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Past Simple vs. Present Perfect (level 2)

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It was the first time he ______ a car.

a)

has driven

b)

drove

2.

Listen and choose the right answer

When the alarm clock rang she _______ , ________ her face and ________ a sandwich for breakfast.

a)

stood up, washed, made

b)

getted up, washed, maked

c)

got up, washed, made

d)

has got up, washed, made

3.

______ a maths test yesterday?

a)

Did they have

b)

Have they had

c)

Did they had

4.

Of course I (a)   the Millers. I was shocked when I heard that they had died in that accident.

5.

Lev Tolstoy _______ the novel "War and Peace".

a)

wrote

b)

has written

c)

has wrote

d)

written

6.

Stinson is a fantastic writer. He _______ ten very creative short stories in the last year. One day, he'll be as famous as Hemingway.

a)

written

b)

wrote

c)

has written

7.

We went camping for two weeks. It ________ for the first week. After that it was sunny every day.

a)

rained

b)

has rained

c)

had rained

8.

Lisa and I only became good friends at university. I ________ her very well at high school, even though we were in the same grade.

a)

haven’t known

b)

didn't know

c)

knew

d)

have known

9.

______ the game of chess?

a)

Have you win

b)

Have you won

c)

Did you win

10.

Choose the variants in Present Perfect:

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
11.

My phone (a)   out of battery. Can I use yours?

12.

I / not / see / Keith / this morning / yet.

(a)  

13.

Choose all possible options:

He ___ very happy for a few days last week, but this week he seems OK.

a)

didn't seem

b)

hasn't seemed

c)

wasn't

d)

was

e)

has seemed

14.

I / not / see / Keith / at / all / this morning.

(a)  

15.

Fill in the gap with the right form of the verb in brackets:


He speaks excellent French. He (a)   in Paris for many years when he was a young man. (live)

16.

We/ not/ to live/ in/ a flat/ when/ we/ were/ in/ Paris.

(a)  

17.

Fill in the gap with the right form of the verb in brackets:


The doctor (a)   . He is waiting for you in the next room. (come)

18.

We (a)   a great new coffee shop near our flat.

19.

you / drink / coffee / in the morning ?

(a)  

20.

Choose the variants in Past Simple:

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
21.

Linda and I are back together again. We _____ each other for a few weeks, but during all that time we never stopped loving each other.

a)

haven’t seen

b)

have seen

c)

didn’t see

d)

saw

22.

Fill in the gap with the right form of the verb in brackets:


What ____ she ________ to her hair? It looks awful! (do)

(a)  

23.

My laptop (a)   working last week so I'm using the computers in the office until it's fixed.

24.

(a)   anyone famous when you were in New York?

25.

She loves animals, but she (a)   a pet.(never, have)

26.

Listen and write down

(a)  

27.

Listen and write down

(a)  

28.

She's gone to lunch.

It means that:

a)

She's out - in the restaurant

b)

She's back in the office

29.

We studied grammar all morning.

It means that:

a)

It is still the morning.

b)

It is some time after the morning.

30.

Choose all the correct sentences

a)

I have done it yesterday.

b)

I have done it yet.

c)

I have met her several times.

d)

I haven't had time to do it today.

e)

I have ever tried it.