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Simple Past vs. Present Perfect Tense

January 27, 2023 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. He ............................. in Sydney when he was a child.

Correct! Wrong!

Use the simple past with past time expressions.

2. I ............................ there the other day.

Correct! Wrong!

3. I ............................. them for a long time.

Correct! Wrong!

The present perfect is commonly used with the time expressions for and since.

4. They .............................. a few minutes ago.

Correct! Wrong!

5. She ................................ jobless since she left university.

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.

6. The show ........................................ yet.

Correct! Wrong!

7. He ................................. working on that project yet.

Correct! Wrong!

8. His grandfather ................................. last year.

Correct! Wrong!

Use the simple past with past time expressions.

9. I ................................ that movie last night.

Correct! Wrong!

10. ................................. to Venice?

Correct! Wrong!

The present perfect is commonly used with the time expressions ever and never.

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

Correct! Wrong!

The present perfect is used to talk about a finished action whose effect is still felt in the present.

12. I .................................... my job last week.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

  1. He lived in Sydney when he was a child.
  2. I went there the other day.
  3. I have known them for a long time.
  4. They arrived a few minutes ago.
  5. She has been jobless since she left university.
  6. The show hasn’t started yet.
  7. He hasn’t started working on that project yet.
  8. His grandfather died last year.
  9. I watched that movie last night.
  10. Have you ever been to Venice?
  11. He can’t walk because he has broken his leg.
  12. I quit my job last week.
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