Present Perfect and Past Simple Unit 5

A. Choose the best option: Present Perfect or Past Simple?

Silvie: Where (1) did you go / have you gone last

summer holidays?
I think you (2) already told / have already told
me today, but I can’t remember.
(3) Was it / Has been it Madrid?
Rachel: Me? No. I (4) was never / have never been to
Spain.
Last summer I (5) went / have gone to Australia.
Silvie: Rachel, how long (6) were you / have you been
there?
Rachel: Hmm… let me think… I (7) was / have been
there for two weeks.
Silvie: And (8) did you like / have you liked it?
Rachel: Oh… I (9) loved / have loved it.

B. Read Silvie’s diary. Complete the sentences using the Present Perfect or the
Past Simple.

Dear Diary,
Yesterday my best friend Rachel (1) (tell) me about her
adventures and then I (2) (learn) a lot of things about
her. She (3) (travel) to many different countries since
2000. She (4) (already / visit) Europe and Asia with her
parents. Rachel and her parents (5) (go) to China in
2009. They (6) (already / spend) a month in Japan, too.
How exciting! I (7) (not / see) such nice places yet. Last
year, my mother (8) (want) to go on holiday abroad
but my father (9)_______________ (have) an accident in June so we (10)
(can / not) leave! I (11) (never / be) abroad! Maybe
someday!
Well, that’s all for now!
Yours,
Silvie