Present perfect vs Past simple (Life achievements)

I _____ Mt. Everest

• climbed

• have climbed

• before climbed

• climb

Answer explanation

I have climbed (present perfect)

Because:

1- We don't know when

2- The action is much more important than the time

Sara _____ a camel in her life!

• have seen

• hasn't seen

• didn't see

• hasn't saw

Answer explanation

I,we,you,they -->have / haven't

he,she,it -->has / hasn't

+ verb(v3)

She ____ from Cairo University last year

• had graduated

• graduate

• has graduated

• graduated

Answer explanation

She graduated (past simple)

Because:

1- We know when

2- the focus is on the time

They ____ just ____ a new car

• have / buy

• has / buy

• did / bought

• have / bought

Answer explanation

They have just bought (present perfect)

Because:

1- The focus is on the action

2- it happened recently

"just" is a present perfect keyword

We ____ to many countries in Europe

• travel

• have travelled

• travelled

• has travelled

Answer explanation

We have travelled (present perfect)

Because:

1- The focus is on the action

2- We don't know when

Feryal ____ a gold medal in 2016

• have won

• has won

• won

• win

Answer explanation

Feryal won in 2016 (past simple)

Because:

1- We know when

2- The focus is on the time

I ____ 3 exams so far

• have passed

• pass

• passed

• has passed

Answer explanation

I have passed 3 exams so far (present perfect)

Because:

1- We don't know when

2- The focus in on the the action

"so far" is a present perfect keyword

They ____ last month

• have gotten married

• got married

• get married

• has got married

Answer explanation

They got married (past simple)

Because:

1- We know when

2- The focus is on the time

She ____ cooking recently

• learn

• learned

• learning

• has learned

Answer explanation

She has learned (present perfect)

Because:

1- We don't know when

2- The focus is on the action

3- It happened recently

"recently" is a present perfect keyword

They ____ together since 2020

• lived

• have lived

• has lived

• do live

Answer explanation

They have lived together since 2020

(present perfect)

Because:

1- The focus is on the action

3- The action started in the past and still continues

2- There's the keyword "since"

"since" is a present perfect keyword