EXERCISES ON PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND PAST SIMPLE

Choose Past Simple or Present Perfect 1

Change the verb into the correct form of the past simple or present perfect

1) Last night I  (lose) my keys – I had to call my flatmate to let me in.. 2) I  (lose) my keys - can you help me look for them?. 3) I  (visit) Paris three times.. 4) Last year I  (visit) Paris.. 5) I  (know) my great grandmother for a few years - she died when I was eight... 6) I  (know) Julie for three years - we still meet once a month... 7) I  (play) Hockey since I was a child - I'm pretty good!.. 8) She  (play) hockey at school but she didn't like it.. 9) Sorry, I  (miss) the bus - I'm going to be late.. 10) I  (miss) the bus and then I  (miss) the aeroplane as well!... 11) Last month I  (go) to Scotland.. 12) I'm sorry, John isn't here now. He  (go) to the shops.. 13) We  (finish) this room last week.. 14) I  (finish) my exams finally - I'm so happy!.. 15) Yesterday, I  (go) to the library, the post office and the supermarket... 16) I  (go) to the supermarket three times this week.. 17) She  (live) in London since 1994.. 18) She  (live) in London when she was a child.. 19) I  (drink) three cups of coffee today.. 20) I  (drink) three cups of coffee yesterday..

1) We  (go) to the theatre last week..

2) Yesterday I  (have) dinner with a friend..

3) I  (never taste) champagne..

4) When I  (be) a child, I  (love) ice-skating...

5) I  (not/have) any coffee today - I feel very sleepy!..

6) I  (not/drink) any coffee yesterday..

7) I  (read) all his books - I think he's a wonderful writer..

8) What  (you/do) at the weekend?.

9) I  (always / love) tea - I drink it every day..

10) What subject  (she/study) at university?.

11) John  (lose) his bus pass - can he borrow some money?..

12) How long  (you/know) Susie for?.

13) He  (be) married for ten years (but he got divorced)..

14)  (you/ever/go) to Central Park in new York?.

15) How many books  (she/write) so far??.

16) He  (wash) the dishes,  (clean) the living room, and  (cook) dinner last night....

17) My great-grandfather never  (leave) Scotland..

18) She  (come) to London in 1997..

19) She  (never / see) snow before..

20) He  (be) married for thirty-five years (and he's still married now)..