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Past Simple Vs Present Perfect

The document discusses the differences between the past simple and present perfect tenses. It provides examples of sentences using each tense and questions to determine which tense is being used based on the meaning. There are also exercise questions where the reader must choose between the past simple and present perfect tenses and fill in the blanks of a paragraph with the correct form.

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Past Simple Vs Present Perfect

The document discusses the differences between the past simple and present perfect tenses. It provides examples of sentences using each tense and questions to determine which tense is being used based on the meaning. There are also exercise questions where the reader must choose between the past simple and present perfect tenses and fill in the blanks of a paragraph with the correct form.

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PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT

A. Analyse the situation and answer the questions.

1. Peter says: “I’ve lived in London for five years”.


Is Peter still living in London?
2. Laura says: “I studied at Oxford University.”
Is she at University now?
3. Tom’s parents have gone on holiday.
Where are they now?
4. Linda worked for the same company for twenty years.
Does she still work there now?
5. Linda has worked for the same company for twenty years.
Does she still work there now?
6. My brother has been to England twice.
Is he in England now?
7. The Jenkins lived here for ten years.
Do they live here now?
8. The Jenkins have lived here for ten years.
Do they live here now?
9. Jill and Patrick have been married since 2002.
Are they still married?

B. Choose the correct tense.

1. Paul wrote/ has written some letters since this morning.


2. Were you ever / Have you ever been to Holland?
3. The light just went/ has just gone off.
4. Mel gave/ has given me a nice birthday present last year.
5. I can see Pam. She just parked/has just parked in front of the supermarket.
6. My sister was born/ has been born in 2009.
7. My brother didn’t write/ hasn’t written to us since he moved/has moved to Italy last month.
8. Did you meet/Have you met Dan yesterday?
9. The headmaster just complained/ has just complained about Ted’s behaviour.
10. I broke/have broken my arm last summer when I fell/have fallen down the stairs.

C. Complete the gaps either with the Past Simple or with the Present Perfect.

Dear Mandy,
I’m writing this email to you, because the technician 1. ________________ (just/ to fix) my computer! He 2. ________________
(to try) yesterday, but he 3. ________________ (not/can), because he 4. ________________ (to need) some spare parts. My computer
5. ________________ (to break) down some days ago and I 6. ________________ (to feel) desperate. I 7. ________________ (to have)
to borrow my boyfriend’s laptop this week. Thanks to it, I 8. ________________ (already/to write) the literature essay.
9. ________________ (your brother/already/to apply) for the job he 10. ________________ (to tell) me about last week? He
really 11. ________________ (to want) to make a good impression in the interview.
I 12. ________________ (already/to meet) some nice people at university. They 13. ________________ (to study)
different subjects last year, but they 14. ________________ (to choose) some subjects I’m studying, so we 15.
________________ (to share) some seminars together so far and they are really nice.
16. ________________ (you/to decide) when you’re coming to London yet? You 17. ________________ (to promise)
last weekend that you would come as soon as you could take some days off. Don’t forget your promise!
Love,
Molly

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