The Present Perfect or The Past Simple Exercise

Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using either the present perfect or the past simple
tenses.

1 A: I ________________ (not see) Anna for a long time.

2 B: Really? I ________________ her yesterday. (see)

3 They ________________ (go) to Venice three years ago.

4 David lost his wallet yesterday but he ________________ (find) it this morning in his
jacket pocket.

5 ________________ (you / be) to Paris?

6 We ________________ (live) in this house for five years and we're very happy here.

7 I know Manchester quite well. I ________________ (live) there for three years when I was
a student

8 He ________________ (meet) Sally in the supermarket last week.

9 She feels great. She ________________ (lose) three kilos since Christmas.

10 It's cold in here because someone ________________ (open) the window.

11 Before they bought the car, they ________________ (think) about it very carefully.

12 ________________ (you / feed) the cat yet?

13 The last time I ________________ (play) tennis was four years ago.