Easy English at Home Practice files

1. Present Perfet vs Past Simple
Part I. Watch the video and complete the chart:
Past simple Present Perfect Tense
• to talk about _____________ that
happened at a specific time in the past
• past form of the verb +
• base form in - ?
• s + v2 + o
• Did + s + v1 + o ?
• S + didn’t+ v1 + o ?
I went to Paris 3 ___________.
I washed the dishes __________.
I had my first child in ____________.
to refer to
• things ________________ and still
continues
• experiences
• ____________ with just/already yet
past participle form of the verbs-been-had....+ - ?
I h__________ave been to Paris. When? doesn’t
matter
I ______ just _______ the dishes.
I ______________ a mother for 12 years.
Part II. Watch the video and complete the sentences:
• Get (v) means to buy or obtain something.
I _________ a new pair of shoes. Oh ! They are beautiful. Where did you ________ them?
I _______ todays’ newspaper. Where did you _________it?
• The verb “Get” goes with some adjectives and makes them verbs.
Get + adjective
1. get divorced: They ___________ last year. They _____________ for a year. They have just _________
divorced.
2. get angry: He ________really angry. He has been angry all day. He ____________ angry yet.
3. get fit: She __________ fit in a very short time. She ________always _________fit.
4. get married : They __________ last year. They ________________ for a year. They _________ just
________ married.
5. get lost: He ___________ in İstanbul. He has __________ for a year. How did he ____________? How
long has he been lost?
Part III. Spot the mistake in each sentence:
1. I have seen Star Wars several times yet.
2. I am starving, because I didn’t have lunch yet.
3. He hasn’t already gone to the market.
4. We have been married since nearly 3 years.
5. Have you never got lost?
6. Jess and I have been friends when we were at high school.
7. I have ever driven a truck.
8. When have you last get really angry?