Universidad Santiago de Cali

Past simple Vs. Present perfect

Professor: Arturo Valderruten Vidal

A: Did you like the movie "Star Wars?" B: I don't know. I ___ (see, never) that movie.

never have seen

have never seen

has seen never

seen never has

Sam ___ (arrive) in San Diego a week ago.

has arrived

arrived

have arrived

arrive

My best friend and I ___ (know) each other for over fifteen years. We still get together once a week.

have knew

have known

has known

knew

Stinson is a fantastic writer. He ___ (write) ten very creative short stories in the last year. One day, he'll be as famous as Hemingway.

has wrote

‘s written

wrote

write

I ___ (have, not) this much fun since I ___ (be) a kid.

had not - were

haven’t had - was

hadn’t had - have been

didn’t have - was

Things ___ (change) a great deal at Coltech, Inc. When we first ___ (start) working here three years ago, the company ___ (have, only) six employees. Since then, we ___ (expand) to include more than 2000 full-time workers.

changed – started – only had – have expanded

have changed – started – only had – have expanded

have changed – started –had only – expanded

changed – have started –had only –expanded

I ___ (tell) him to stay on the path while he was hiking, but he ___ (wander) off into the forest and ___ (be) bitten by a snake.

have told – wandered – was

told – wandered – was

told – has wandered – was

told – wandered – has been

Listen Donna, I don't care if you ___ (miss) the bus this morning. You ___ (be) late to work too many times. You are fired!

missed – were

missed – have been

have missed – have been

have missed – are

Sam is from Colorado, which is hundreds of miles from the coast, so he ___ (see, never) the ocean. He should come with us to Miami.

never has seen

has never seen

has seen never

never saw

How sad! George always ___ (want) to go to Cartagena before he died, but he didn't make it.

has wanted

wanted

have wanted

hasn’t wanted

I ___ (see, never) the ocean in my whole life.

never have seen

‘ve never seen

never saw

have seen never

In the last hundred years, traveling ___ (become) much easier and very comfortable. In the 19th century, it ___ (take) two or three months to cross the country by horse. The trip ___ (be) very rough and often dangerous.

became – took – was

has become – took – was

has become – took – has been

became – has taken – was

Transportation ___ (change) a great deal in the last hundred years. Now you can fly from one country to another in a matter of hours.

changed

has changed

have changed

hasn’t changed

Jonny, I can't believe how much you ___ (change) since the last time I ___ (see) you. You ___ (grow) at least a foot!

changed – have seen – grow

‘ve changed – saw – ‘ve grown

‘ve changed – saw – grew up

changed – saw – have grown

This tree ___ (be) planted by the settlers who ___ (found) our city over four hundred years ago.

has been– founded

was – founded

was – have founded

has been– have founded

This mountain ___ (be, never) climbed by anyone. Several mountaineers ___ (try) to reach the top, but nobody ___ (succeed, ever).

was never – have tried – ever succeeded

has never been – have tried – ever succeeded

has never been – tried – succeeded ever

never has been – have tried – succeeded ever

The climb of the Everest is extremely difficult and many people ___ (die) trying to reach the summit.

‘ve died

have died

has died

died

I ___ (visit, never) Africa, but I ___ (travel) to South America several times.

‘ve never visited – traveled

‘ve never visited – ‘ve traveled

never visited – ‘ve traveled

visited never– traveled

Last year I ___ (go) to South America, I ___ (visit) Brazil and Peru.

went – have visited

went - visited

have gone - visited

have gone – have visited

During my last vacation, I ___ (spend) two weeks in the Amazon.

spend

spent

spended

have spent

During my trip to Peru, we ___ (hike) for a week near Machu Picchu, and we ___ (fly) over the Nazca Lines.

‘ve hiked - flew

hiked - flew

hiked – ‘ve flown

‘ve hiked – ‘ve flown

Since cell phones were first ___ (introduce) to the public in the early 2000's, communication ___ (change) a great deal.

Have introduced – changed

introduced – has changed

introduced – changed

introduced – is changing

The first computers ___ (be) simple machines designed for basic tasks. They ___ (have, not) much memory and they ___ (be, not) very powerful.

were – didn’t have – haven’t been

were – didn’t have – weren’t

were – haven’t had – haven’t been

have been – haven’t had – weren’t

Early computers were often quite expensive and customers often ___ (pay) thousands of dollars for machines which actually ___ (do) very little.

have paid – did

paid – did

have paid – have done

paid – didn’t do

I ___ (go) to the Coffee park last vacation. I really liked it!

went

go

gone

have gone

In the beginning of the photography era, most cameras ___ (be) big, heavy machines used mostly for family portraits.

were

have been

was

weren’t

Times ___ (change) . Computers ___ (become) powerful machines with very practical applications.

have changed – have become

changed – have become

‘ve change – became

‘ve changed – have became

During the last years, we ___ (create) a large selection of useful foreign languages and simultaneous translation courses for our Institute's students.

have created

create

are creating

created

During the last decades, we ___ (be) able to create international communities online. In a short time, the simple, individual machines of the past ___ (evolve) into an international World Wide Web of knowledge.

