Past Simple and Present Perfect
Choose the past simple or the present perfect:
1. Last night I _______lost___________ (lose) my keys – I had to call my flatmate
to let me in.
2. I _____have lost_____________ (lose) my keys – can you help me look for them?
3. I _______have visited___________ (visit) Paris three times.
4. Last year I _____viseted_____________ (visit) Paris.
5. I _______known___________ (know) my great grandmother for a few years - she
died when I was eight.
6. I _____have known_____________ (know) Julie for three years – we still meet once a
month.
7. I ______have played____________ (play) hockey since I was a child – I’m pretty good!
8. She _____played / didn’t like_____________ (play) hockey at school, but she
__________________ (not / like) it.
9. Sorry, I __have missed________________ (miss) the bus, so I’m going to be late.
10. I _______missed___________ (miss) the bus, and then I ____missed______________
(miss) the aeroplane as well!
11. Last month I ______went____________ (go) to Scotland.
12. I’m sorry, John isn’t here now. He __has gone________________ (go) to the shops.
13. We ____finished______________ (finish) this room last week.
14. I _____. have finished_____________ (finish) my exams finally – I’m so happy!
15. Yesterday, I ____went______________ (go) to the library, the post office and the
supermarket.
16. I ______have been____________ (go) to the supermarket three times this week!
17. She ________has lived__________ (live) in London since 1994.
18. She ______lived____________ (live) in London when she was a child.
19. I __________have drunk________ (drink) three cups of coffee this morning.
20. I ________drank__________ (drink) seven cups of coffee yesterday