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Put the verb in brackets into the correct form.

Grammar exercise to practise verb tenses in English

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This is a guided activity the principal aim of which is to help students develop their listening, reading comprehension and writing skills while learning new informal vocabulary used in everyday English. The students are required to choose specific correct answers to check their reading comprehension, but at the same time they are allowed to express themselves by giving opinions through the practice of their  writing skills. 

GRAMMAR

1   Complete the conversations. Use the verbs in brackets in the present perfect simple or the past simple.

Example:    I’ve been to South America, but I’ve never been (not / go) to Peru.

Petra     1________ (you / remember) to pay that cheque into the bank?

Alan      Yes, it went in this morning.

Tom      2________ (you / ever / borrow) anyone’s car?

Dave      Yes, I borrowed my brother’s and I crashed it!

Anna     Hi, can I speak to Camille, please?

Beth      I’m sorry, she 3________ (just / go) out.

Doctor  What seems to be the problem?

John      I 4________ (fall) over skiing. I think I 5________ (break) my finger.

Peter     How long 6________ (you / know) Mike?

Liz         Well, we 7________ (meet) in 2015 and we’ve been good friends ever since.

PRESENT PERFECT OR SIMPLE PAST? FILL IN THE BLANK WITH THE VERB IN BRACKETS. PAY ATTENTION TO THE VERB TENSE.

1. Our school (1) ……………………………….. (go) to France last week. We (2) …………………………. (sleep) in tents every night and in the morning we (3)..................................... (cook) our breakfast on the grass outside. It (4)................................ (to be) so much fun. So, (5)…………………… I ……………………… (ever/cook) sausages on a barbecue? Now I can say yes!

2. I (1) ………………………………. (work) really hard last month. I (2) …………………………… (study) my books and notes every night after school. I get nervous before I do exams, but I (3) …………………………………. (never/fail) one before!

3. I (1) ………………………………… (already/ to be) to a concert. I (2) ……………………………(go) with my best friend last month. We (3) …………………………… (have) an amazing time. We (4)..................................... (sing) along to all the songs and (5) ……………………………… (dance) the night away. But the best part was when we (6) ………………………………. (meet) our favorite band members backstage. I (7) …………………………………….. (never/ love) a concert so much!

One exercise with some important verb tenses so that you can practice their different uses. Enjoy!

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The present perfect tense is an english verb tense used for past actions that are releated to or continue into the future, when we use simple past we must be careful because this tense its exclusive just for action in the tha doesnt continues to the present and , happen in a specific action in the past.