Simple Past vs. Present Perfect

I ________ guitar. I can give you a few tips.

• played

• have played

• was playing

• had played

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Elizabeth ___________ her homework assignment. She is free to go see her friends.

• completed

• completes

• has completed

• had completed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I _________ to ski with my friends at Le Relais last weekend. We ________ until the station was closed.

• went/stayed

• went/have stayed

• have go/ have stayed

• have went/have stayed

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Why is the present perfect used in this sentence?

I have been to Spain a few times.

• Completed event in the past

• Action completed at a specific time

• Present consequence of a past action

• Action completed at an unspecified time in the past

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

When he first landed on the Moon, on July 21st 1969, Neil Armstrong said : "the Eagle has landed."

Why did Armstrong use the present perfect?

• Recently completed action

• Action at an unspecified time in the past

• Present consequence of a past action

• Express experience

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I ___________ portraits before. I can do one for you if you like.

• drew

• drawed

• have drawn

• have drew

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

We __________ to the theatre yesterday. The actors ________ Hamlet. We __________ a pleasant evening.

• went/performed/had

• have gone/have performed/have had

• have go/have perform/have have

• went/performed/have had

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I _________ German classes when I was in College.

• taked

• have taken

• taken

• took

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I ________ a book and I _________ soccer during the weekend.

• read/played

• readed/played

• Have read/have played

• Have readed/have played

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I __________ a terrible headache for the last few days. I must go to the clinic.

• had

• have

• have had

• has

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D