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    UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTONOMA DEL VALLE DE SULA

    Present Perfect vs Simple past


    Licda. Gracy Barahona

    Present Perfect Tense Vs. Simple Past Tense

    Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb provided, simple past or present
    perfect.

    1. Have you written to your boyfriend yet? (write)

    Yes, I have . I wrote to him last week.

    2. Have your parents bought a new car yet? (buy)

    Yes, they have . They bought one last month.

    3. Has Ellen worn her new dress yet? (wear)

    Yes, she has . She wore it last night.

    4. Have you found your car keys yet? (find)

    Yes, I have . I found them on the shelf in the kitchen.

    5. Have the children gone to bed yet? (go)

    Yes, they have . They went to bed an hour ago.

    6. Has Mrs. Stewart seen the doctor yet? (see)

    Yes, she has . She saw him yesterday.

    7. Has the president spoken to the reporters yet? (speak)

    Yes, he has . He spoke to them a few minutes ago.

    8. Have your soccer team lost a game yet? (lose)

    Yes, we have . We lost the game last Saturday.

    9. Has Sam taken a Spanish course yet? (take)

    Yes, he has . He took one last semester.


    Present Perfect Tense Vs. Simple Past Tense

    Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb provided, simple past or present
    perfect.

    1. We moved (move) to Vancouver last April. We have lived (live) there


    for six months now.
    2. I went (go) to every hockey game this season. I went (go) to
    the game last night with my brother.

    3. I lost (lose) my house key last week and I still have not found (not/find) it.

    4. When have you quitted (quit) smoking?

    I have not smoked (not/smoke) for over five years now and I will never smoke again.

    5. Nora bought (buy) a lot of souvenirs yesterday. She has


    never bought (buy) this many souvenirs on a vacation before.

    6. “Would you like another cup of coffee?”

    “No thanks. I have already ______had___________


    (have) three cups.
    7. Frank has worked (work) for ABC Electric from 1990 to 2002.
    Now he owns his own business. He has had (have) it for six years.

    8. Grandma fell (fall) and broke (break) her


    hip last week. She
    has been (be) in the hospital since then.

    9. My former teacher was (be) Mr. Blair. My present teacher is Mrs.


    Carter. I
    have been (be) in her class for three months now.

    10. In my whole life, I have never met (meet)


    a famous person, but my brother spoke (speak) to three famous actors when he was in
    Hollywood last year.
    11. Last year we drove (drive) through three Canadian provinces.
    Now we are traveling in Europe. We have already driven (drive) through
    eight countries.

    12. This French course started (start) three months ago. We have
    already learnt (learn) several verb tenses and thousands of new
    words.
    13. Mr. Barnes __died___________(die) last year. Mrs. Barnes _has moved_ (move) into her
    daughter’s house shortly after that and has been (be) there since then.

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