Grammar - Present Perfect - Past Simple 1
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Complete the sentences with the verbs from brackets in the correct form. Use the
present perfect
or
past simple
tense.
ANSWERS
1)
Look! The road is closed. There
(be)
an accident.
2)
I
(lose)
my umbrella. I can't find it anywhere.
3)
She
(move)
to Italy last May. She
(live)
there for eleven months now.
4)
Last week, Julia and Tim
(go)
to the theatre.
5)
I am so excited to have a pygmy goat. I
(always/want)
one.
6)
He
(not be)
at work since he
(break)
his hand.
7)
When she was a child, she
(live)
in Canada for five years.
8)
Ever since Ann
(get)
married last year she
(be)
more responsible.
9)
It's years since Mr Palmer
(become)
an artist.
10)
That's a wonderful film. I
(see)
it two times.
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Answers
1)
has been
(present perfect) => to give new information
2)
have lost
(present perfect) the action in the past has a result now
3)
moved/has lived
(past simple) + period of time /(present perfect) + for
4)
went
period of time + (past simple)
5)
have always wanted
always + (present perfect)
6)
hasn't been/broke
(present perfect) + since + (past simple)
7)
lived
When + (past simple) => time period has finished
8)
got/has been
Ever since + (past simple) + (present perfect)
9)
became
It's + period of time + since + (past simple)
10)
have seen
(present perfect) => a finished action in someone's life