‘ve been – have evolved

been – have evolved

‘ve been – evolved

were – have evolved

We are still play a lot of video games, but today's games ___ (become) faster, with more exciting interactive adventures.

have become

became

‘ve become

are becoming

Many smartphone users ___ (get, also) on the Internet to communicate with other people around the world.

have also gotten

also have gotten

have got also

also got

I think the waiter ___ (forget) us. In over an hour, nobody ___ (take) our order yet.

forgot – has taken

has forgotten – has taken

has forgotten – took

forgot – took

That man ___ (walk) by our jewelry at least twenty times. He probably plans something bad.

has walked

walked

have walked

have walk

Look at that couple over there, they ___ (be) here for five or ten minutes. I guess they ___ (loose) something.

‘ve been – lost

‘ve been – ‘ve lost

were – ‘ve lost

were – lost

A: How long ___ (be) in Canada?B: I ___ (come) here in 1999.

have you been – came

have you been – ‘ve come

were – ‘ve come

were – came

Philip ___ (work) here for more than three years.

has worked

has work

worked

is working

I ___ (have) the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about buying a new one.

‘ve had

had

haven’t had

‘ve not have

I ___ (love) chocolate since I was a child. You might even call me a "chocoholic."

‘ve loved

loved

am loving

haven’t loved

Matt and Sarah ___ (have) some difficulties in their relationship lately, so they ___ (go) to a marriage counselor. I hope they work everything out.

have had – went

had – went

have had – have gone

had – have gone

John ___ (work) for the government since he ___ (graduate) from the University.

has worked – graduated

worked – graduated

worked – has graduated

has worked – has graduated

Until recently, I ___ (enjoy) my job, but now I'm thinking about retiring.

enjoyed

have enjoyed

haven’t enjoyed

has enjoyed

Lately, I ___ (think) about changing my career.

‘ve thought

thought

haven‘t thought

have thinked

I feel that I ___ (become) dissatisfied with the conditions at my company.

‘ve become

became

haven’t become

haven’t became

I ___ (be) Judy's friend for more than five years. I ___ (meet) her at the university.

‘ve been – met

‘ve been – ‘ve met

‘ve not been – met

haven’t been – have met

During the last weeks I ___ (see) many changes in my son's personality.

‘ve seen

saw

‘ve saw

haven’t seen

Since I began acting, I ___ (perform) in two plays, a television commercial and a TV drama.

‘ve performed

haven’t performed

haven’t perform

performed

By the time I ___ (get) to the office, the meeting ___ (begin, already) without me.

got – already began

have gotten – already began

‘ve got – have already began

got – have begin already

I ___ (be) late at the office yesterday. My boss ___ (be) furious with me and I ___ (be) fired.

was – was – was

have been – was – was

was – have been – was

was – was – have been

When I ___ (turn) the radio on yesterday, I ___ (hear) a song that was popular when I was in high school.

turned - heard

‘ve turned - heard

turned – ‘ve heard

‘ve turned - ‘ve heard

I ___ (be) to the Coffee park two or three times.

was

has been

have been

were

I ___ (see, not) this actor in years.

have seen

Have not saw

haven’t seen

not saw

Looking at this old photo album ___ (bring) me back some great memories.

has brought

have brought

brought

bringed

Last week, I ___ (visit) an ex-girlfriend of mine. We ___ (see, not) each other in years.

‘ve visited – haven’t seen

visited – didn’t see

visited – haven’t seen

visited – haven’t saw

Both of us ___ (change) a great deal. I ___ (enjoy) talking to her so much that I ___ (ask) her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner.

changed – have enjoyed - asked

changed – enjoyed - have asked

have changed – enjoyed – asked

changed – enjoyed – asked

When Jack ___ (enter) the room, I ___ (recognize, not) him because he ___ (lose) so much weight and ___ (grow) a beard. He looked totally different!

entered – didn’t recognize – lost – has grown

have entered – didn’t recognize – lost - grew

entered – didn’t recognize – lost - grew

entered – haven’t recognize – has lost - grew

The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture ___ (disappear, virtually) by the time Europeans first ___ (arrive) in the New World.

has virtually disappeared – arrived

virtually disappeared – have arrived

virtually disappeared – arrived

has disappeared virtually – have arrived

I ___ (visit) so many beautiful places since I ___ (come) to Utah. Before moving here, I ___ (hear, never) of Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches, or Canyonlands.

