Past simple tense and present perferct simple | Tiếng Anh 12

Exercise 1: Fill in the correct form of the verb in the sentence
1. After school, I ________________ (play) soccer with my friends.
2. How many languages __________ you ___________ (study) so far?
3. Where ___________ you ___________ (be) last night during the storm?
4. I ______________ (never/eat) sushi before I visited Japan.
5. My friend arrived while you _______________ (talk) to me on the phone.
6. After dinner, Uncle Tom ______________ (tell) us funny stories about his childhood.
7. I ___________________ (just/finish) my homework so I’m ready to go out and play.
8. Jane _______________ (already/read) three books this week. She’s a very fast reader.
9. What time _____________ they ____________ (leave) for the airport yesterday?
10. We ________________ (have/save) up for a vacation for over a year now. We’re finally ready to go!
11. I ________________ (lose) my wallet last week and canceled all my credit cards.
12. Where ____________ you ___________ (put) my keys? I can’t find them anywhere!
13. She _________ (break) her arm falling off her bike when she ______ (be) 8 years old.
14. After they _________ (retire), John and Sarah ___________ (travel) around the world.
15. I _________ (just/meet) my new neighbor but I _________ (forget) his name already!
Exersise 2: Choose the correct answer
1. I ______ pancakes for breakfast this morning. A. have eaten B. ate C. eating
2. Where ______ you ______ last night? A. were B. did C. have been
3. She ______ 10 books so far this year. A. has read B. read C. reading
4. I ______ to the beach when I was young. A. used to go B. go C. went
5. They ______ their homework. A. has finished B. have finished C. inished
6. Look! Jenny ______. A. arrives B. have arrived C. arrived
7. Mary ______ in Japan for 2 months. A. have lived B. lived C. lives
8. I ______ that movie before. A. am watching B. have watched C. watched
9. How long _____ you _____ English? A. have, studied B. do, study C. did, studied
10. We _______ our tickets yet. A. don’t book B. haven’t booked C. no book
Exersise 4: Find the mistake and correct the sentences below correctly.
1. Queen Elizabeth II has reign for over 69 years.
1. They live in France for a year before moving back to their home country.
2. Look at your arm! You has burned yourself while cooking.
3. They travel to six different countries in the past year.
4. What languages has he study at school? He’s now fluent in Spanish and French.
5. Sarah have studied ballet since she was a young girl. She’s now a professional dancer.
6. I have never taste such delicious sushi before.
7. John has lived in New York since he graduate from college.
8. I miss the train and then I missed my flight as well!
9. We have know each other since we were kids. We’re best friends.
Exercise 5: Complete the following passage
Last weekend, I (travel) 1.____________ to the countryside to visit some old friends. We
(spend) 2._____ Saturday afternoon catching up over tea by the lake. I (show) 3.__________
them photos from my last vacation and told stories from my work over the past year. They
(impress) 4._________ to hear that I recently (finish) 5._______ an important project ahead of schedule.
After tea, we (go) 6.________ for a long walk through the nearby forest. The trees (start)
7.__________changing color with the arrival of fall. We (admire) 8.______________ the
various shades of red, orange and yellow leaves under the setting sun. On our way back, it
(begin) 9.____________ to rain lightly but we did not mind getting a little wet. It (not rain)
10.________________ much here in the last month so the ground was quite thirsty.
In the evening, we (make) 11._________________ a fire in the backyard and roasted
marshmallows together while chatting happily. I (not see) 12.______________ those friends
for almost a year and really enjoyed spending quality time reconnecting with them. By the
end of my visit, it (begin) 13.___________________ to feel like no time had passed at all. I
left feeling glad that our friendship still remains strong despite the distance between us.
Exersise 6: Complete the passage
Everyday we have new guest speakers and the talks had been fascinating so far, at least until
yesterday when John Glenn (1. have) ………. to cancel because of a delayed flight. Our
camp leaders then (2. decide) ………. to bring us to the laboratory, and we (3. make)
………. eggshell geode crystals instead. Well, you know that I (4. do) ………. a lot of
different experiments in my life, but this one (5. be) ………. truly cool, and unlike my
chemistry experiments gone wrong, nothing (6. explode) ………. The world of science sure
(7. change) ………. a lot in the last few years! (8. you/ hear) ………. about the discovery of water on Mars?
Exersise 7:Rewrite the sentence with the same meaning
1. The last time I watched “The Twilight Saga” series was 5 years ago.
=> I haven’t ……………………………………………………………………
2. When did our teacher task us with a market research project?
=> How long …………………………………………………………………… 3. I last met him 3 days ago.
=> The last time ……………………………………………………………………
4. She started working as a recruiter 3 months ago.
=> She has ……………………………………………………………………
5. He began playing ice hockey when he was 6 years old.
=> He has ……………………………………………………………………
6. It is 2 years since the last time I went to Ha Nam.
=> I last ……………………………………………………………………
7. This is the first time I have seen such a professional gamer.
=> I have ……………………………………………………………………
8. I haven’t been to Kanagawa for 5 years.
=> The last time ……………………………………………………………………
9. I have never eaten such delicious ramen like this before.
=> This is the first time ……………………………………………………………………
10. I have learnt German for 10 years.
=> I began ……………………………………………………………………