Simple Past or Present Perfect? 2 | English verbs exercise

topic: Simple Past or Present Perfect? 2 | level: Intermediate

Choose which verb tense (simple past or present perfect) sounds more natural.

1. I ________ tennis since I was 15, and I still play at least once I week.
a. have played
b. played

2. I ________ tennis all last summer.
a. have played
b. played

3. Cynthia ________ that book five years ago.
a. wrote
b. has written

4. Cynthia ________ many books, and she is currently working on a new one.
a. has written
b. wrote

5. P1: I just got back from Rome. P2: Is it a nice city? I ________ there.
a. wasn't
b. haven't been

6. I ________ what I'm going to do yet.
a. haven't decided
b. didn't decide

7. I ________ the kitchen in two weeks.
a. haven't cleaned
b. didn't clean

8. P1: Is that a new dress? P2: No, I ________ this dress for three years.
a. have had
b. had

9. I ________ my dog three years ago.
a. adopted
b. have adopted

10. When I lived in London, I ________ a lot of money for rent.
a. have paid
b. paid

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