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This document provides examples to practice the difference between using the present perfect and past simple tenses in English. It gives 16 sentences with blanks to fill in using the correct verb tense. The key then provides the answers with explanations of when to use the present perfect versus past simple tenses. For example, the present perfect is used for actions that started in the past and continue in the present, while the past simple is used for actions completed entirely in the past.
This document provides examples to practice the difference between using the present perfect and past simple tenses in English. It gives 16 sentences with blanks to fill in using the correct verb tense. The key then provides the answers with explanations of when to use the present perfect versus past simple tenses. For example, the present perfect is used for actions that started in the past and continue in the present, while the past simple is used for actions completed entirely in the past.
This document provides examples to practice the difference between using the present perfect and past simple tenses in English. It gives 16 sentences with blanks to fill in using the correct verb tense. The key then provides the answers with explanations of when to use the present perfect versus past simple tenses. For example, the present perfect is used for actions that started in the past and continue in the present, while the past simple is used for actions completed entirely in the past.
Fill in the blanks with the correct present perfect or past
simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1. ______________________ (you/ever/ go) to New York, Susan?
2. I _____________________(break) my leg last summer when I ______________ (fall) off the bike. 3. Its the most delicious fish I ________________________ (ever/ eat). 4. Peter _________________ (spend) the evening revising for the math exam and this morning he __________________ (get) up very early to continue revising. 5. The living room looks different! Yes, we __________________ (just/ paint) it yellow. Do you like it? 6. He _____________________ (lose) his wallet last week, but he ___________________ (not/find) them yet. 7. Someone ______________________ (steal) my car while we _______________ (be) at the cinema. 8. Peter isnt at work. He _________________________ (go) on holiday this week! He ____________ (work) on Friday morning and __________________(leave) in the afternoon. 9. Im sorry Susan, I really ______________________ (write) a postcard to you when I _________________ (be) in London, but I ___________________ (forget) to post it. 10. _________________________(your brother/pass) his driving test yet? No, Im afraid, he ______________________ (fail) it again, and its the third time! 11. Carol _____________________ (be) ill for a week now, so she _____________________ (not/ do) her final exams. 12. Sarah is so happy! She ______________________ (win) the lottery! 13. Are you hungry, Tony? Do you want something to eat? Thanks Mandy, but I _____________________________ (just/ have) lunch. 14. I __________________ (bake) the birthday cake yesterday, but I ___________________ (not/ decorate) it yet. I hope its ready for the party! 15. ______________________ (you/ not/ call) Matt yet? He _________________ (come) here yesterday because he ____________________ (want) to talk to you as soon as possible. 16. Peter_____________(try) to mend the car two days ago, but he _________________(not/ can), so today he __________________ (take) it to the garage.
KEY
PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE
Fill in the blanks with the correct present perfect or past
simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Have you ever been (you/ever/ go) to New York, Susan?
2. I broke (break) my leg last summer when I fell (fall) off the bike. 3. Its the most delicious fish I have ever eaten (ever/ eat). 4. Peter spent (spend) the evening revising for the maths exam and this morning he has got/got up very early to continue revising. 5. The living room looks different! Yes, we have just painted (just/ paint) it yellow. Do you like it? 6. He lost (lose) his wallet last week, but he hasnt found (not/find) it yet. 7. Someone stole (steal) my car while we were (be) at the cinema. 8. Peter isnt at work. He has gone (go) on holiday this week! He worked (work) on Friday morning and left (leave) in the afternoon. 9. Im sorry Susan, I really wrote (write) a postcard to you when I was (be) in London, but I forgot (forget) to post it. 10. Has your brother passed (your brother/pass) his driving test yet? No, Im afraid, he has failed (fail) it again, and its the third time! 11. Carol has been (be) ill for a week now, so she hasnt done (not/ do) her final exams. 12. Sarah is so happy! She has won (win) the lottery! 13. Are you hungry, Tony? Do you want something to eat? Thanks Mandy, but I have just had (just/ have) lunch. 14. I baked (bake) the birthday cake yesterday, but I havent decorated (not/ decorate) it yet. I hope its ready for the party! 15. Havent you called (you/not/ call) Matt yet? He came (come) here yesterday because he wanted (want) to talk to you as soon as possible. 16. Peter tried (try) to mend the car two days ago, but he couldnt (not/ can), so today he has taken (take) it to the garage.