Complete the following sentences using an appropriate past simple or present perfect verb form.
1When ............... from work yesterday?
Wrong!
Use "did she return" because "yesterday" refers to a finished time in the past.
2............... to the US in your life?
Wrong!
Use "Have you ever been" to ask about a life experience up to now.
3She is the most beautiful woman ...............
Wrong!
Use "I have ever seen" after a superlative when talking about experience up to now.
4That is the best movie ...............
Wrong!
Use "I have ever watched" after "the best" when describing experience up to now.
5That is the most difficult problem ...............
Wrong!
Use "I have ever had to deal with" after a superlative to describe experience up to now.
6When ..............., I was working in the garden.
Wrong!
Use "you phoned" for the completed past action that interrupted the longer action.
7I ............... with children several times so far, so I know what to expect in my new job.
Wrong!
Use "have worked" with "so far" for experience in an unfinished period up to now.
8I ............... all my childhood in France.
Wrong!
Use "spent" because childhood is a finished period in the past.
9Who ............... that necklace when you graduated?
Wrong!
Use "gave you" because "when you graduated" refers to a finished past time.
10There ............... a plane crash near Bristol last night.
Wrong!
Use "was" because "last night" is a finished time in the past.
Answers
- When did she return from work yesterday?
- Have you ever been to the US in your life?
- She is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen.
- That is the best movie I have ever watched.
- That is the most difficult problem I have ever had to deal with.
- When you phoned, I was working in the garden.
- I have worked with children several times so far, so I know what to expect in my new job.
- I spent all my childhood in France.
- Who gave you that necklace when you graduated?
- There was a plane crash near Bristol last night.
