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Present Perfect and Past Simple

Exercise 1.

Fill the gaps with either the present perfect or the past simple.

1.  Renee _______________ (catch) the plane to Mexico at 10 o´clock this morning.

2.  Who _______________ (invent) the Internet?

3.  Steve _______________(be) very depressed since he ______________ (lose) his job two months ago.

4.  When ________________ (they/get) here?

5.  George lives in California.  He _______________ (live) there for almost twenty years.

6.  Pamela used to work for the United Nations.  She _______________ (work) there for twenty years.

7.  Where _______________(you/be born)?

8.  _________________ (you/ever/see) the Rolling Stones in concert?

9.  I _________________ (not/go) to the gym much lately.  I don´t have the time!

10.  Kelly and her family _______________ (move) to Scotland when she ______________ (be) six.

Exercise 2.

Fill the gaps with either the present perfect or the past simple.

1.  _______________ (you/ever/go) to Australia?

2.  Sonia _______________ (go) to Cannes last weekend.

3.  Martha _______________ (study) Medicine when she _______________ (be) at university.

4.  I _______________ (leave) university last year.

5.  Terence _______________ (be) much happier since he _______________ (meet) Charlotte.

6.  Mike and Katie had only known each other for three months when they _______________ (decide) to get married.

7.  He  _______________ (not/take) his English exam yet.

8.  Can we see another film?  I _______________ (already/see) that one.

9.  When ________________ (he/phone)?

10.  Madonna _______________ (give) a concert last month in London

answers:

Exercise 1:

1.  caught
2.  invented
3.  has been, lost
4.  did they get
5.  has lived
6.  worked
7.  were you born
8.  Have you ever seen
9.  I haven´t been
10.  moved, was


Exercise 2:

1.  Have you ever been
2.  went
3.  studied, was
4.  left
5.  has been, met
6.  decided
7.  hasn´t taken
8.  have already seen
9.  did he phone
10.  gave

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