| FIESTA |
| PRESENT PERFECT or PAST SIMPLE? (1) |
Exercise 1. Fill the gaps with either the present perfect or the past simple. 1. Renee _______________ (catch) the plane to Mexico at 10 o´clock this morning. 2. Who _______________ (invent) the Internet? 3. Steve _______________(be) very depressed since he ______________ (lose) his job two months ago. 4. When ________________ (they/get) here? 5. George lives in California. He _______________ (live) there for almost twenty years. 6. Pamela used to work for the United Nations. She _______________ (work) there for twenty years. 7. Where _______________(you/be born)? 8. _________________ (you/ever/see) the Rolling Stones in concert? 9. I _________________ (not/go) to the gym much lately. I don´t have the time! 10. Kelly and her family _______________ (move) to Scotland when she ______________ (be) six. |
Exercise 2. Fill the gaps with either the present perfect or the past simple. 1. _______________ (you/ever/go) to Australia? 2. Sonia _______________ (go) to Cannes last weekend. 3. Martha _______________ (study) Medicine when she _______________ (be) at university. 4. I _______________ (leave) university last year. 5. Terence _______________ (be) much happier since he _______________ (meet) Charlotte. 6. Mike and Katie had only known each other for three months when they _______________ (decide) to get married. 7. He _______________ (not/take) his English exam yet. 8. Can we see another film? I _______________ (already/see) that one. 9. When ________________ (he/phone)? 10. Madonna _______________ (give) a concert last month in London. ANSWERS Present perfect or past simple (2) Verb Synonyms |
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