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Past Simple vs. Present Perfect

The document provides examples contrasting the use of the present perfect and past simple tenses in English. It includes a matching exercise with questions and answers using the two tenses. It then lists sentences where the reader must fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs in brackets using the present perfect or past simple appropriately.

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Past Simple vs. Present Perfect

The document provides examples contrasting the use of the present perfect and past simple tenses in English. It includes a matching exercise with questions and answers using the two tenses. It then lists sentences where the reader must fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs in brackets using the present perfect or past simple appropriately.

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c) We ___________(have) these computers

since 1998.
d) Where ________ you ___________(live)
before you moved here?
e) How long ___________ you ___________
Present Perfect (have) your last car?
vs f) How long ___________ your wife
___________(work) for her present
Past Simple company?
g) I ___________(meet) most of the kids in
this club, but I ___________ (not/meet)
the new girl yet.
1 Match the questions and h) She ________ never ___________
answers.
(attend) a conference.
i) We ___________(have) some serious
1 Has he arrived a He arrived last accidents over the years.
j) I ________ (live) in this flat for fifteen
yet? night.
2 When did he b Yes, I did. But years, but I dont plan to move.
k) The trainee teachers ___________ (be)
arrive? I dont
here for two days and they are only leaving
anymore. tomorrow.
3 Have you ever c No, I havent. l) He ________ already ___________ (do)
been in love? I hate the three tests this week, but he
smell. ____________ (not/ receive) the results
4 Did you love d No, I didnt yet.
him? m) ________ you __________ (go) to the
5 Have you ever e Yes, he has. concert last Friday?
n) ________ you ever ________ (be) to a
smoked a Hes in the
concert?
cigarette? kitchen. o) My father ___________ just
6 Did you smoke f No, he hasnt
________(wash) the car.
at the party? done it yet. p) My father ___________(wash) the car
7 Has he handed g No, he didnt. yesterday.
in his homework q) My father ___________(not/ wash) the car
yet.
yet?
r) I ________never ___________(do)
8 Did he do his h No, not yet.
anything exciting in whole my life.
homework
yesterday?

1 ___ 2 ___ 3 ___ 4 ___ 5 ___


6 ____ 7 ___ 8 ____

2 Write the correct form of the verbs in 1


brackets. Use the present perfect and the
past simple. 1. e
a) I ___________ (be) here since 8 am.
2. a
b) He ___________ (work) with his father for
3. h
the past nine years.
4. b
5. c
6. d
7. f
8. g
2

a) have been
b) has worked
c) have had
d) didlive
e) didhave
f) hasworked
g) has met / havent met
h) has attended
i) have had
j) have lived
k) have been
l) hasdone / hasnt received
m) Did..go
n) Have been
o) haswashed
p) washed
q) hasnt washed
r) havedone

1.

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