Past simple vs Present Perfect

Past simple vs Present Perfect

by JULIO GONZÁLEZ AMADOR

​PAST SIMPLE

​WE USE THIS STRUCTURE TO TALK ABOUT EVENTS OR ACTIONS THAT FINISHED IN THE PAST. WE GENERALLY USE TIME EXPRESSIONS SUCH AS: AGO, LAST, IN 2012. YESTERDAY.

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​°Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa in the sixteenth century.

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​°The Beatles composed many songs more than 50 years ago.

​PRESENT PERFECT

​WE CAN ALSO USE THE PRESENT PERFECT TO TALK ABOUT EVENTS THAT FINISHED IN THE PAST AT AN INDEFINITE TIME. WE USE EXPRESSIONS LIKE: FOR, SINCE, JUST, ALREADY AND YET.

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​°This artist has organised many exhibitions.

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°Sebastián has created a lot of sculptures since he started his artistic career.

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​°This band has played in different cities for more than ten years.

​READ THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES AND CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION.

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Multiple Choice

Peter _______ his sculpture last week.

• has finished

• finished

• finish

Multiple Choice

This museum _________ different street art exhibitions.

• has made

• have made

• made

Multiple Choice

Siqueiros ________ a large amount of murals in his life.

• made

• has made

• makes

Multiple Choice

I _______ that graffiti yesterday.

• see

• have seen

• saw

Multiple Choice

I ________ already _______ my art project for school.

• has ___ finished

• have ___ finished

• was ___ finished

Multiple Choice

Luisa ______ an amazing bird for her arts class last week.

• drew

• draw

• has drawn

Multiple Choice

The person who ______ this building in 1952 was very creative.

• design

• designed

• designing

Multiple Choice

These guys ______ for permission to use this wall for their graffiti last month.

• asked

• asks

• ask

Multiple Choice

Ann and Pete _______ that photograph last week.

• not taken

• didn't take

• haven't taken

Multiple Choice

In the 80s graffiti _____ prohibited.

• has been

• was

• was been