Fill in the blanks with a past simple or present perfect tense form.
1It ............... a long time ago.
Wrong!
Use the simple past with past time expressions.
2You ............... me any help.
Wrong!
3He ............... severe injuries when his car collided with a truck.
Wrong!
4She ............... several setbacks in her life.
Wrong!
The simple past is also possible here; however, the present perfect is preferred when time is not mentioned.
5I ............... what peace of mind is.
Wrong!
6She ............... to cooperate with us.
Wrong!
7The news ............... me.
Wrong!
8My grandparents ............... a lot for me.
Wrong!
9I ............... a lot of reading when I was younger.
Wrong!
10Our team ............... the championship.
Wrong!
11He ............... on the Friday following the accident.
Wrong!
12I ............... to be a writer.
Wrong!
The present perfect is more common with the frequency adverbs ever, never, always etc.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- It happened a long time ago.
- You have never offered me any help.
- He suffered severe injuries when his car collided with a truck.
- She has faced several setbacks in her life.
- I have never known what peace of mind is.
- She refused to cooperate with us.
- The news shocked me.
- My grandparents have done a lot for me.
- I did a lot of reading when I was younger.
- Our team Either could be used here the championship.
- He died on the Friday following the accident.
- I have always wanted to be a writer.
