Present perfect simple past
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NUMBER YOUR PAPER 1 to 30.
CHOOSE PRESENT PERFECT OR SIMPLE PAST.
1Q: Jack _____ (live) in Boston for the past 15 years.
has livedliveslived
2Janet ____ (work) for Smith and Brothers before she came to work for us.
worked
3Dad, ____ (you/finish) reading the paper yet?
have you finished
4I would love to visit Prague sometime. Unfortunately, I ____ (be/never) there.
have never been
5Peter _____ (play) Tennis for five years when he _____ (be) at school.
played, was
6Can you help me? I _____ (finish) my homework, but I still don't understand number 7.
have finished
7I _____ (work) in Italy for 5 years. I ____ (begin) work as soon as I arrived here.
have worked, began
8Sorry, but I'm not hungry. I _____ (eat/already).
have eaten already
9When Jack was at school, he _____ (learn) to play the saxophone. He _____ (play) it ever since.
learned, has played
10Could you give me some advice? I _____ (buy) this sweater at Macy's yesterday. Do you think I should take it back?
bought
11Maria lives in Boston. Before she _____ (move) here, she ____ (live) in Seattle for 3 years.
moved, lived
12Peter ____ (go) to Paris last year. That means that he ____ (be) to Paris 3 times!
went, has been
13Just a moment! I _____ (not think) of a good idea yet!
haven’t thought
14Maria _____ (believe) that for a long time!
has believed / believed
15How long _____ (you/live) there before coming here?
did you live
16She _____ (write) the email but doesn't know how to send it.
has written
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18I ____ (just/have) something done to my hair. Do you like it?
have just had
19Hurry up! The concert _____ (begin) five minutes ago, and we are late.
began
20Madonna _____ (record) many albums and will probably make many more.
has recorded
21Elvis_____ (record) many albums during his wonderful career.
recorded
22How many books ____ (read) this year?
have you read
23How many books ____ (read) last year?
did you read
24____ (newspaper/arrive)? Yes, Ken is reading it.
Has the newspaper arrived
25Where ____ (you/find) that book? Oh, I _____(find) it in the library.
did you find, found
26____ (you/smoke) a lot before you quit?
Did you smoke
27He _____ (leave) the house a few minutes ago.
left
28She ____ (not leave) the house yet.
has not left
29I _____ (not know) you live here! _____ (you/be) here for very long?
didn’t know, Have you been
30_____ (you/see) today's newspaper?
Have you seen…
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