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Simple past or present perfect tense exercise

April 26th, 2014 in English Quiz

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate past simple or present perfect tense form.

1. I ……………… that movie.

a) have seen

b) saw

2. I ……………… an interesting movie yesterday.

a) watched

b) have watches

3. I …………………. to Australia.

a) have never been

b) never went

4. She ………………. to the market and bought some mangoes.

a) went

b) has been

5. I am sure we ……………….. before.

a) met

b) have met

6. We ……………….. each other since 1990.

a) knew

b) have known

7. He ……………… ill last week.

a) was

b) has been

8. My grandfather ……………….. a lot for me when he was alive.

a) did

b) have done

9. I can’t go to the party because I ……………….. my leg.

a) broke

b) have broken

10. She is older than I …………………

a) thought

b) have thought

Answers

1. I have seen that movie.

2. I watched an interesting movie yesterday.

3. I have never been to Australia.

4. She went to the market and bought some mangoes.

5. I am sure we have met before.

6. We have known each other since 1990.

7. He was ill last week.

8. My grandfather did a lot for me when he was alive.

9. I can’t go to the party because I have broken my leg.

10. She is older than I thought.