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Present Perfect VS Simple Past
Present Perfect VS Simple Past
A. Choose between the Simple Past and the Present Perfect to complete the sentences.
Malaria? In Canada?
Have you ever had malaria? If you have, the chances are that you (get)______________ the disease in a hot
country. Malaria is most common in tropical countries, especially those with wet and humid climates, where the
mosquitos which carry the disease can flourish. However, recently, malaria
(become)_________________________ more common in Canada. According to a recent report, over 1000 people
(contract)__________________________ the disease in Canada in 1997, and the number
(rise)________________________________every year since 1994. This is an alarming trend.
Why is the incidence of malaria rising here? The answer is travel. More and more Canadians travel abroad every
year, and some of them catch malaria. However, when a Toronto woman
(become)___________________________ sick last year, her doctor (discover)_______________________ that
she (never travel)____________________________ abroad in her life. She must have been bitten by a mosquito
which (get)____________________________ the disease from another sick Canadian.
C. Create complete sentences with the words below. Choose the time of the verb between the Simple Past and
the Present Perfect
D. Choose between the Simple Past and the Present Perfect to complete the sentences
1) They _________________________ and are now on their honeymoon (To get married)
4) I ______________________ a very interesting book about the Spanish Empire recently (To finish)
5) I _________________________ the watch that my wife gave me on our honeymoon (To lose)
8) I ________________________ a program on television about Africa since the morning (To watch)
11) My mother is not at home, she ______________________ to the school to speak to my teacher (To go)
12) Where have you been this afternoon? I ______________________ to a restaurant with my wife (To be)
13) When I ________________________ to London I visited the National Gallery (To go)
14) A while ago I ___________________________ a very interesting book about Islamic culture (To read)
15) I ______________________________ four men yesterday morning near my office (To see)
16) This year I ___________________________-___ my studies (To finish)
17) When I was a child I _______________________________ tennis with my dad (To play)
19) Today I ____________________________ my father several times but I haven't been able to contact him
(To phone)
21) A few days ago I ______________________ a very interesting program on television about hunting (To
watch)
22) I went to the Russian Circus when I ________________________ Moscow (To visit)
23) I already _____________________________ too much. I should stop now because I have to drive later
(To drink)
24) Oh! I _____________________________ my watch. Have you seen it? (To lose)
25) Last Friday I _________________________ a lot at my friend’s wedding. I couldn't drive back home (To
drink)