PRESENT PERFECT vs PAST SIMPLE

​PAST SIMPLE vs PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

By Louisa LINGOLO

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

have/has + past participle (the third form of the verb)
I have eaten snails.
Jim has ridden an elephant.

Multiple Choice

USE THE PRESENT PERFECT:

It ... a lot recently.

• have rained

• has rained

• rained

• rains

• is raining

Multiple Choice

Have you had lunch yet? No, ____________

• You haven't eaten

• I don't have

• You don't have eaten

• I haven't

PAST SIMPLE

​REGULAR VERB+ED//2ND FORM OF IRREGULAR VERBS

It rained a lot yesterday.
I caught a cold and didn't go to school

​Past Simple negatives

DIDN'T + FIRST FORM OF THE VERB
It didn't rain yesterday.
I didn't catch a cold.

Multiple Choice

USE THE PAST SIMPLE

Last year I .... a lot harder than now.

• worked

• have worked

• am working

• was working

Multiple Choice

Tuan (have).............................. a new bike yesterday.

• has

• have

• had

• had had

Multiple Choice

1. My family and I … in London when

I was young.

• a) lived

• b) live

• c) was live

Multiple Choice

12. He … see a dentist yesterday because he had a toothache.

• a) has to

• b) have to

• c) had to

Multiple Choice

15. She didn’t answer the phone because she … at home.

• a) didn’t

• b) weren’t

• c) wasn’t

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Where

• did

• you

• stay?

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Was

• it

• good?

1

2

3

• 1
• 2
• 3

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Did

• you

• go to

• the Grand Canyon?

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

We don't know when it happened.
ever/never
for/since
recently

Present Perfect

a finished action
yesterday
last year
three days ago
When... ?

​Past simple

Which tense? Time markers

Multiple Choice

Maya and I (know) _____ each other for over twenty years. We still get together once a month. 

• know
• have known
• has known
• knew

Multiple Choice

(you/ wash)_____________ the dishes yet?

• Did you wash

• Have you wash

• Have you washed

• You washed

Multiple Choice

My mother _______________ (not/ see) you in the park yesterday. 

• saw
• didn't see
• hasn't seen
• haven't seen

Multiple Choice

My mother ______________ (not/ see) my brother for a long time.

• didn't see

• hasn't saw

• doesn't see

• hasn't seen

Multiple Choice

__________________ (you/read) any book last night?

• Did you read

• Have you read

• Has you read

• You read

Multiple Choice

I _____________ in Abu Dhabi for 2 years and then I moved to Dubai.

• lived

• have lived

Multiple Choice

I _______________ a job in a restaurant last summer.

• had

• have had

Multiple Choice

She's a vegetarian. She _______________ meat for the last 10 years.

• ate

• hasn't eaten

Multiple Choice

Oh no!! I .................. my wallet.

• lose
• lost
• have lost
• had lost

Multiple Choice

Yesterday, we ................... tennis with our friends.

• play
• played
• have played
• had played

Multiple Choice

...  you ...  London?  (ever/visit)

• Have you ever visited London?
• Has you ever visited London?
• Did you ever visit London?
• Did you ever visited London?

Multiple Choice

She (live) _______  in Tokio since 1995.

• is living
• have lived
• lived
• has lived

Multiple Choice

I __________ to Edinburgh three times

• been

• has been

• have been

Multiple Choice

Mark ___________ ill lately

• has been

• have been

• was

Multiple Choice

Asia and Rebecca ___________ a medal!

• has won

• have winned

• have won

• won

Multiple Choice

Laura ___________ Chinese food in her life!

• have never eaten

• never eaten

• has never eaten

Multiple Choice

Where ______ yesterday evening?

• have you been

• were you

• did you be

Multiple Choice

_________ the TV before going to bed last night?

• Did you turn off

• Did you turned off

• Have you returned

• Have you turned off

Multiple Choice

She ________ since yesterday.

• hadn’t sleep

• haven’t slept

• hasn’t sleep

• hasn’t slept

Multiple Choice

My friend is a writer. She ______________ many books.

• has written

• wrote

• have written

Multiple Choice

Where did Steven go ___________ ?

• Last week

• since last week

Multiple Choice

Sarah has lived in Paris ................... 1995.

• for

• since

Multiple Choice

I went to Chicago 10 years _____

• for

• since

• ago

Multiple Choice

He had been reading _____ 2 hours when his friend came.

• for

• on

• since

Multiple Choice

He hasn't been to London _____ his last birthday.

• during

• for

• since

Multiple Choice

We haven't met _____ they left for Chicago.

• since

• for

• in

Multiple Choice

My parents have been travelling here _____ 5 o'clock this morning.

• since

• at

• for