Simple Past/ Present Perfect

Verb Tense Worksheet 1

Simple Past / Present Perfect 

Using the words in parentheses, complete the sentences with the correct verb tenses.

1. A: Did you like the movie "Frozen?"

B: I don't know. I (see, never) ______ that movie.

2. Sam (arrive) ______ in New York last month.

3. My cousin and I (know) ______ each other since we were little. We see each other every weekend.

4. Ms. Brown (write) ______ five interesting books in the last two years. She might become a famous author.

5. I (have, not) ______ such a great time since I (be) ______ a teenager.

6. Things (change) ______ a lot at my school. When I first (start) ______ attending three years ago, the school (have, only) ______ a few students. Since then, it (grow) ______ to include over a thousand students.

7. I (tell) ______ him to be careful, but he (wander) ______ off and (get) ______ lost in the woods.

8. Listen, Tim, I don't care if you (miss) ______ the bus this morning. You (be) ______ late too many times. You are in trouble!

9. Sara is from Nebraska, which is far from the ocean, so she (see, never) ______ the sea. She should visit us in California.

10. How sad! Jamie (dream) ______ of traveling to Japan before he died, but he didn't make it. He (see, never) ______ Mount Fuji.

11. In the last fifty years, traveling (become) ______ much easier. In the past, it (take) ______ months to travel across the country by train. The journey (be) ______ difficult and tiring. Things (change) ______ a lot in recent years. Now, you can fly across the country in a few hours.

12. Emily, I can't believe how much you (change) ______ since I last (see) ______ you. You (grow) ______ so tall!

13. This old house (be) ______ built by the pioneers who (settle) ______ here over two hundred years ago.

14. This mountain (be, never) ______ climbed by anyone. Several climbers (try) ______ to reach the top, but no one (succeed, ever) ______. The climb is extremely tough, and many people (give up) ______ trying.

15. I (visit, never) ______ Australia, but I (travel) ______ to Europe several times. The last time I (go) ______ to Europe, I (visit) ______ France and Spain. I (spend) ______ a week in Paris, (explore) ______ the countryside, and (enjoy) ______ the local food.

Verb Tense Worksheet 2

Simple Past / Present

Perfect Using the words in parentheses, complete the sentences with the correct verb tenses.

Since mobile phones were first introduced to the public in the 1980s, technology (change) ______ a lot. The first mobile phones (be) ______ big and heavy. They (have, not) ______ many features and they (be, not) ______ very powerful. Early mobile phones were often very expensive and people (pay) ______ hundreds of dollars for phones that (do) ______ very little. Most mobile phones (be) ______ used just for making calls and sending text messages.

Times (change) ______. Mobile phones (become) ______ powerful devices with many practical uses. Engineers (create) ______ many useful apps that do everything from teaching languages to managing finances. We are still using phones to make calls, but today's phones (become) ______ much more. Many people (use, also) ______ their phones to access the Internet and (begin) ______ communicating with others around the world. We (start) ______ to create global online communities. In short, the simple mobile phones of the past (evolve) ______ into smart devices that connect us to a world of information.

Verb Tense Worksheet 1 Answers: Simple Past / Present Perfect

1. A: Did you like the movie "Frozen?"

B: I don't know. I (see, never) have never seen that movie.

2. Sam (arrive) arrived in New York last month.

3. My cousin and I (know) have known each other since we were little. We see each other every weekend.

4. Ms. Brown (write) has written five interesting books in the last two years. She might become a famous author.

5. I (have, not) haven't had such a great time since I (be) was a teenager.

6. Things (change) have changed a lot at my school. When I first (start) started attending three years ago, the school (have, only) had only a few students. Since then, it (grow) has grown to include over a thousand students.

7. I (tell) told him to be careful, but he (wander) wandered off and (get) got lost in the woods.

8. Listen, Tim, I don't care if you (miss) missed the bus this morning. You (be) have been late too many times. You are in trouble!

9. Sara is from Nebraska, which is far from the ocean, so she (see, never) has never seen the sea. She should visit us in California.

10. How sad! Jamie (dream) dreamed of traveling to Japan before he died, but he didn't make it. He (see, never) had never seen Mount Fuji.

11. In the last fifty years, traveling (become) has become much easier. In the past, it (take) took months to travel across the country by train. The journey (be) was difficult and tiring. Things (change) have changed a lot in recent years. Now, you can fly across the country in a few hours.

12. Emily, I can't believe how much you (change) have changed since I last (see) saw you. You (grow) have grown so tall!

13. This old house (be) was built by the pioneers who (settle) settled here over two hundred years ago.

14. This mountain (be, never) has never been climbed by anyone. Several climbers (try) have tried to reach the top, but no one (succeed, ever) has ever succeeded. The climb is extremely tough, and many people (give up) have given up trying.

15. I (visit, never) have never visited Australia, but I (travel) have traveled to Europe several times. The last time I (go) went to Europe, I (visit) visited France and Spain. I (spend) spent a week in Paris, (explore) explored the countryside, and (enjoy) enjoyed the local food.

Verb Tense Worksheet 2 Answers: Simple Past / Present Perfect

Since mobile phones were first introduced to the public in the 1980s, technology (change) has changed a lot. The first mobile phones (be) were big and heavy. They (have, not) did not have many features and they (be, not) were not very powerful. Early mobile phones were often very expensive and people (pay) paid hundreds of dollars for phones that (do) did very little. Most mobile phones (be) were used just for making calls and sending text messages.

Times (change) have changed. Mobile phones (become) have become powerful devices with many practical uses. Engineers (create) have created many useful apps that do everything from teaching languages to managing finances. We are still using phones to make calls, but today's phones (become) have become much more. Many people (use, also) also use their phones to access the Internet and (begin) have begun communicating with others around the world. We (start) have started to create global online communities. In short, the simple mobile phones of the past (evolve) have evolved into smart devices that connect us to a world of information.