Present Perfect or Past Simple 1. Choose either the present perfect or the past simple to go into each sentence. Use contractions where possible but only for negatives: haven't, didn't, etc. 1. 'This is my house.' 'How long have you lived here?' 'I _________________________ (live) here since 1997.' 2. He lived in London for two years and then he_________________________ (go) to Edinburgh. 3. When I left 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 arrived 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 left home at 8.00a.m. and I _________________________ (get) here at 12.00p.m. 15. I _________________________ (meet) him last June. 16. _________________________ (you/see) the moon last night? 17. Cervantes _________________________ (write) Don Quixote. 18. He _________________________ (break) his leg in a skiing accident last year.
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Present Perfect or Past Simple 1. Choose either the present perfect or the past simple to go into each sentence. Use contractions where possible but only for negatives: haven't, didn't, etc. 1. 'This is my house.' 'How long have you lived here?' 'I _have been living____ (live) here since 1997.' 2. He lived in London for two years and then he__went_____ (go) to Edinburgh. 3. When I left school, I cut my hair and _____wore_______ (wear) it short ever since. 4. Shakespeare ______wrote___________ (write) a lot of plays. 5. My brother ____wrote____________ (write) several plays. He has just finished his latest. 6. I ______haven't seen________ (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is. 7. He ______haven't smoked______ (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up. 8. Chopin _____composed__________ (compose) some of his music in Majorca. 9. 'When ______did he arrive______ (he/arrive)?' 'He arrived at 2 o'clock.' 10. I read his books when I was at school. I ______enjoyed_________ (enjoy) them very much. 11. I can't go out because I __________haven't finished_________ (not finish) my work yet. 12. 'I _______have never drunk_______ (never/drink) whiskey.' 'Well, have some now!' 13. Here are your shoes. I ____ just cleaned_______ (just/clean) them. 14. I left home at 8.00a.m. and I ______got____________ (get) here at 12.00p.m. 15. I ______met_______________ (meet) him last June. 16. ______did you see _________ (you/see) the moon last night? 17. Cervantes _______wrote___ (write) Don Quixote. 18. He _____broke_____ (break) his leg in a skiing accident last year.
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