Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect Simple, Past Simple

Home assignment

Positive Sentences

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. Mary (win) the lottery last year.

2. We (prepare / already) dinner.

3. James (find) your ring in the garden yesterday.

4. He (come / just) home.

5. They (buy) their car two years ago.

Negative Sentences

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. I (see / not) anyone yet.

2. Phil (go / not) to the cinema last night.

3. We (be / not) to the zoo so far.

4. She (arrive / not) yet.

5. Emily (visit / not) me last week.

Questions

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. (you / read) the book yet?

2. How many letters (they / write) so far?

3. When (he / tell) you that?

4. (you / be) at home last night?

5. How often (you / travel) abroad till now?

Text

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. A: (you / taste / ever) sushi?

2. B: Yes, I (eat) sushi at least five times so far.

3. A: When (you / eat) sushi for the first time?

4. B: I (eat) sushi for the first time on my dad's 50th birthday. He (invite) the whole family to a Japanese restaurant.

5. A: (you / like) it?

6. 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.

Read the text and make necessary changes to the verbs. The tenses that are used in the text: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect Simple, Past Simple.

We ______(be) at a party today. Today Nick ______(have) a birthday. Many guests _________(already/come) to his party. Everybody _____ (be) happy. Lisa ______ (dance) with Mark. Tina _______ (hold) some drinks and ice-cream. Barbara and Tina ______ (talk) about the party. They _____(like) the party. They ____ (buy) beautiful dresses for the party yesterday and now they _____ (discuss) the prices for the clothes. Michael _____(stand) at the table. He _______(not/eat) anything yet and he (be) hungry. He (get) up three hours ago and he (not/have) time for lunch yet. He ____(go) to bed very late yesterday. So it _______(be) difficult for him to get up in the morning. Nick's parents_______ (go) to visit their friends. They ______ (not come) back yet.

Yesterday all the family _____(be) very busy. They ______ (do) many things for Nick's party. Nick's mother_____ (cook) many tasty things. Nick also ______(help) her. Nick's father _____ (not cook) anything because he _____(be) very busy at work. Nick's sister Patricia ____ (bake) a nice cake and Nick's brother _____(clean) the house.

So today Nick and his friends _____ (celebrate) his birthday. "Many happy returns of the day, Nick!"