The document compares and contrasts the use of the past simple and present perfect tenses, and the past simple and past perfect tenses. It provides examples of sentences using each tense correctly, with the verbs conjugated according to the tense rules. The key explains which tense should be used for each example sentence.

1. PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT
AND PAST PERFECT
PAST SIMPLE VS
PRESENT PERFECT
1) The boy ________(spill) the water on the carpet.It
is still wet.
2) I _________(be) to Russia once ;however, I _____
(not/see) Kremlin Palace when I ______(be) there.
3) I _________(have) enough! I will quit my job
tomorrow!
4) The weather ________(not/be) nice yesterday.
It_______(be) rainy and cold.
5) It ________(be) a busy and tiring week for all of
us, now we deserve a great weekend!
6) Melis _________(not/come) home early last night
because her car __________(break down) and she
________(have to/wait) for the car service to arrive.
7) Jill ____________(just/graduate) from college
and now she is looking for a suitable job.
8) __________ you _________(cook) your famous
chocolate cake? It smells wonderful here!
9) The friends __________(argue) the last time they
__________(meet).
10) I __________(never/watch) The Lord of the
Rings series. I ___________(read) the books last
year,though.
11) Cathy _____________(spend) all her life for her
family and she is proud of it.
12) A: When is the last train to London?
B: I am sorry! It ____________(already/leave).
13) The old couple _________(be) married for
almost thirty years.
14) My niece ___________(grow) into a beatiful
young lady since I last _________(see) her.
15) Irem ___________(just/eat) her dinner, now she
is waiting for her dessert to be served.
16) Charlie _____________(not/go) on a vacation for
a year.
17) I am still looking for my bag in the house. I
____________(not/find) it yet.
18) We __________(not/buy) a new tree since last
Christmas.
19) __________ Jack _______(take) a shower yet?
20) I ___________(not/play) tennis since I last
________ (hurt) my leg in the match.
21) Oh, where _______you ________(be)? We
________(not/hear) from you for a long time!
22) Tom __________(take) care of his mother when
she __________(get) seriously ill last week.
23) _______ you ever _______(do) bungee
jumping in your life?
24) Sam ________(do) bungee jumping last
summer.
PAST SIMPLE VS
PAST PERFECT
1) Kristen _________(go) on her first date last night.
2) The film ____________(already/begin) by the time
the girls __________(buy) their tickets.
3) Bora is a millionaire now, but he _________(be) a
poor man before.
4) The tourists _______(pull) their cameras out of their
bags and __________(take) photos as soon as they
__________(see) the spectacular view.
5) First, the workers ___________(carry) the bricks.
Then they __________(build) the house.
6) Larry won’t go to that market again. The last time he
__________(shop) there, the cashier _________(be)
very rude to him.
7) I ___________(decide) to buy that jumper as soon
as I _______(see) it on display.
8) ___________(be) there a fight in your
neighbourhood last night?
9) At the opening ceremony , the mayor ___________
(make) an emotinal speech. Obviously he _________
(prepare) and ___________(work) on it beforehand.
10) Selin ___________(not/lose) any weight even after
she _________(give) birth.
11) First, the teacher ____________(give) a project on
Science .Then the students ___________(start) to
research.
12) The town people ____________(not/ know) about
the old lady’s generosity until she __________(donate)
a large sum of money to the fund.
13) Jerry ____________(work) as a waiter for two
years before he ___________(find) this job.
14) When my boys ___________(be) children ,they
________(be) very naughty.
15) ________ you _______(lock) the doors before you
_________(leave) the house?
16) There __________(not/ be) an easy way of
communication until Graham Bell _________(invent)
telephone.
17) Eskimos ___________(eat) raw meat because
they _________(believe) that it ________(make) them
healthier.
18) The wind ________(blow) and the girl’s hat ______
(fly) away.
19) After my dad __________(finish) reading his
newspaper ,he __________(drink) coffee.
20) The World War I ___________(already/ end) when
the World War II __________(start).
21) I __________(not/ see) such a beatiful beach
before I _________(go) to Miami last year.

2. ANSWER KEY
PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT
aA PERFECT
1) has spilled
2) has been to/ didn’t see / was
3) have had
4) wasn’t / was
5) has been
6) didn’ come /broke down / had to wait
7) has just graduated
8) have you cooked
9) argued / met
10) have never watched / read
11) has spent
12) has already left
13) have been
14) has grown / saw
15) has just eaten
16) hasn’t gone
17) haven’t found
18) haven’t bought
19) has Jack taken
20) haven’t played / hurt
21) have you been / haven’t heard
22) took / got
23) have you ever done
24) did
ANSWER KEY
PAST SIMPLE VS PAST
PERFECT
1) went
2) had already begun/ bought
3) was
4) pulled /took/ had seen
5) had carried/ built
6) shopped/ was
7) decided / had seen
8) was
9) made / had prepared/ had
worked
10) didn’t lose / had given
11) had given/ started
12) hadn’t known/ donated
13) had worked/ found
14) were /were
15) had you locked/ left
16) hadn’t been/ invented
17) ate/ believed / made
18) blew / flew
19) had finished / drank
20) had already ended / started
21) hadn’t seen / went