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
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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,
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