The past simple tense & the present perfect tense

THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE & THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
I, Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple tense. 1. I _______ (stay) at home all weekend.
2. Angela _______ (go) to the cinema last night. 3. My friends _______ (have) a great time in Nha Trang last year. 4. My vacation in Hue _______ (be) wonderful. 5. Last summer I _______ (visit) Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. 6. My parents _______ (be) very tired after the trip. 7. I _______ (buy) a lot of gifts for my little sister. 8. Lan and Mai _______ (see) sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium. 9. Trung _______ (eat) chicken and rice for dinner. 10. They _______ (talk) about their holiday in Hoi An. 11. Phuong _______ (return) to Hanoi yesterday. 12. We _______ (think) the food was delicious.
II, Write the past simple of these verbs. Then put them into three groups according to the pronunciaion of “ED”: saty; rain; help; carry; want; play; smoke; walk; study; cry; work; listen; love; wash; stop; ask; look; open; strart; live; watch; like; ; fix; need; clean; decide; match; brush; polish; hurry.
III, Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect tense.
I just _______ (finish) my homework.
They _______ (live) in the countryside for 15 years.
You ever _______ (be) to Hue Citadel ?
I _______ (not) see her for ages.
This the highest hotel that ever _______ (see).
A lot of people _______ (become) rich recently.
I _______ (not/understand) his lesson so far.
I _______ (play) the guitar since I _______ (be) a boy.
We _______ (not/see) him since we _______ (leave) school.
They already _______ (prepare) the meal.
My heath _______ (become) woesr lately.
He _______ (not/drive) since his last accident.
I never _______ (meet) anyone that is more intelligent than him.
I _______ (read) this book several times
He _______ (stop) drinking since his father’s death.
He _______ (not/be) there yet.
I _______ (learn) how to be have since I was born.
Up to now, we _______ (make) three sentences.
You _______ (eat) this kind of food ?
We _______ (be) here since the president _______ (appear) .
IV, Complete the sentences with since or for.
I’ve _______ this job a month.
He’s known her _______ April.
She’s been ill _______ years.
I haven’t seen him _______ ages.
I’ve lived here _______ 1992.
He’s been away _______ a long time.
She’s been in love with Tom _______ his birthday.
I haven’t slept _______ two nights.
_______ my bother lost his job, he has written two books.
She has had six different jobs _______ three years.
V, Put yet or already in to blank spaces to complete the following sentences.
He hasn’t called us _______ .
They have _______ been to Dalat three times.
Have you bought the tickets for the game _______ ?
The plane has _______ left the airport.
Has the class begun _______ ? No, not _______ .
Have you finished your homework _______ ?
We have _______ signed the contract.
Have the police found the thief _______ ?
I have _______ mailed the check.
They haven’t even strated to look for him _______ .
VI, Put in gone or been.
He’s on holiday at the moment. He’s _______ to Spain.
“Where’s Jill?” – “She isn’t here. I think she’s _______ to the bank.”
“Hello, Pat. Where have you _______ ?” – “I’ve _______ to the bank.”
Have you ever _______ to Mexico? No, never.
My parents aren’t at home this evening. They’ve _______ out.
There’s a new restaurant n town. Have you ever _______ to it?
Paris is a wonderful city. I’ve _______ there may times.
Helen was here earlier but I think she’s _______ now.
Hello! I’ve just _______ to the shops. I’ve bought a lot of things.
Alice isn’t here at the moment. She’s _______ to the shop to get a newspaper.
Tom has _______ out. He’ll be back in about an hour.
Are you going to the bank? – No, I’ve already _______ to the bank.
VII, Rewrite the sentences.
We haven’t been to the concert for over a year. (The last time____________________________
We last saw our grandparents 2 years ago. (We haven’t_________________________________
I have never read