A. Underline the correct tense: (simple past or present perfect simple)
(a) The Earth existed / has existed for more than 4,000 million years.
(b) Dinosaurs have lived / lived on Earth for 160 million years.
(c) Humans have been / were on the planet for just 50,000 years.
(d) For thousands of years, people thought / have thought that the world was flat.
(e) The first Australians - the Aborigines - have lived / lived there for about 40,000 years.
(f) People in Europe have only known / only knew about Australia for about 400 years.
(g) For many years, the United States has been / was a British colony.
(h)The USA has been / was an independent country for over 200 years.
(i) The dollar has been / was the currency of the United States for just over 200 years.
Source: world-english
B. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1. Mother: I want to prepare dinner. Have you washed the dishes yet?
2. Daughter: I washed the dishes yesterday, but I haven't had the time yet to do it today.
3. Mother: Have you already done your homework?
4. Daughter: No, I have just come home from school.
5. Mother: You came home from school two hours ago!
6. Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy called when I arrived and I have just finished the phone call.
7. Mother: Didn't you see Lucy at school in the morning?
8. Daughter: Yes, but we didn't have time to talk then.
C. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1. I have just finished my homework.
2. Mary has already written five letters.
3. Tom moved to this town in 1994.
4. My friend was in Canada two years ago.
5. I haven't been to Canada so far.
6. But I have already travelled to London a couple of times.
7. Last week, Mary and Paul went to the cinema.
8. I can't take any pictures because I haven't bought a new film yet.
9. Did they spend their holiday in New Zealand last summer?
10. Have you ever seen a whale?
D. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland. It has a beautiful old city centre and a castle that lies on a hill above the city. In the castle you can see the statues of two Scottish heroes: Robert Bruce and William Wallace (known from the film Braveheart). Several famous people were born in Edinburgh, for example Alexander Graham Bell (who invented the telephone), Tony Blair (former Prime Minister of the UK) and Arthur Conan Doyle (who wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories). By the way, J. K. Rowling wrote her first Harry Potter book in an Edinburgh coffee-shop.
Write the verbs in the correct tense (Simple Past or Present Perfect).
1. My friend has been to Edinburgh three times.
2. Some years ago he studied English there.
3. Last month he visited some friends in Edinburgh.
4. Unfortunately, I couldn't go to Edinburgh with him.
5. This is a pity. They are my friends, too, and I haven't seen them for ages.
E. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1. A: Have you ever tasted sushi?
2. B: Yes, I have eaten sushi at least five times so far.
3. A: When did you eat sushi for the first time?
4. B: I ate sushi for the first time on my dad's 50th birthday. He invited the whole family to a Japanese restaurant.
5. A: Did you like it?
6. B: Absolutely. In fact, it was so good that we have been to that restaurant three times so far. And on my mum's birthday, we ordered some sushi and had it at home.
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