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Present Perfect or Past Simple

This document provides examples of sentences using either the present perfect or past simple tense in English. It presents two sections, A and B, with multiple sentences in each using different verb tenses and structures to demonstrate when to use the present perfect versus past simple. Some key differences highlighted include using the present perfect for actions that started in the past and continue in the present, and using the past simple to talk about single, definite actions that occurred entirely in the past.

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Present Perfect or Past Simple

This document provides examples of sentences using either the present perfect or past simple tense in English. It presents two sections, A and B, with multiple sentences in each using different verb tenses and structures to demonstrate when to use the present perfect versus past simple. Some key differences highlighted include using the present perfect for actions that started in the past and continue in the present, and using the past simple to talk about single, definite actions that occurred entirely in the past.

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PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE?

A)

1. Mary (win) the lottery last year.


2. We (prepare / already) dinner.
3. James (find) your ring in the garden yesterday.
4. He (come / just) home.
5. They (buy) their car two years ago.
6. I (see / not) anyone yet.
7. Phil (go / not) to the cinema last night.
8. We (be / not) to the zoo so far.
9. She (arrive / not) yet.
10. Emily (visit / not) me last week.
11. (you / read) the book yet?
12. How many letters (they / write) so far?
13. When (he / tell) you that?
14. (you / be) at home last night?
15. How often (you / travel) abroad till now?
16. A: (you / taste / ever) sushi?
17. B: Yes, I (eat) sushi at least five times so far.
18. A: When (you / eat) sushi for the first time?
19. B: I (eat) sushi for the first time on my dad's 50th birthday. He (invite)
the whole family to a Japanese restaurant.
20. A: (you / like) it?
21. B: Absolutely. In fact, it (be) so good that we (be) to that
restaurant three times yet. And on my mum's birthday, we (order) some
sushi and (have) it at home.

B)

1. William (tidy / already) up his room.


2. Caroline (miss) the schoolbus yesterday.
3. I (finish / just) my homework.
4. I cannot go out tonight. My grandparents (come) to see us.
5. In 2004, the Olympic Summer Games (take) place in Athens.
6. We (watch / not) TV last night.
7. Joanna (read / not) the book yet.
8. Collin (not / go) on holiday last year.
9. I (have / not) any problems so far.
10. 10. They (learn / not) the new words yet. 11
11. (they / be / ever) to New York? 12.
12. (you / see) Catherine a minute ago? 13.
13. What time (you / get) up today? 14.
14. (he / hear) the news yet? 15.
15. How often (you / play) that game up to now?
16. A: I (see / not) you for a long time. Where (you / be) ?
17. 17.B: I (come / just) back from Canada.
18. A: Oh really? What (you / do) in Canada?
19. B: I (take) a nature tour.
20. A: Wow! (you / see) many wild animals there?
21. B: Of course. I (watch) bears, wolves and whales in the wild. That (be)
so interesting. (you / spend / ever) a holiday in Canada?
22. A: Yes, I (travel) around Canada twice so far.
23. B: When (you / go) there?
24. A: The first time I (go) there (be) in 1997 and the second time in
2004.
25. B: (you / enjoy) it?
26. A: I absolutely (love) it, especially the west coast.

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