste / ever) sushi?
- B: Yes, I (eat) sushi at least five times so far.
- A: When (you / eat) sushi for the first time?
- B: I (eat) sushi for the first time on my dad's 50th birthday. He (invite) the whole family to a Japanese restaurant.
- A: (you / like) it?
- B: Absolutely. In fact, it (be) so good that we (be) to that restaurant three times yet. And on my mum's birthday, we (order) some sushi and (have) it at home.
Form
Write down the correct form (pronoun + verb).
Use
When do we use which tense?
- 'How often so far' is a signal word for ...
- '... ago' is a signal word for ...
- 'Until now' is an signal word for ...
- 'Yesterday', 'last week' und 'in 2006' are signal words for ...
- 'Just', 'already', 'yet' are signal words for ...
Positive Sentences
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
- William (tidy / already) up his room.
- Caroline (miss) the schoolbus yesterday.
- I (finish / just) my homework.
- I cannot go out tonight. My grandparents (come) to see us.
- In 2004, the Olympic Summer Games (take) place in Athens.
Negative Sentences
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
- We (watch / not) TV last night.
- Joanna (read / not) the book yet.
- Collin (not / go) on holiday last year.
- I (have / not) any problems so far.
- They (learn / not) the new words yet.
Questions
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
- (they / be / ever) to New York?
- (you / see) Catherine a minute ago?
- What time (you / get) up today?
- (he / hear) the news yet?
- How often (you / play) that game up to now?
Text
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
- A: I (see / not) you for a long time. Where (you / be) ?
- B: I (come / just) back from Canada.
- A: Oh really? What (you / do) in Canada?
- B: I (take) a nature tour.
- A: Wow! (you / see) many wild animals there?
- B: Of course. I (watch) bears, wolves and whales in the wild. That (be) so interesting. (you / spend / ever) a holiday in Canada?
- A: Yes, I (travel) around Canada twice so far.
- B: When (you / go) there?
- A: The first time I (go) there (be) in 1997 and the second time in 2004.
- B: (you / enjoy) it?
- A: I absolutely (love) it, especially the west coast.
Form
Write down the correct form (pronoun + verb).
Use
When do we use which tense?
- To talk about an action in the past (without any consequences in the present), we use ...
- To emphasise a past action's consequence in the present, we use ...
- 'so far' is a signal word for ...
- '5 minutes ago' is a signal word for ...
- 'recently' is a signal word for ...
Positive Sentences
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
- He (leave / just) his house.
- We (build) a tree house last week.
- Two years ago, Fiona (break) her leg.
- I (wash / already) the dishes.
- The other day, our cat (bring) home a mouse.
Negative Sentences
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
- We (empty / not) the bin last week.
- She (be / not) there an hour ago.
- He (lose / not) any game so far.
- My brother (pick / not) me up at 8 o'clock.
- I (make / not) up my mind yet.
Questions
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
- (you / see) Bob recently?
- Who (switch) off the lights a minute ago?
- When (she / become) a teacher?
- (you / ride / ever) an elephant?
- (you / hurt) your knee when you were playing football?
Text
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
- Last week I (be) very busy and I (have not) the time to do a lot in the household.
- On Monday I (work) three hours overtime and (come) home very late in the evening.
- From Tuesday to Thursday I (be) on a business trip.
- On Friday I (go) to a friend's birthday party and at the weekend I (visit) my grandparents.
- Tomorrow some friends are coming over. I (see / not) them for ages and they (be / never) at my place before.
- I (clean / just) my house so I can show them around. Now everything is perfect.
