Remember that we use PAST SIMPLE to talk about an action that started and finished in the past. We are talking about a specific time, ...and that we use PRESENT PERFECT for something that started in the past and continues in the present or when we are talking about our experience up to the present.
**Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets: Past Simple or Present Perfect Simple
1. The weather around here ________________ terrible in the last few weeks. (BE)
2. Maria ________________ her suitcase last night. (PACK)
3. I ____________________ volleyball since I was a teenager. (NOT PLAY)
4. We ____________________ wash the dishes. They're all clean now (HELP)
5. They ____________________ the factory. – Really? When _______that______________? (CLOSE, HAPPEN)
6. _________your business course _________________________ yet? ( START)
7. How long _______you_____________ that camera? – About a month. I ____________________ it because it was on sale just before Christmas. (HAVE, BUY)
8. ________you_______________ last week's magazine? – It must be here because I ________________it on Monday. ( SEE, BUY)
9. The books you ordered ____________________. The delivery service ____________________them an hour ago. (ARRIVE, BRING)
10.The Queen ____________________ her two-week tour through Australia yesterday. (START)
11.The plane from New York _________just ________. The passengers are getting out. ( LAND)
12.We ____________________ a party at school for ages. (NOT HAVE)
13.I ____________________ a cold in school a few days ago and ____________________ ill ever since. (CATCH, BE)
14.Dinosaurs ____________________ around the earth millions of years ago. (WANDER)
15.Prices ____________________ up last year, but they ____________________ by 8% already this year. (NOT GO, INCREASE)
Respuestas
Respuesta:
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Respuesta:
1. The weather around here has been terrible in the last few weeks.
2. Maria packed her suitcase last night.
3. I haven’t played volleyball since I was a teenager.
4. We have helped wash the dishes. They're all clean now
5. They closed the factory. – Really? When did that happen?
6. Has your business course started yet?
7. How long have you had that camera? – About a month. I bought it because it was on sale just before Christmas.
8. Have you seen last week's magazine? – It must be here because I bought it on Monday.
9. The books you ordered have arrived. The delivery service brought them an hour ago.
10.The Queen has started her two-week tour through Australia yesterday.
11.The plane from New York has just landed. The passengers are getting out.
12.We haven’t had a party at school for ages.
13.I caught a cold in school a few days ago and have been ill ever since.
14.Dinosaurs wandered around the earth millions of years ago.
15.Prices didn’t go up last year, but they have increased by 8% already this year.