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Past Simple Vs Present Perfect

It's a worksheet I've prepared for my students of 3ºESo to revise the difference between the present perfect and the past simple.

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Past Simple Vs Present Perfect

It's a worksheet I've prepared for my students of 3ºESo to revise the difference between the present perfect and the past simple.

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Jose Angel Isla Barrio
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PAST SIMPLE vs PRESENT PERFECT

Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the verbs in


brackets.
1.- They _________ (write) their exams yesterday.
2.- They _________ (start) building their new house 18 months ago.
3.- I ________ (meet) the company manager two weeks ago.
4.- I ________ (be born) in 1964.
5.- That was the best concert I _____ ever _______ (see).
6.- I __________ (not eat) anything since breakfast.
7.- I _________ (study) English for 10 years.
8.- You ___________ (change) your address recently.
9.- When I was 15 I _________ (go) to Dublin.
10.- My students _________ (raise) a lot of money for charity.
11.- We _________ (not go) to the cinema last night.
12.- My uncle ________ (arrive) in Lisbon last night but he _________
(not call)
13.- We _________ (not see) Pedro Almodovars new film yet.
14.- _________ (you go) abroad this year?
15.- The shop is probably closed because they _______ (go) for lunch.
16.- When I ______ (be) at school I ______ (not like) Maths.
17.- Whats the matter with your brother? He ________ (lose) his mobile.
18.- Mark Spitz ________(win) seven Olympic gold medals in 1972.
19.- Why are you crying? Because I _______ (cut) my finger.
20.- When Mary was young she _______ (love) skiing.
21.- There _______ (be) a lot of accidents last year, and
there _________ (be) a lot this year, too.
22.- My students __________ (not study) hard last term, but
they ______ (study) hard this term.
23.- When my niece ______ (be) at school, she ________
(play) in a handball team.
24.- After I _____ (leave) school, I ______ (take) a job on the library.
25.- Im afraid the last train ________ (leave) an hour ago.
26.- Thank you for your offer but I _________ (decide) not
to accept.
27.- Yesterday I __________ (lose) my wallet.
28.- We ________ (not speak) to your sister for a long time.
29.- When we ________ (reach) the cinema, there
_______ (not be) any tickets left.
30.- Take your umbrella with you. It ________ (start) raining.

ANSWER KEY.
1.- wrote
2.- started
3.- met
4.- was born
5.- have ever seen
6.- havent eaten
7.- have studied
8.- have changed
9.- went
10.- have raised
11.- didnt go
12.- arrived / didnt call
13.- havent seen
14.- have you been
15.- have gone
16.- was / didnt like
17.- has lost
18.- won
19.- have cut
20.- loved
21.- were / have been
22.- didnt study / have studied
23.- was / played
24.- left / took
25.- left
26.- have decided
27.- lost
28.- havent spoken
29.- reached / werent
30.- has started

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