4 Choose the past simple or the present perfect:
1. Last night I __________________ (lose) my keys – I had to call my flatmate to let me in.
2. I __________________ (lose) my keys – can you help me look for them?
3. I __________________ (visit) Paris three times.
4. Last year I __________________ (visit) Paris.
5. I __________________ (know) my great grandmother for a few years - she died when I was eight.
6. I __________________ (know) Julie for three years – we still meet once a month.
7. I __________________ (play) hockey since I was a child – I’m pretty good!
8. She __________________ (play) hockey at school, but she __________________ (not / like) it.
9. Sorry, I __________________ (miss) the bus, so I’m going to be late.
10. I __________________ (miss) the bus, and then I __________________ (miss) the aeroplane as well!
5 Work in pairs. In turns talk about the suggested topic for about 1 minute. Use Present Perfect and Past Simple.
A beautiful place you have visited
A film you have enjoyed
A friend you have known for a long time
Something you have stopped doing
Something you have done recently
The most expensive thing you have bought
The best holiday you have ever had
A sport you have played for a long time
Something horrible you have eaten
The worst holiday you have had
A place you have been going to a lot recently
Something dangerous you have done
The best meal you have ever eaten
A sport you have never tried but would like to
6 Match the beginning of the sentence to its ending.
7 Fill in the blanks with used to or a form of be used to.
1 My parents ______________ (travel) to other countries when they were young, but now they ____________ (go) to places that are nearby.
2 This street ___________(be) very dark until the new lights were installed.
3 He doesn't have any problem getting to work at 8:00 in the morning because he _____________ (get up) early.
4 Once grandparents, parents and __________ (live) together, but now grandparents __________ (live) by themselves.
5 At one time American mothers _______ (hope) their sons would grow up to become President.
6 Before he became ill, he _______ (play) tennis every morning.
7 For a long time, people -________(think) that the world was flat and that people could fall off the edge.
8 They ___________ (have) a lot of money, but now they are poor.
9 Today many children __________ (watch) TV for hours instead of doing their homework.
Extra practice:
Past Simple
1 Read what Sharon says about a typical working day.
SHARON
I usually get up at 7 o'clock and have a big breakfast. I walk to work, which takes me about half an hour. I start work at 8.45. I never have lunch. I finish work at 5 o'clock. i'm always tired when I get home. I usually cook a meal in the evening. I don't usually go out. I go to bed at about 11 o'clock. I always sleep well.
Yesterday was a typical working day for Sharon. Write she did or didn't do yesterday.
1. She _________ at 7 o'clock.
2. She __________ a big breakfast.
3. She __________.
4. It __________ to get to work.
5. __________ at 8.45.
6. _________ lunch.
7. _________ at 5 o'clock.
8. __________ tired when ___________ home.
9. ___________ a meal yesterday evening.
10. ____________ out yesterday evening.
11. __________ at 11 o'clock.
12. ____________well last night.