1 - 9. Verb Tense: Simple Past and Present Perfect a. I lived in Japan for a long time. b. Billy went to Mid-Pacific Institute. 1. Do I live in Japan now?

yes

no

moved Because I __________________

2. Why not? 3. Is Billy a student at Mid-Pacific now?

yes

no

graduated Because he ___________________

4. Why not?

simple past _________________

5. What verb tense are these sentences in?

inished When the action is f_________________

6. When do you use the simple past?

7. What do you usually add to the end of the verb in the past tense?

~ed _________________

8. How do you make a question in the past tense?

Did you watch... I watched " _________________?

9. How do you make a negative sentence in the past?

I didn't watch... I watched " __________________

a. I lived in Japan for twelve and a half years, from 1988 to 2001. b. I have lived in Hawaii for three years. 10. According to these sentences, where do I live now?

in Hawaii _________________

11. What is the verb tense in sentence b?

present perfect _________________

12. What kind of word is have in sentence b?

helping verb _________________

13. If the subject is he, she or it, how does have change? 14. How do you make a question in the present perfect?

has have " _________________

Have you seen I have seen " ________________?

Has she seen... She has seen " ________________? 15. How do you make it negative in the present perfect?

I haven't seen... I have seen " _________________

She hasn't seen She has seen " _________________ a. I went to London last year. b. I have been to London several times. 16. What kind of information does sentence b give? 17. What question is answered by sentence b?

perience my ex________________ many times...? How _________________

18. According to sentence a, when did I go to Europe?

last year _________________

19. According to sentence b, when did I go to Europe?

I don't know. _________________

20. What verb tense do you use... a. ...if you know when something happened?

simple past _________________

b. ...if you don’t know when something happened?

present perfect _________________

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a. I saw Lord of the Rings last weekend. b. I have seen Lord of the Rings already. 21. According to sentence a, when did I see Lord of the Rings?

last weekend _________________

22. According to sentence b, when did I see Lord of the Rings?

I don't know. _________________

23. What questions are answered by sentence a?

When did you see Lord of the Rings? a. ___________________________________________ What movie did you see last weekend? b. ___________________________________________ What did you do last weekend? c. ___________________________________________ 24. What questions are answered by sentence b?

Have you seen Lord of the Rings yet? a. ___________________________________________ xperience e________________

25. What does this question ask about? Have you seen a whale in Hawaii? 26. What adverb could you add to this question?

ever _________________

27. Do you use ever in the answer?

yes

no

(I have ever seen a whale in Hawaii.) 28. What adverb is used in a negative answer?

never No, I have ____________ seen a whale.

a. I haven’t finished my homework ___. b. I ___ haven’t finished my homework. c. I have ___ finished my homework. 29. What adverb could you add to these sentences?

yet a. _______________

still b. _______________

already c. _______________

a. I have lived in Hawaii ___ 2001. b. Jeff has lived in the same house ___ he was born. 30. What kind of word do you need in sentence a?

preposition _________________

31. What kind of word do you need in sentence b?

conjunction _________________

since 32. What preposition or conjunction do you need in these sentences? _________________ 33. Do you always use the present perfect with since?

yes

no

a. Su-yon went back to Korea twice this year. b. Su-yon has been back to Korea twice this year. 34. According to sentence a, what part of the year is it?

end _________________

35. Will she go back to Korea again this year?

yes

36. According to sentence b, what part of the year is it?

middle _________________

37. Will she go back to Korea again this year?

maybe _________________

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no

a. I forgot to write my name on my homework. b. I have forgotten to write my name on my homework. 36. Are both of these sentences correct?

yes

no

37. What kind of verb is forget?

non-action _________________

38. Do you use the present perfect with non-action verbs?

yes

no

39. Are both of these sentences correct?

yes

no

40. Which sentence is correct?

a

b

41. What kind of information does this sentence give?

experience _________________

42. When you are talking about experience, which verb do you use?

gone

a. I have never gone to Europe. b. I have never been to Europe.

been

Are the following sentences correct or incorrect? 1. yes

no

(It’s 9:00 a.m.) I didn’t take a shower this morning.

2. yes

no

(It’s 1:00 p.m.) I didn’t take a shower this morning.

3. yes

no

I have been to Maui last year.

4. yes

no

Doug hasn’t called me about going to a movie yet.

5. yes

no

I never ate breakfast this morning.

6. yes

no

Bob lived in Hawaii since 1998.

7. yes

no

Sharon went to many good rock concerts.

8. yes

no

I have ever seen Star Wars: A New Hope.

9. yes

no

I took World Civilizations when I was a freshman.

10. yes

no

Did you finish reading the book for your book report yet?

Write the correct form of the verb in the ___.

