Fill in the blanks with a simple past or present perfect tense form.
1. She ...................... to anybody in her life.
The present perfect is more common with time expressions like ever, never, yet, before and already.
2. I am sure we ……………… before.
The present perfect is more common with time expressions like ever, never, yet, before and already.
3. I ……………. a word with the manager in the morning.
The present perfect is not used to talk about a finished event if we say when it happened.
4. I ………….. two movies yesterday.
The present perfect is not used to talk about a finished event if we say when it happened.
5. How long ………………….. in love with him?
The present perfect is used to talk about how long present situations have lasted.
6. She …………… at thirty-nine.
The present perfect is not used to talk about a finished event if we say when it happened.
7. The number of unemployed ……………….. ten million.
The present perfect is the most normal tense for giving news of recent events.
8. ………………….. the people who live next door?
The present perfect is more common with the indefinite time expressions ever, never, yet, already.
9. The Defense Minister …………… a meeting with the Prime Minister yesterday.
We do not use the present perfect tense with past time expressions.
10. During the two hour meeting, they ……………. the economic situation.
The present perfect is not used when the reference is to the past time.
11. We …………….. that you have homes to let.
Sometimes past and present perfect are both possible.
12. Who …………….. the telephone?
We use the simple past when we ask about the person responsible for a present situation.
Answers
1. She has never apologized to anybody in her life.
2. I am sure we have met before.
3. I had a word with the manager in the morning.
4. I watched two movies yesterday.
5. How long have you been in love with him?
6. She died at thirty-nine.
7. The number of unemployed has reached ten million.
8. Have you ever met the people who live next door?
9. The Defense Minister had a meeting with the Prime Minister yesterday.
10. During the two hour meeting, they discussed the economic situation.
11. We heard / have heard that you have homes to let.
12. Who invented the telephone?
