Present Perfect or Past Simple Quiz
1) Choose the correct answer for the following questions:
1.- I ___________ John in the office so far today. Maybe I will see him later.
didn’t see
haven’t seen
2.- I ___________ this room only half an hour ago, and you have already made
a mess!
cleaned
have cleaned
3.- I ___________ as an engineer for 3 years, but now I am a mechanic.
worked
have worked
4.-I ___________ the screen on my laptop computer. It is impossible to use
it so I’m going to buy a new one!
broke
have broken
5.- The former footballer Pelé ___________ 3 world cups in his career.
won
has won
6.-I ___________ swimming with dolphins when I was in New Zealand
went
have been
7.- Oh no! I ___________ in some mud, and it is all over my new shoes!
just stepped
have just stepped
8.- I ___________ some coffee on my shirt yesterday, and now I can’t get it
off!
spilt
have spilt
9.- I love to see animals in their natural habitats, but I ___________ a
kangaroo in the wild.
didn’t ever see
haven’t ever seen
10.- I ___________ football this afternoon but we lost 3-2.
played
have played
11.- ___________ John recently?
Did you see
Have you seen
12.-I ___________ as a mechanic for 3 years and I love the job!
worked
have worked
13.- I ___________ my suit, but I ___________ it to the dry-cleaners and it
looks OK.
stained
have stained
sent
have sent
14.- ___________ that report yet? It is due tomorrow!
Did you finish
Have you finished
15.-So far, we ___________ the introduction.
only did
have only done
16.- I ___________ Greece 3 times since my friend ___________ there 3
years ago, and I love it!
visited
have visited
moved
has moved
2 )Fill in the gaps with an appropriate verb in the present perfect or past
simple. Some verbs are given in brackets.
1. I _________________to Croatia last year for my holidays.
2. I ________________my keys. I can’t find them anywhere!
3. Michael Jackson______________ (have) many top ten hits in his career
4. The photocopier _______________(break down) twice already today,
and it is only lunchtime!
5. I _____________at this company for over 4 years now, so I think that
it is time to look for a new challenge.
6. I (_____________clean) this kitchen only 10 minutes ago, and you
____________(make) a mess already!
7. King Henry VII of England ______________king for 38 years.
8. My phone ____________(break) 10 minutes ago, and now no-one can
contact me!
9. So far, we_____________- (write) the first part of the report/
Hopefully we will have the second part finished by this afternoon.
10. This is the best film I________________ in a very long time.
11. This restaurant_____________ my favourite place to eat in the city
for many years, but then they changed owners and the quality of the food
_________________so I don’t like it anymore.
12. I __________________a shark when I was in South Africa.
13. We ____________________a great holiday. I don’t want to go home!
14. Italy_____________ the football world cup 4 times
3) Present Perfect or Past Simple - Match the Sentence Halves:
Move the sentence endings to match them with the sentence beginnings:
1. for 3 years. We promoted him last week
2. thankfully I found them before I got home
3. o I can’t play tennis at the moment!
4. but it has healed now
5. I have no idea where I last put them
6. surely it can’t get any worse!
7. for 3 years before retiring at the end of last year
8. hopefully the technician can sort it out
9. yesterday when I was working on it. Hopefully the technician can sort it out
10. I’m glad it’s over!
I have broken my arm
I broke my arm
Jan has worked here
Jan worked here
I have lost my keys,
I lost my keys,
My computer has broken down,
My computer broke down
Today has been a terrible day at work,
Today was a terrible day at work,
1) Choose the correct answer for the following questions:
1.- I ___________ John in the office so far today. Maybe I will see him later.
didn’t see
haven’t seen
2.- I ___________ this room only half an hour ago, and you have already made
a mess!
cleaned
have cleaned
3.- I ___________ as an engineer for 3 years, but now I am a mechanic.
worked
have worked
4.-I ___________ the screen on my laptop computer. It is impossible to use
it so I’m going to buy a new one!
broke
have broken
5.- The former footballer Pelé ___________ 3 world cups in his career.
won
has won
6.-I ___________ swimming with dolphins when I was in New Zealand
went
have been
7.- Oh no! I ___________ in some mud, and it is all over my new shoes!
just stepped
have just stepped
8.- I ___________ some coffee on my shirt yesterday, and now I can’t get it
off!
spilt
have spilt
9.- I love to see animals in their natural habitats, but I ___________ a
kangaroo in the wild.
didn’t ever see
haven’t ever seen
10.- I ___________ football this afternoon but we lost 3-2.
played
have played
11.- ___________ John recently?
Did you see
Have you seen
12.-I ___________ as a mechanic for 3 years and I love the job!
worked
have worked
13.- I ___________ my suit, but I ___________ it to the dry-cleaners and it
looks OK.
stained
have stained
sent
have sent
14.- ___________ that report yet? It is due tomorrow!
Did you finish
Have you finished
15.-So far, we ___________ the introduction.
only did
have only done
16.- I ___________ Greece 3 times since my friend ___________ there 3
years ago, and I love it!
visited
have visited
moved
has moved
2 )Fill in the gaps with an appropriate verb in the present perfect or past
simple. Some verbs are given in brackets.
1. I _________________to Croatia last year for my holidays.
2. I ________________my keys. I can’t find them anywhere!
3. Michael Jackson______________ (have) many top ten hits in his career
4. The photocopier _______________(break down) twice already today,
and it is only lunchtime!
5. I _____________at this company for over 4 years now, so I think that
it is time to look for a new challenge.
6. I (_____________clean) this kitchen only 10 minutes ago, and you
____________(make) a mess already!
7. King Henry VII of England ______________king for 38 years.
8. My phone ____________(break) 10 minutes ago, and now no-one can
contact me!
9. So far, we_____________- (write) the first part of the report/
Hopefully we will have the second part finished by this afternoon.
10. This is the best film I________________ in a very long time.
11. This restaurant_____________ my favourite place to eat in the city
for many years, but then they changed owners and the quality of the food
_________________so I don’t like it anymore.
12. I __________________a shark when I was in South Africa.
13. We ____________________a great holiday. I don’t want to go home!
14. Italy_____________ the football world cup 4 times
3) Present Perfect or Past Simple - Match the Sentence Halves:
Move the sentence endings to match them with the sentence beginnings:
1. for 3 years. We promoted him last week
2. thankfully I found them before I got home
3. o I can’t play tennis at the moment!
4. but it has healed now
5. I have no idea where I last put them
6. surely it can’t get any worse!
7. for 3 years before retiring at the end of last year
8. hopefully the technician can sort it out
9. yesterday when I was working on it. Hopefully the technician can sort it out
10. I’m glad it’s over!
I have broken my arm
I broke my arm
Jan has worked here
Jan worked here
I have lost my keys,
I lost my keys,
My computer has broken down,
My computer broke down
Today has been a terrible day at work,
Today was a terrible day at work,
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