Fill in the blanks with the past simple or present perfect tense form.
1. I have just …………………. the report.
Sent is the past participle of send. We use the past participle form of the verb after has/have.
2. I ………………………… to Australia.
The present perfect is commonly used to talk about a finished event when its time is not mentioned.
3. I ……………………….. my leg.
The present perfect is used to talk about finished events whose effect is still felt in the present.
4. We …………………………….. each other since our school days.
The present perfect is common with the time expressions since and for.
5. He ………………………….. an accident yesterday.
The simple past is the most normal tense for talking about finished events.
6. My grandfather …………………………………. a lot for me when I was a kid.
7. He …………………….. a lot for the poor and the oppressed.
The present perfect is more common when there is no time reference.
8. I ………………………… to the USA.
9. John ……………………………… absent since Monday.
The present perfect is used to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.
10. They …………………………… the votes yet.
11. I ………………………….. six mangoes since morning.
The present perfect is more common with the time expressions since and for.
12. I …………………….. dinner and went to bed.
Answers
- I have just sent the report.
- I have been to Australia.
- I have broken my leg.
- We have known each other since our school days.
- He had an accident yesterday.
- My grandfather did a lot for me when I was a kid.
- He has done a lot for the poor and the oppressed.
- I have never been to the USA.
- John has been absent since Monday.
- They have not counted the votes yet.
- I have eaten six mangoes since morning.
- I ate dinner and went to bed.
