Past Simple or Present Perfect?

1. How many times ____________________ you _____________________ to the cinema

this month? (be)
2. How many times ____________________ you _____________________ to the cinema
last month? (go)
3. I ____________________ my primary school. (like)
4. _____________________ you ever _________ to Russia? (be)
5. _____________________ you ____________________ to Moscow when you were in
Russia? (go)
6. Freddie Mercury _________ an interesting life. (have)
7. Clint Eastwood _____________________ an interesting life. (have)
8. I _________ John today. (not see)
9. But I _________ him yesterday. (see)
10. _____________________ John Lennon ever _______ to Japan? (go)
11. _____________________ Paul McCartney ever ________ to Japan? (be)
12. _____________________ you ____________________ your homework yet? (do)
13. No, I still __________________________ it. (not finish)
14. ____________________ you ever _____________________ football when you were
younger? (play)
15. ______________________ you ever _________ baseball? (play)
16. My life ______________________ very sad because I _____________________ never
____________________ in love. (be; be)
17. Life _________ very difficult for me when I was a child. (be)

Past Simple or Present Perfect?

1. 'This is my house.' 'How long ______________you ______________ (live) here?' 'I

______________ (live) here since 1997.'
2. He ______________ (live) in London for two years and then he ______________ (go) to
Edinburgh.
3. When I ______________ (leave) school, I ______________ (cut) my hair and
______________ (wear) it short ever since.
4. Shakespeare ______________ (write) a lot of plays.
5. My brother ______________ (write) several plays. He has just finished his latest.
6. I ______________ (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is.
7. He ______________ (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.
8. Chopin ______________ (compose) some of his music in Majorca.
9. 'When _________he ______________ (arrive)?' 'He ______________ (arrive) at 2 o
´clock.'
10. I ______________ (read) his books when I was at school. I ______________ (enjoy)
them very much.
11. I can't go out because I ______________ (not finish) my work yet.
12. 'I never ______________ (drink) whiskey.' 'Well, have some now!'
13. Here are your shoes. I _____________just ______________ (clean) them.
14. I ______________ (leave) home at 8.00a.m. and ______________ (get) here at 12.00p.m.
15. I ______________ (meet) him last June.
16. You ______________ (see) the moon last night?
17. The actors ______________ (arrive) yesterday and ______________ (start) practising
early this morning.
18. Cervantes ______________ (write) Don Quixote.
19. He ______________ (break) his leg in a skiing accident last year.
20. You ______________ (be) here before?
Yes, I ______________ (spend) my holidays here last year.
You ______________ (have) a good time?
No, it never ______________ (stop) raining.

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A SKUPINA

1. He ______________ (break) his leg in a skiing accident last year.

2. My brother ______________ (write) several plays. He has just finished his latest.
3. 'I _____________never ______________ (drink) whiskey.' 'Well, have some now!'
4. . I ______________ (read) his books when I was at school. I ______________ (enjoy)
them very much
5. 'This is my house.' 'How long ______________you ______________ (live) here?' 'I
______________ (live) here since 1997.'
6. I ______________ (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is.
7. Yes, I ______________ (spend) my holidays here last year.
8. He ______________ (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.

B SKUPINA

1. I ______________ (meet) him last June.

2. Shakespeare ______________ (write) a lot of plays.
3. Here are your shoes. I _____________just ______________ (clean) them.
4. How many times ____________________ you _____________________ to the
cinema this month? (be)
5. The actors ______________ (arrive) yesterday and ______________ (start) practising
early this morning.
6. 'When _________he ______________ (arrive)?' 'He ______________ (arrive) at 2 o
´clock.'
7. He ______________ (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.
8. 'This is my house.' 'How long ______________you ______________ (live) here?' 'I
______________ (live) here since 1997.'