Topic:
SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT? 1 | level:
Intermediate
Choose which verb tense (simple past or present perfect ) fits better.
1. I ________ to him in months.
a. haven't spoken
b. didn't speak
Answer haven't spoken
2. Maria ________ her friend Betty at school yesterday.
a. hasn't seen
b. didn't see
Answer didn't see
3. We ________ our friends in Switzerland last month.
a. have visited
b. visited
Answer visited
4. She ________ in Australia.
a. has been born
b. was born
Answer was born
5. I ________ told you this story already, have I?
a. haven't told
b. didn't tell
Answer haven't told
6. They ________ their flight, did they?
a. haven't missed
b. didn't miss
Answer didn't miss
7. I ________ in Portland for three years (and still do).
a. have lived
b. lived
Answer have lived
8. I ________ in Portland for three years (but I no longer do).
a. have lived
b. lived
Answer lived
9. Pamela and her boyfriend ________ to the movies twice last week.
a. have gone
b. went
Answer went
10. Robert ________ to the gym every day this week.
a. has gone
b. went
Answer has gone BACK TO LIST OF EXERCISES
