Put the verbs in the following sentences into (a) the past simple (b) the present perfect.
Example:
He makes a few phone calls.
(a) He made a few phone calls.
(b) He has made a few phone calls.
1. Astrid takes her dogs to the park.
2. We catch the first flight to Paris.
3. The father sings a lullaby to his baby.
4. Sales of his new album rise by 40%.
5. They pay the rent.
6. You hear the police siren.
7. Arsenal beats Manchester United 2-0.
8. The child rides on the back of his dad's moped.
9. I draw them a map to show them the way to the tube station.
10. Leo leaves his keys on the table.
11. The nursery teacher reads a fairy tale to the children.
12. Maika swims 70 lengths in the pool.
13. Paulina brings some chocolate muffins to class.
14. The man lights a cigarette.
15. James withdraws 200 Euros from his bank account.
16. Alfie puts the milk in the fridge.
17. The horse bites Maxine on the arm.
18. I forgive her for breaking her promise.
19. The robbers shoot at the police officer.
20. We misunderstand the instructions.
21. The waiters lay the tables for breakfast.
22. Jo freezes the lasagne.
23. Bob feeds his dogs.
24. Annie bets 50 Euros on England to win the World Cup.
25. Jay chooses a novel by Ken Follett for his friend's birthday.
26. They fall in love at first sight.
27. I hide the biscuits.
28. Nick drives to his parents' house.
29. She sticks the name card on her jacket.
30. You keep the chocolate cake somewhere cool.
ANSWERS
1. took / has taken 2. caught / have caught 3. sang / has sung 4. rose / have risen
5. paid / have paid 6. heard / have heard 7. beat / has beaten 8. rode / has ridden 9. drew / have drawn 10. left / has left 11. read / has read 12. swam / has swum
13. brought / has brought 14. lit / has lit 15. withdrew / has withdrawn 16. put / has put 17. bit / has bitten 18. forgave / have forgiven 19. shot / have shot 20. misunderstood / have misunderstood 21. laid / have laid 22. froze / has frozen 23. fed / has fed
24. bet / has bet 25. chose / has chosen 26. fell / have fallen 27. hid / have hidden
28. drove / has driven 29. stuck / has stuck 30. kept / have kept
