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Present perfect or past simple – English Grammar Exercises for A1

8 exercices

1. Match questions 1-6 with answers a-f.

  • 1)
    e Has he ever won an Oscar?
  • 2)
    Did you go on holiday last year?
  • 3)
    How many times have you visited New York?
  • 4)
    Did you do anything special this weekend?
  • 5)
    Have they ever been to a musical on Broadway?
  • 6)
    Did she enjoy her birthday party?
  • a I’ve only been there once, in 2010.
  • b No, not really. We just went out for a pizza on Saturday night.
  • c)
    Yes, they have, actually. They saw The Lion King when they were in New York last year.
  • d Yes, she did. She had a fantastic time.
  • e Yes, he has. He got one for the film The Artist in 2011.
  • f)
    Yes, we did. We went to Cancún in Mexico.

2. Underline the correct words to complete the conversation.

  • A (1) ) Have you ever been / Did you ever go to London?
  • B Yes, I (2) ) have / didI (3) ) ‘ve stayed / stayed there lots of times on business.
  • A (4) ) Have you ever seen / Did you ever see any musicals in the West End?
  • B No, I (5) ) didn’t / haven’tHowever, I (6) ) went / ‘ve been to the theatre a few times.
  • A Really? What (7) ) have you seen / did you see the last time you went?
  • B I (8) ) saw / have seen Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet at The Globe Theatre last summer.
  • A Who (9) ) have you been / did you go with?
  • B I (10) ) went / have been with some English friends.
  • A (11) ) Have you enjoyed it / Did you enjoy it?
  • B Yes, I (12) ) have / didThe acting (13) ) was / has been brilliant!

3. Correct the sentences.

  • 1)
    Have you never met a famous pop singer?
  • Have you ever met a famous pop singer?
  • 2)
    I never seen a film by Quentin Tarantino.
  • 3)
    They has never been to Barcelona.
  • 4)
    I haven’t never been to France on holiday.
  • 5)
    My uncle has write lots of children’s books.
  • 6)
    Have ever you read any of the Harry Potter books?
  • 7)
    A Has he ever been to Scotland?
  • B No, he never.
  • 8)
    I’m visited my grandmother three times this week.

4. Tick (✓) the correct sentences. Change the verb form in the sentences that are not correct.

  • 1)
    We’ve been to Australia only once.
  • 2)
    He’s read a book in English last week.
  • 3)
    I never saw an X-Men film.
  • 4)
    They’ve won a pop music competition two years ago.
  • 5)
    I saw three films at the weekend.
  • 6)
    She’s never been to Argentina.
  • 7)
    I didn’t read a book by Dan Brown.

5. Complete the conversation with the correct present perfect or past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

  • A (1) ) (you/be) to Australia?
  • B No, I haven’t, but I (2) ) (be) to New Zealand.
  • A Have you? I (3) ) (never/be) there, but I would love to go.
  • B We (4) ) (go) about four years go in the summer.
  • A How long (5) ) (you/stay)?
  • B About three weeks, but it (6) ) (not be) long enough.
  • A I (7) ) (do) a bungee jump when I (8) ) (be) there. (9) ) (you/ever/try) anything like that?
  • B No. I’m too afraid!

6. Underline the correct words.

  • 1)
    Have you been / Did you go out last night?
  • 2)
    I’ve never seen / I never saw an opera.
  • 3)
    We went / We’ve been to a rock concert on Saturday.
  • 4)
    Have you ever danced / Did you ever dance the tango?
  • 5)
    She’s a fantastic actress but she never won / she’s never won an Oscar.
  • 6)
    We’ve visited / We visited the theatre when we were in Buenos Aires last year.
  • 7)
    I didn’t eat / ’ve never eaten sheep’s milk cheese in my life.
  • 8)
    Did he win / Has he won the 100m at the 2012 Olympic Games?

7. Match questions 1–8 with short answers a–h.

  • 1)
    g.. Did she go out?
  • 2)
    Have you ever been to Chile?
  • 3)
    Was it a good concert?
  • 4)
    Has she been in any bad films?
  • 5)
    Were you tired when you got home?
  • 6)
    Did they help you?
  • 7)
    Have they ever visited Tokyo?
  • 8)
    Did you have a good time?
  • a)
    Yes, we were.
  • b Yes, we did.
  • c)
    No, I haven’t.
  • d No, they didn’t.
  • e)
    Yes, it was.
  • f)
    No, they haven’t.
  • g)
    No, she didn’t.
  • h Yes, she has.

8. Complete the conversation using the correct present perfect or past simple form of the verbs in brackets.

  • A (1) ) Have you ever been (you / ever / go) to a jazz club?
  • B Yes, I (2) ) (3) ) (I / go) to a few. My favourite is Jazz Cellar. (4) ) (I / go) there hundreds of times.
  • A Yes, I think (5) ) (I / go) there too. (6) ) (I / go) there last year.
  • B (7) ) (you / like) it?
  • A Yes, I (8) ) (9) ) (it / be) great. There (10) ) (be) a brilliant singer – her name (11) ) (be) Erica something.
  • B Erica Sousa. (12) ) (I / see) her a few times. She’s amazing. In fact, (13) ) (she / play) a concert there last week.
  • A (14) ) (you / go) to that concert?
  • B No, I (15) ) (16) ) (I / want) to go but I had a meeting at work and (17) ) (I / finish) late.

Comment Pratiquer

  1. 1Lisez chaque question attentivement
  2. 2Écrivez votre réponse ou sélectionnez l'option correcte
  3. 3Cliquez sur 'Afficher la Réponse' pour vérifier votre travail
  4. 4Examinez les erreurs et essayez des exercices similaires
  5. 5Passez à l'exercice suivant lorsque vous êtes prêt

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