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PAST SIMPLE Vs PRESENT PERFECT

The document provides examples of sentences using the past simple tense and present perfect tense in English. It gives 30 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the appropriate verb form, either past simple or present perfect. The key at the bottom provides the correct verbs to fill in the blanks for each sentence. The purpose is to illustrate the differences between using the past simple and present perfect tenses.

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PAST SIMPLE Vs PRESENT PERFECT

The document provides examples of sentences using the past simple tense and present perfect tense in English. It gives 30 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the appropriate verb form, either past simple or present perfect. The key at the bottom provides the correct verbs to fill in the blanks for each sentence. The purpose is to illustrate the differences between using the past simple and present perfect tenses.

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PAST SIMPLE vs PRESENT PERFECT

Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the

verbs in brackets.

1.- They _________ (write) their exams yesterday.

2.- They _________ (start) building their new house 18 months ago.

3.- I ________ (meet) the company manager two weeks ago.

4.- I ________ (be born) in 1964.

5.- That was the best concert I _____ ever _______ (see).

6.- I __________ (not eat) anything since breakfast.

7.- I _________ (study) English for 10 years.

8.- You ___________ (change) your address recently.

9.- When I was 15 I _________ (go) to Dublin.

10.- My students _________ (raise) a lot of money for

charity.

11.- We _________ (not go) to the cinema last night.

12.- My uncle ________ (arrive) in Lisbon last night but

he _________ (not call)

13.- We _________ (not see) Pedro Almodovar’s new film yet.

14.- _________ (you go) abroad this year?

15.- The shop is probably closed because they _______ (go) for

lunch.

16.- When I ______ (be) at school I ______ (not like) Maths.

17.- What’s the matter with your brother? He ________ (lose) his

mobile.

18.- Mark Spitz ________(win) seven Olympic gold medals in 1972.

19.- Why are you crying? Because I _______ (cut) my finger.

20.- When Mary was young she _______ (love) skiing.


21.- There _______ (be) a lot of accidents last year,

and there _________ (be) a lot this year, too.

22.- My students __________ (not study) hard

last term, but they ______ (study) hard this term.

23.- When my niece ______ (be) at school, she

________ (play) in a handball team.

24.- After I _____ (leave) school, I ______ (take) a job on the

library.

25.- I’m afraid the last train ________ (leave) an

hour ago.

26.- Thank you for your offer but I _________

(decide) not to accept.

27.- Yesterday I __________ (lose) my wallet.

28.- We ________ (not speak) to your sister for a

long time.

29.- When we ________ (reach) the cinema, there

_______ (not be) any tickets left.

30.- Take your umbrella with you. It ________ (start) raining.


ANSWER KEY.

1.- wrote

2.- started

3.- met

4.- was born

5.- have ever seen

6.- haven’t eaten

7.- have studied

8.- have changed

9.- went

10.- have raised

11.- didn’t go

12.- arrived / didn’t call

13.- haven’t seen

14.- have you been

15.- have gone

16.- was / didn’t like

17.- has lost

18.- won

19.- have cut

20.- loved

21.- were / have been

22.- didn’t study / have studied

23.- was / played

24.- left / took

25.- left

26.- have decided

27.- lost

28.- haven’t spoken

29.- reached / weren’t

30.- has started

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