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Simple Past or Present Perfect Simple

Exercise 1

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

  1. Mother: I want to prepare dinner. (you / wash) the dishes yet?
  2. Daughter: I (wash) the dishes yesterday, but I (have / not) the time yet to do it today.
  3. Mother: (you / do / already) your homework?
  4. Daughter: No, I (come / just) home from school.
  5. Mother: You (come) home from school two hours ago!
  6. Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy (call) when I (arrive) and I (finish / just) the phone call.
  7. Mother: (you / see / not) Lucy at school in the morning?
  8. Daughter: Yes, but we (have / not) time to talk then.