‘ve visited – ‘ve come – have heard never

visited – have come – have never heard

‘ve visited – came – never heard

‘ve visited – came – have never heard

I ___ to work every day this week.

has walked

walked

have walked

am walking

My girlfriend and I ___ three times last week.

are going

has gone out

went out

have gone out

I ___ in Cali for five years, but I no longer live there.

am living

have lived

lived

live

I ___ in Cali for five years, and I still live there.

lived

has lived

have lived

am living

You ___ her, did you?

have told

told

didn't tell

haven't told

You ___ her, have you?

have told

didn't tell

haven't told

told

I ___ in a small town in Ecuador.

were born

have been born

was born

born

Pedro's sister ___ her friend in Bogotá last year.

has visited

have visited

visited

is visiting

I ___ you at the party last night. Where were you?

have seen

saw

didn't see

haven't seen

I ___ volleyball in several months.

played

didn't play

haven't played

have played

I ___ my girlfriend yesterday. (see)

have seen

haven’t seen

saw

didn’t saw

I ___ there twice.

wasn’t

was

have been

haven’t been

I ___ to class since last week. (go)

have gone

went

haven't gone

didn’t go

___ typical Colombian food? (eat)

Did you eat

Ate you

Have you eaten

You ate

Olga ___ to Popayán twice recently. (be)

were

was

has been

wasn’t

I ___ him yesterday. (see)Did you see him?

didn’t saw

haven’t seen

didn’t see

have seen

When ___ you ___ to San Francisco? (go)

didn’t you go

did you went

did you go

have you gone

Here are your shoes; I ___ (just / clean) them.

have just cleaned

cleaned just

just cleaned

just have cleaned

How many times ___ to London? (you/be)

you were

were you

did you been

have you been

___ in the office yesterday? (he/be)

He’s been

Has he been

He was

Was he

I ___ Peter last week because he was ill. (not/see)

didn’t saw

have seen

haven’t seen

didn’t see

The President ___ our country five years ago. (visit)

didn’t visit

have visited

has visited

visited

I ___ Falcao twice - once five years ago and once this year. (meet)

didn’t meet

haven’t met

have met

met

How often ___ on holiday when you were a child? (you/go)

didn’t you go

you went

have you gone

did you go

___ lunch yet? (you/have)

Did you had

Did you have

Has you had

Have you had

What time ___ lunch today? (you/have)

have you had

didn’t you have

did you had

did you have

Welcome back, John. ___ a good holiday? (you/have)

Have you have

Haven’t you had

Did you had

Did you have

He ___ (live) in Bucaramanga for two years and then he ___ (move) to Cúcuta.

has lived – has moved

has lived – moved

lived – has moved

lived – moved

A: ___ (wear) your hair long when you were at school?B: Yes, my mother ___ (insist) on it.

Did you wear – has insisted

Have you worn - has insisted

Have you worn - insisted

Did you wear - insisted

When I ___ (leave) school I ___ (cut) my hair and I ___ (wear) it short ever since.

‘ve left – have cut – have worn

‘ve left – ‘ve cut –wore

left – have cut – have worn

left – cut – have worn

Shakespeare ___ (write) a lot of plays.

have written

did write

has written

wrote

My brother ___ (write) several books. He ___ (just / finish) his third novel.

wrote – has just finished

wrote –just finished

has written – has just finished

has written – just finished

A: I ___ (fly) over Loch Ness last week.B: ___ (you/see) the Loch Ness monster?

flew – Have you seen

‘ve flown – Have you seen

have flown – Did you see

flew – Did you see

I ___ (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is.

saw

have seen

didn‘t see

haven‘t seen

He ___ (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.

smoked

didn‘t smoke

has smoked

hasn‘t smoked

Chopin ___ (compose) some of his music in Majorca.

didn’t compose

is composing

has composed

composed

A: When ___ (arrive)? B: He ___ (arrive) at 2.00.

did he arrive – has arrived

has he arrived – has arrived

has he arrived – arrived

did he arrive – arrived

___ (you / lock) the door before you left the house?

Have you locked

You locked

Did you locked

Did you lock

I ___ (read) his books when I was at school. I ___ (enjoy) them very much.

‘ve read – enjoyed

‘ve read – ‘ve enjoyed

read – ‘ve enjoyed

read – enjoyed

I can't go out because I ___ (not finish) my work.

didn’t finished

didn’t finish

haven’t finish

haven’t finished

I ___ (never / drink) aguardiente.

‘ve never drink

didn’t never drink

‘ve never drank

‘ve never drunk

I ___ (write) the letter but I can't find a stamp.

wrote

am writing

haven’t written

have written

A: The clock is slow. B: It isn't slow, it ___ (stop).

hasn’t stopped

didn’t stop

stopped

has stopped

Exit.

Home.

Result.

The end.