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Present Perfect (Experience vs. Specific Time) Exercise

April 11, 2026 B1pdf

Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I ............... to Japan twice, so I can give you some travel tips.
Wrong!
Use "have been" for a life experience with no specific past time.
2She ............... that film last night and loved it.
Wrong!
Use "saw" because "last night" is a specific finished past time.
3............... you ever tried Korean food before?
Wrong!
Use "Have" to ask about life experience with "ever" and the subject "you".
4We ............... our homework already, so we can go out now.
Wrong!
Use "have finished" with "already" to show a completed action with a present result.
5My brother ............... a snake when he was ten.
Wrong!
Use "saw" because "when he was ten" is a specific finished past time.
6I ............... in a five-star hotel before.
Wrong!
Use "have never stayed" for a life experience up to now with "before".
7They ............... to the new museum on Saturday.
Wrong!
Use "went" because "on Saturday" is a specific finished past time.
8She ............... sushi, so she wants to try it tonight.
Wrong!
Use "has never eaten" for a life experience up to now with "never".
9I ............... my keys yesterday, but I found them this morning.
Wrong!
Use "lost" because "yesterday" is a specific finished past time.
10............... your teacher ever given you extra homework for the weekend?
Wrong!
Use "Has" to ask about life experience with "ever" and the singular subject "your teacher".
11We ............... that restaurant before, so we don't know what to order.
Wrong!
Use "haven't tried" for lack of experience up to now with "before".
12He ............... his grandparents in 2022, when they lived in Rome.
Wrong!
Use "visited" because "in 2022" is a specific finished past time.

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Answers

  1. I have been to Japan twice, so I can give you some travel tips.
  2. She saw that film last night and loved it.
  3. Have you ever tried Korean food before?
  4. We have finished our homework already, so we can go out now.
  5. My brother saw a snake when he was ten.
  6. I have never stayed in a five-star hotel before.
  7. They went to the new museum on Saturday.
  8. She has never eaten sushi, so she wants to try it tonight.
  9. I lost my keys yesterday, but I found them this morning.
  10. Has your teacher ever given you extra homework for the weekend?
  11. We haven’t tried that restaurant before, so we don’t know what to order.
  12. He visited his grandparents in 2022, when they lived in Rome.

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