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Past Simple and Present Perfect

The document provides examples of sentences using simple past and present perfect verb tenses. It includes 21 sentences in simple past tense describing various past events and actions. It then provides instruction and examples for rewriting the sentences using the present perfect tense. Finally, it provides examples for writing questions using "how long" and the present perfect tense, to be answered using time expressions like "since" or "for".

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Past Simple and Present Perfect

The document provides examples of sentences using simple past and present perfect verb tenses. It includes 21 sentences in simple past tense describing various past events and actions. It then provides instruction and examples for rewriting the sentences using the present perfect tense. Finally, it provides examples for writing questions using "how long" and the present perfect tense, to be answered using time expressions like "since" or "for".

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REVISION: SIMPLE PAST/PRESENT PERFECT.

1. Women always (wear) hats in the early 19th century.


2. I (be) to many countries in my life and last week I (go) to Kenya
3. Im sorry. I cant go out tonight. I (not wash) my hair.
4. My grandfather (write) a lot of novels when he (be) young, but I only (write)
two so far.
5. You ever (be) abroad? Yes, I (be) abroad several times and only last week I (go)
to South Africa.
6. Our mother always (make) delicious cakes on Sundays.
7. I (travel) to Australia last year.
8. Oh no! I (forget) my uncles birthday yesterday!
9. You (see) that film yet?
10. Where is your homework? I (forget) it .- Listen, you(forget) it here times next
week!
11. Picasso (paint) many paintings during his long life.
12. My dad (break) his leg last week.- oh! Dear! How he (break) it?- He was
cleaning the upstairs window when the ladder (break).
13. Could you tell Anne Im here? Im sorry. She (leave) ten minutes ago.
14. Where you (be)? I (be) outside playing tennis with my friends.
15. Look at you. You are shivering! I think you (catch) a nasty cold!
16. Once upon a time there was an-Grandma! We (hear) this story before.
17. We (got) to a concert last week. oh! Really! You (enjoy) it- Yes, it (be)
fantastic. We (not hear) such good music for a long time.
18. Women (not can) vote sixty years ago.
19. I dont know where is Amy. (you /see) her?
20. George (be) very well last week.
21. Your car looks very clean today. (you/wash)it ?
22. My grandfather (die) 30 years ago. I(never/meet) him.
23. I live in Dublin. I(live) there all my life.
24. I (see) that film three times.
25. We (not/have) holidays last summer.
26. Mark (not be) at school yesterday because he(be) ill.
27. The group (sing) very well and (win) the contest in 1956.

PRESENT PERFECT.
WRITE SENTENCES WITH FOR /SINCE.
1. He /be/at /his/ new /school/ September.
2. He/ know/ Brad /two weeks.
3. he/ not see/ his old friend /a long time.
4. He/ not play /American football /2000.
WRITE QUESTIONS WITH HOW LONG+ Present Perfect? AND ANSWER
WITH SINCE /FOR. ( follow the example)
1. They work in Paris- April- How long have they worked in Paris? Since April
2. He knows Amy.- Six months
3. He plays in the football team.- 1999
4. They live in Tarifa. two weeks.
5. They are friends.- 10 years.
6. They have an Italian restaurant.- 3 days.

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