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Simple Past Or Present Perfect Tense

November 20, 2018 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.

1. He ...................................... absent since Monday.

Correct! Wrong!

We use the present perfect to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.

2. Look. Somebody ......................................... their wallet on the table.

Correct! Wrong!

We use the present perfect to talk about recently finished actions and events.

3. ....................................... Janaki yesterday?

Correct! Wrong!

The present perfect cannot be used with past time expressions like yesterday.

4. I can't open the suitcase because I ........................................ the key.

Correct! Wrong!

The present perfect is used to talk about past events whose effect is still felt in the present.

5. Although I rang the bell six times, nobody ...................................... the door.

Correct! Wrong!

The past simple is used to talk about finished events that are in no way related to the present.

6. I ............................................. college last year.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

The present perfect cannot be used with past time expressions like yesterday.

7. I never .......................................... my grandfather because he had died before I was born.

Correct! Wrong!

8. This is the first time I ....................................... an opera.

Correct! Wrong!

The present perfect is common with the expression 'this is the first / second / last etc.'

9. You can't see her now because she ........................................

Correct! Wrong!

The present perfect is used to talk about past events whose effect is still felt in the present.

10. He can't walk because he ....................................... his leg.

Correct! Wrong!

The present perfect is used to talk about past events whose effect is still felt in the present.

11. I have known him since we ........................................ at university together.

Correct! Wrong!

12. It has been years since we ............................................ him.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. He has been absent since Monday.
2. Look. Somebody has left their wallet on the table.
3. Did you see Janaki yesterday?
4. I can’t open the suitcase because I have lost the key.
5. Although I rang the bell six times, nobody opened the door.
6. I left college last year.
7. I never saw my grandfather because he had died before I was born.
8. This is the first time I have watched an opera.
9. You can’t see her now because she has already left.
10. He can’t walk because he has broken his leg.
11. I have known him since we were at university together.
12. It has been years since we met him.

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