Topic: SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT? 1

level: Intermediate (B1/B2)

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

2. Maria ________ her friend Betty at school yesterday.
a. hasn't seen
b. didn't see

3. We ________ our friends in Switzerland last month.
a. have visited
b. visited

4. She ________ in Australia.
a. has been born
b. was born

5. I ________ told you this story already, have I?
a. haven't told
b. didn't tell

6. They ________ their flight, did they?
a. haven't missed
b. didn't miss

7. I ________ in Portland for three years (and still do).
a. have lived
b. lived

8. I ________ in Portland for three years (but I no longer do).
a. have lived
b. lived

9. Pamela and her boyfriend ________ to the movies twice last week.
a. have gone
b. went

10. Robert ________ to the gym every day this week.
a. has gone
b. went

11. Jim ________ volleyball since he was 12, and he still plays at least twice a month.
a. has played
b. played

12. Peter ________ dancing every day last week.
a. has gone out
b. went out

13. Cathy ________ that movie last Monday.
a. saw
b. has seen

14. Melissa ________ in many cities, and she is currently working in Seattle.
a. has worked
b. worked

15. P1: We were on vacation in Madrid. P2: Is Madrid worth visiting? I ________ there.
a. wasn't
b. haven't been

16. We ________ her about the party yet.
a. haven't told
b. didn't tell

17. P1: Sam's car is filthy! P2: That's because he ________ it in three months.
a. hasn't washed
b. didn't wash

18. These aren't new shoes. ________ them for years.
a. I've had
b. I had

19. I ________ my dog two years ago.
a. adopted
b. have adopted

20. When we lived in San Diego, we ________ a lot of money for rent.
a. have paid
b. paid

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