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Activities: Past Simple or Present Perfect

Published 26/07/2015 In Blog

 

Activity

Complete the following sentences with the ‘past simple' or ‘present perfect’:

  1. I _______________(not do) my homework yet.
  2. My uncle ______________ (live) in Brighton for 6 years. He’s still there.
  3. My dad _______________ (live) in Spain for 8 years, but now he lives in Peru.
  4. I _____________ (read) a whole book today.
  5. I _____________ (read) Harry Potter on my last holiday.
  6. ___________ you ____________ (watch) the new film with Brad Pitt on TV last night?
  7. ___________ you ____________ (watch) the new film with Brad Pitt?
  8. When I was a child, ______________ (play) the piano.
  9. I _____________ (play) the piano since I was a child.
  10. Hopefully, this activity ____________ (help) you understand the difference between past simple and present perfect!

 

 

 

 

Hopefully this exercise together with the gramar point on this topic will have helped you to understand how when we use the past simple or the present perfect, but if you still have some questions, don't hesitate to send me an email at info@keelyalgarlanguages.com 

 

 

 

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