Present Perfect & Past Simple H4 PreTest

Our English teacher __________ us a video about the current effect of the Troubles last week.

• showed

• has showed

Answer explanation

Aan last week kun je zien dat dit een evenement is dat is afgelopen. Dan gebruik je de past simple: ww+ed.

It is hard to believe that The Trouble ______ Irish society ever since they escalated in 1969.

• impacted

• have impacted

Answer explanation

Aan ever since kun je zien dat dit in het verleden is gebeurd, maar nog steeds speelt. Voor dingen die in het verleden zijn gebeurd en nog niet klaar zijn, gebruik je de present perfect. En die je maak je met have/has + wwed.

Unlike many people believe, Ireland ______ a British colony.

• was never

• has never been

Answer explanation

Aan never kun je zien dat dit in het verleden is gebeurd, maar nog steeds speelt. Voor dingen die in het verleden zijn gebeurd en nog niet klaar zijn, gebruik je de present perfect. En die je maak je met have/has + wwed. In dit geval gaat het om een irregular verb.

The Irish War of Independence ________ from 1919 to 1921.

• took place

• has taken place

How long _____ independent from Britain?

• was Ireland

• has Ireland been

As far as I know, my dad ____ a fan of the Irish band U2 all his life.

• was

• has been

________ the Neflix series Rebellion yet?

• Did you see

• Have you seen

The IRA ____ the Easter Rising in 1916.

• began

• has begun

The symbol of the Ulster defence force, the Red Right Hand, ______ famous recently through the series The Peaky Blinders.

• became

• has become

The series Derry Girls is set in the 1990s comically depicts the lives of five high school students, but tragically shows how the border conflicts _______ their lives back then.

• affected

• have affected