Simple Past vs. Present Perfect Tense Worksheet For Class 8 CBSE
Complete the following sentences using appropriate simple past or present perfect tense forms. The simple past tense is used to say that something happened at some time in the past. The present perfect tense has three uses. It is used to talk about:
a) Recently finished past events that have a bearing on the present
b) Things that a person has experienced in his / her life
c) Situations that started in the past and has continued up to the present
Watch this Youtube video to learn the difference between simple past and present perfect. You can also find a Malayalam version of the same video here.
Simple past vs. present perfect tense worsksheet
Complete the following sentences using appropriate form of the verb given in the brackets. Watch this Youtube video to better understand the correct use of simple past and present perfect.
1. Gauri …………………………….. (work) with us for three years.
2. We ……………………………. (live) in this street for fifteen years.
3. Sophia …………………………….. (live) in Chennai before she moved to Bangalore in 2012.
4. ………………………….. (you / finish) your homework?
5. I ………………………….. (never / see) a ghost.
6. I ……………………… (be / never) here before.
7. She ………………………….. (practice) the piano for six years when she ……………………. (be) at school.
8. I ………………………….. (be) to Singapore a few times.
9. I …………………………… (work) with kids before so I …………………………… (know) what to expect from this job.
10. I …………………………… (already / eat) my lunch.
Answers
1. Gauri has worked with us for three years.
2. We have lived in this street for fifteen years.
3. Sophia lived in Chennai before she moved to Bangalore in 2012.
4. Have you finished your homework?
5. I have never seen a ghost.
6. I have never been here before.
7. She practiced the piano for six years when she was at school.
8. I have been to Singapore a few times.
9. I have worked with kids before so I know what to expect from this job.
10. I have already eaten my lunch.
Notes
Been is the past participle form of be. It is often used instead of gone and come. There is a difference of meaning. Been is used to talk about finished visits.
Compare:
- I have been to Boston a couple of times. (= I went to Boston and returned.)
- He has gone to Boston. (= He is still in Boston.)
