Present perfect and past simple – B2 English Grammar Test

1  Complete the sentences with the past simple or present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

1   ……Did…… you ……eat…... (eat) at home yesterday?

2   I ………………………………… (not try) Cantonese food yet.

3   Joe ………………………………… (live on) junk food when he was a teenager.

4   Since I woke up, I ………………………………… (not eat) anything.

5   ……………… you ………………………………… (always / be) a vegetarian?

6   They ………………………………… (wash) the carrots before they cooked them.

2  Are the words in bold in the correct place? Tick (✔) the correct sentences. Correct the incorrect sentences.

1   Have you had lunch yet? ✔

      ………………………………………………

2   I haven’t still been to that new café. ……

      ………………………………………………

3   I’ve already had pasta today. ……

      ………………………………………………

4   We’ve just taken our final exams. ……

      ………………………………………………

5   The waiter hasn’t brought yet dessert. ……

      ………………………………………………

6   I just have eaten so I’m not hungry, thanks. ……

      ………………………………………………

3  Tom is organising a party. Write sentences with already and yet for the things in the list he has (✔) and hasn’t done (✗).

invite guests ✔

bake a cake ✔

put up decorations ✗

buy snacks ✔

make a playlist of songs ✗

decorate the cake ✗

1   ……He’s already invited the guests. ……

2    ………………………………………………

3    ………………………………………………

4    ………………………………………………

5    ………………………………………………

6    ………………………………………………

4  Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. Change the verbs to the present simple or present perfect.

1   wake / I / up / just / have

      ……I have just woken up. ……

2   New York / to / yet / not go / I

      ……………………………………….

3   not read / I / any / books / still / Harry Potter

      ……………………………………….

4   to / yesterday / I / go / school

      ……………………………………….

5   outside / go / already / I / today

      ……………………………………….

6   volleyball / afternoon / yesterday / play / I

      ……………………………………….

5  Complete the email with the past simple or present perfect form of the verbs in the box.

Hi Mum,

I’m sitting on the plane. We 1……haven’t taken…… off yet. I 2………………... a great time here in Bali these last two weeks. Yesterday the class 3………………... an island where we 4………………... lots of Komodo dragons and we 5………………... fresh lobster from the sea. Yum!

I’m a bit annoyed because I 6………………... my headphones two days ago and I still 7………………... them. Hopefully they’re somewhere in my suitcase. The flight is going to be a bit boring; they’re showing three films but I 8………………... already them.

Oh well. Got to go now. The pilot 9………………... that we’re ready to take off.

See you soon!