GE 5 Diff WS Unit 3

CAMBRIDGE GLOBAL ENGLISH 5: UNIT 3 DIFFERENTIATED WORKSHEET
Differentiated worksheet 3 A, B and C:

Past and present
Aim: To know when to use the present simple, the past simple and the present perfect
to talk about a place.
Procedure:
The worksheets are designed to be self-explanatory. They can be set for homework. Remember
to choose the most appropriate worksheet for each learner’s level. Tell learners to look at the
information in the box at the top of the handout and use it to answer the questions.
Answers
Worksheet A
1 a past simple, b present simple, c present perfect
2 a present simple, b present perfect, c past simple
3 a past simple, b present perfect, c present simple
4 a present perfect, b past simple, c present simple
Worksheet B and C
A 1 travelled, 2 don’t use, 3 have stopped, 4 have caught, 5 took, 6 is, 7 reaches
B 1 is, 2 live, 3 have built, 4 were, 5 had, 6 lived, 7 live, 8 ’ve lived
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Name ___________________________________ Date _____________
Worksheet 3A: Past and present

Present simple We use the present simple to talk about what places are like nowadays
and what people do there.
 The city is very modern and hi-tech.
 Nowadays, people travel by car and by train.
Past simple We use the past simple to talk about the following:
Finished past events: Tokyo’s metro opened in 1927.
Past repeated actions: Before trains, most people used a horse and cart or
they walked.
What places were like in the past: Cities weren’t as busy a hundred
years ago.
Present perfect We use the present perfect to show a connection between the past
and the present.
 Tokyo’s metro has been an important form of transport for many years.
Read the sentences.

 Write ‘present simple’ next to the sentences that contain a present simple verb.
 Write ‘past simple’ next to the sentences that contain a past simple verb.
 Write ‘present perfect’ next to the sentences that contain a present perfect verb.
1 a Rich people travelled around the city in a human-drawn carriage. __________________

b People don’t use human-drawn carriages anymore. __________________
c We have stopped using human-drawn carriages. __________________
2 a The bullet train can travel up to 320km/h. __________________
b People have caught trains for over a hundred years. __________________
c My aunt caught the train every day. __________________
3 a My grandad lived in a wooden house with a large roof and he rode his bike to work.
_______________
b I’ve lived in a flat in the centre of Tokyo for 8 years. _______________
c Lots of young people live in micro-apartments which are very small. _______________
4 a Lots of high-rise buildings with bright neon lights have been built recently. _______________
b Houses were bigger and they had large roofs. _______________
c Tokyo is one of the largest cities in the world – 13.5 million people live there! _______________

Name ___________________________________ Date _____________
Worksheet 3B: Past and present

Past repeated actions: Before trains, most people used a horse and cart
or they walked.
years ago.
and the present.
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb.

A Past: Rich people (1. travel) ______________________________ in a human-drawn carriage.
Present: They (2. not use) ______________________________ human-drawn carriages anymore.
Present perfect: We (3. stop) have ______________________________ using human-drawn carriages.
Present perfect: People (4. catch) have ______________________________ trains for over a
hundred years.
Past: My great-grandma (5. take) ______________________________ the train every day.
Present: The bullet train (6. is) ______________________________ an example of a modern train.
It (7. reach) ______________________________ speeds of up to 320 km/h.
B Present: Tokyo (1. be) ______________________________ one of the largest cities in the world –
13.5 million people (2. live) ______________________________ there!
Present perfect: Companies (3. build) have ______________________________ lots of high-rise
buildings with bright neon lights recently.
Past: In the past, houses (4. are) ______________________________ bigger and they
(5. have) ______________________________ larger roofs. My grandad
(6. live) ______________________________ in a wooden house with a large roof.
Present: However, nowadays lots of young people (7. live) ______________________________
in micro-apartments.
Present perfect: (8. live) I’ve ______________________________ in a flat in the centre of Tokyo
for eight years.

Name ___________________________________ Date _____________
Worksheet 3C: Past and present

Past repeated actions: Before trains, most people used a horse and cart or
they walked.
years ago.
and the present.
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb.

A In the past, rich people (1. travel) ______________________________ around the city in a
human-drawn carriage. Fortunately, people (2. not use) ______________________________
human-drawn carriages anymore.
We (3. stop) ______________________________ using human-drawn carriages.
People (4. catch) ______________________________ trains for over a hundred years.
My great-grandma (5. take) ______________________________ the train every day.
The bullet train (6. be) ______________________________ an example of a modern train.
It (7. reach) ______________________________ speeds of up to 320 km/h.
B Nowadays, Tokyo (1. be) ______________________________one of the largest cities

in the world – 13.5 million people (2. live) ______________________________ there!
Companies (3. build) ______________________________ lots of high-rise buildings with
bright neon lights recently. In the past, houses (4. are) ______________________________
bigger and they (5. have) ______________________________ larger roofs.
My grandad (6. live) ______________________________ in a wooden house with a large roof.
However, nowadays lots of young people (7. live) ______________________________
in micro-apartments which are very small. I’ (8. live) ______________________________
in a flat in the centre of Tokyo for 8 years.

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CAMBRIDGE GLOBAL ENGLISH 5: UNIT 3 DIFFERENTIATED WORKSHEET

Differentiated worksheet 3 A, B and C:

Global English – Nicola Mabbott © Cambridge University Press 2021 1

Name _______________________ Date _

Worksheet 3A: Past and present

Read the sentences.

1 a Rich people travelled around the city in a human-drawn carriage. __________________

Global English – Nicola Mabbott © Cambridge University Press 2021 2

Name _______________________ Date _

Worksheet 3B: Past and present

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb.

Global English – Nicola Mabbott © Cambridge University Press 2021 3

Name _______________________ Date _

Worksheet 3C: Past and present

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb.

B Nowadays, Tokyo (1. be) ______________________________one of the largest cities

Global English – Nicola Mabbott © Cambridge University Press 2021 4

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