Topic: SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT? 1

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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

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

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