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Present perfect or simple past?

December 27, 2012 - pdf

Complete the following sentences using simple past or present perfect forms.

1. He ……………………. at a bar when he was younger.

Correct! Wrong!

2. I ………………………. her since last Monday.

Correct! Wrong!

3. He …………………… three years ago.

Correct! Wrong!

4. She ………………….. unhappy since she left her home.

Correct! Wrong!

5. They …………………… the job last week.

Correct! Wrong!

6. They ……………………. started working yet.

Correct! Wrong!

7. She …………………. ill since last month.

Correct! Wrong!

8. Nobody ……………………. him since that fateful evening.

Correct! Wrong!

9. ……………………. to Venice?

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. He worked at a bar when he was younger.

2. I haven’t seen her since last Monday.

3. He died three years ago.

4. She has been unhappy since she left her home.

5. They finished the job last week.

6. They haven’t started working yet.

7. She has been ill since last month.

8. Nobody has seen him since that fateful evening.

9. Have you ever been to Venice?

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