Fill in the blanks with the simple past or present perfect tense form of the verb.
1. He ………………………… born in 2012.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the simple past to talk about the year in which people were born.
2. She …………………………….. any interest in politics.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. I ………………………….. all of my friends to my party.
Correct!
Wrong!
In British English, the present perfect is common here.
4. None of my friends …………………………. up for my party.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. My grandmother …………………………… at the age of 93.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the simple past to talk about a completely finished event.
6. She ………………………… last month after a prolonged battle against cancer.
Correct!
Wrong!
You cannot use the present perfect with past time expressions like last month.
7. I …………………………….. up several times in the night.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. I …………………………. to hear the news of his accident.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. They ……………………………. in July.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. I ………………………… the whole of yesterday in bed.
Correct!
Wrong!
We cannot use the present perfect tense with past time expressions.
11. I …………………………. a lot of places on my last holiday.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. I ………………………… them for a long time.
Correct!
Wrong!
The present perfect is used to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.
Answers
- He was born in 2012.
- She never showed / has never showed any interest in politics.
- I invited / have invited all of my friends to my party.
- None of my friends turned / has turned up for my party.
- My grandmother died at the age of 93.
- She died last month after a prolonged battle against cancer.
- I woke up several times in the night.
- I was shocked to hear the news of his accident.
- They got married in July.
- I spent the whole of yesterday in bed.
- I visited a lot of places on my last holiday.
- I have known them for a long time.