It hasn't rained 1. It ____________________ (not / rain) all summer. (It is now August.)

didn't rain 2. It ____________________ (not / rain) all summer. (It is now October.) Have heard 3. __________ you ____________ (hear) about John’s new apartment yet? Did have 4. __________ you ____________ (have) fun at the party last night? Have ever studied 5. A: __________ you ____________________ (study) a foreign language?

have studied B: Yes, I __________. I ____________________ (study) Spanish in college. haven't gone 6. The Smiths ____________________ (not / go) to bed yet. I can see lights on in the living room.

Did enjoy 7. A: __________ you ____________ (enjoy) your vacation.

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woke up 8. Kevin ____________________ (wake up) at 11:30 this morning. have had 9. I ____________________ (have) a cold for a week. (I still feel a little sick.) had 10. Kai ____________________ (have) a cold last week, but he feels much better now. has been 11. Mrs. Johnson _____________ (be) a teacher for 20 years. She is going to retire next year. was retired 12. Mrs. Johnson _______________ (be) a teacher for 20 years. She ____________________ (retire) last spring.

were 13. The Dallas Cowboys ________________ (be) one of the best teams in the 1970's.

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Name: __________________

Date: ________

Score: _____ /10

Editing: _____ /5

1 - 9. Verb Tense: Simple Past and Present Perfect Are the following sentences correct or incorrect? 1. yes

no

Did you ever go to Disneyland?

2. yes

no

I went to Disneyland last year.

3. yes

no

Have you seen the new Jackie Chan movie yet?

4. yes

no

Michael Jordan has won six NBA championships.

5. yes

no

Shaquille O’neal has won four NBA championships.

6. yes

no

I didn’t finish my homework yet.

7. yes

no

I learned how to drive in 1981.

8. yes

no

Brad never went to a foreign country.

9. yes

no

My father has never seen his grandson. He died before Kai was born.

10. yes

no

Have you ever tried fugu when you were in Japan?

11. yes

no

Karen and George haven’t seen each other for a long time.

12. yes

no

(It’s July.) I went to Japan twice this year.

13. yes

no

(It’s December) I went to Japan twice this year.

Put the correct form of the verb in the blank.

lived was 1. I ____________________ (live) in the same house from the time I ___________________ graduated (be) born until I ____________________ (graduate) from high school. has lived 2. My grandmother ____________________ (live) in the same neighborhood all her life. Have eaten 3. A: __________ you ____________ (eat) lunch yet? ate B: Yeah. I ____________________ (eat) about an hour ago.

haven't ridden 4. I ____________________ (not / ride) a horse since I was 12 years old. I would really like to ride one again someday.

have played 5. A: How long __________ you ____________ (play) tennis? was B: Since I ____________________ (be) in elementary school.

did start playing 6. A: When __________ you ____________________ (start / play) tennis? started was B: I ____________________ (start) when I ____________________ (be) seven.

did talk 7. A: How long __________ you ____________ (talk) on the telephone last night? B: About an hour.

haven't worn 8. I ____________________ (not / wear) this sweater for years. I wonder if it still fits. haven't seen have gotten 9. I __________________ (see) you since you were four years old. You _________________ (get) so big!

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forgot to pack had to buy 10. Andrea __________________ (forget / pack) a toothbrush, so we ___________________ got (buy) a new one when we _____________________ (get) to the hotel last night. learned 11. I ____________________ (learn) how to swim when I was 3 years old. wanted to buy went 12. Peter ___________________ (want / buy) a new iPod, so yesterday he ______________ took drove (go) to the bank, ___________________ (take) out $500 and __________________ (drive)

was listened to the shopping mall. He _________________ (be) so excited, he ____________________ (listen) to it all night last night.

Make sentences from the following information. Add or change any necessary words. 1. (my son / go / sleep / 7:00 / every night)

My son goes to sleep at 7:00 every night. _________________________________________________________________________ 2. (my son / be / asleep / 7:00)

[It’s 9:00.]

My son has been asleep since 7:00. _________________________________________________________________________ 3. (it / rain / all day / today)

[It is raining right now.]

It has been raining all day today. _________________________________________________________________________ 4. (it / windy / yesterday / go / park / fly / kite)

It was really windy yesterday, so I went to the park and flew a kite. _________________________________________________________________________ 5. (How long / know / each other / ?)

How long have you known each other? _________________________________________________________________________ 6. (Julie / not / go / the Mainland / go / Alaska)

[Julie lives in Hawaii.]

Julie has never been to the Mainland, but she has been to Alaska. _________________________________________________________________________ 7. (you / ride / bicycle / drive / work / today / ?)

Did you ride your bicycle or drive to work today? _________________________________________________________________________ 8. (Where / you / meet / wife / ?)

Where did you meet your wife? _________________________________________________________________________ 9. (I / not / finish / write / research paper / last weekend / must do / a lot / math homework)

I didn't finish writing my research paper last weekend because I had to do a lot _________________________________________________________________________ of math homework. _________________________________________________________________________

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