Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1I ............... three emails today, and I still need to answer two more.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect with unfinished time like today when the day is not over: "have sent".
2On our holiday, we ............... Lisbon last summer.
Wrong!
Use the past simple with a finished time expression like last summer: "visited".
3She has had four meetings ...............
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The present perfect fits an unfinished period such as "this week".
4Tom finished the report ...............
Wrong!
The past simple fits a finished time expression such as "yesterday".
5We ............... a lot on taxis this month, so we should walk tomorrow.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect for an unfinished period like this month: "have spent".
6The printer works now because the technician ............... it on Monday.
Wrong!
Use the past simple with a specific finished time such as on Monday: "repaired".
7I have known Maya ...............
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Use the present perfect with a period that continues to now, such as "since January".
8They moved here ............... and now they know all the neighbours.
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Use the past simple with ago to show a finished point in the past: "two years ago".
9I ............... ten pages so far, but the chapter is long.
Wrong!
Use the present perfect with so far because it means up to now: "have read".
10My brother ............... in Madrid when he was at university.
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Use the past simple for a finished past period, such as when he was at university: "lived".
11The manager has changed the schedule ...............
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The present perfect can be used with an indefinite recent time such as "recently".
12Laura ............... the office at 8 o'clock.
Wrong!
Use the past simple with an exact finished time such as at 8 o'clock: "left".
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- I have sent three emails today, and I still need to answer two more.
- On our holiday, we visited Lisbon last summer.
- She has had four meetings this week.
- Tom finished the report yesterday.
- We have spent a lot on taxis this month, so we should walk tomorrow.
- The printer works now because the technician repaired it on Monday.
- I have known Maya since January.
- They moved here two years ago and now they know all the neighbours.
- I have read ten pages so far, but the chapter is long.
- My brother lived in Madrid when he was at university.
- The manager has changed the schedule recently.
- Laura left the office at 8 o’clock.