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Simple Past or Present Perfect

The document provides examples sentences to practice using the Simple Past and Present Perfect tenses correctly based on whether the action occurred at a specified time in the past or has unfinished or repeated occurrence. It gives 18 example sentences with blanks to fill in with the correct form of the verb in parentheses based on whether Simple Past or Present Perfect should be used. The key then provides the correct verb form for each sentence.

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Simple Past or Present Perfect

The document provides examples sentences to practice using the Simple Past and Present Perfect tenses correctly based on whether the action occurred at a specified time in the past or has unfinished or repeated occurrence. It gives 18 example sentences with blanks to fill in with the correct form of the verb in parentheses based on whether Simple Past or Present Perfect should be used. The key then provides the correct verb form for each sentence.

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Complete with the Simple Past or the Present Perfect

Actions with specified time - use Simple Past Actions that dont have specified time - use Present Perfect Sentences that carry an idea of repetition: two times, many times - use Present Perfect Sentences that carry the idea of present/unfinished action: just, yet, recently, today, these days, this year, this month, for two years, since January, with -use Present Perfect --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1) Peter______________ football yesterday. (play) 2) They_____________ the car. It looks new again. (wash) 3) I _____________ my keys - can you help me look for them? (lose) 4) Last year I ____________ Paris. (visit) 5) They _____________ the book. Now they can watch the lm. (read) 6) I _____________ my friend two days ago. (meet) 7) She______________ a new car in 2011. (buy) 8) I'm sorry, but I ______________ my homework. (neg-do) 9) _______ you _________ the game of football? (see) 10) The girls _____________ their lunch yet. (neg-have) 11) I __________ Julie for three years. (know) 12) She ____________ hockey at school but she didn't like it. (play) 13) I'm sorry, John isn't here now. He______________ to the shops. (go) 14) We ______________ the project last week. (nish) 15) I _____________ my exams nally - I'm so happy! (nish) 16) Last month I ___________ to Scotland. (go) 17) I _______________ (go) to the supermarket three times this week. 18) She ____________ (live) in London since 1994.
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ANSWER KEY: 1. played 2. have washed 3. have lost 4. visited 5. have read 6. met 7. bought 8. haven't done 9. Have / see 10. haven't had 11. have known 12. played 13. has gone 14. nished 15. have nished 16. went 17. have gone 18. lived

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