Past Simple or Present Perfect

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PRESENT PERFECT vs. SIMPLE PAST

A. Fill in the blanks with the past simple or past perfect of the verbs in brackets:

1. Dave finally ……………………… (reject) the promotion that his manager …………………………… (offer) him due to his hard work.

2. I ………………………… (never/ travel) abroad until I …………………………… (move) to Germany.

3. As soon as Patrick ……………………… (get) the telegram, he ……………………… (know) what …………………………… (happen).

4. Once the party ………………………… (finish) everybody ……………………… (leave) except for Sue that …………………… (help) us to tidy the house.

5. Carl ………………………… (not/ tell) me about our economic problems until everything …………………………… (be settled).

6. Alice finally ……………………… (buy) her wedding dress after she …………………… (try on) at least twenty of them. What a bore!

7. Carol …………………… (resit) her exam in September since she ……………………… (fail) it in June.

8. Lewis …………………………… (not/ change) as much as his wife! I ………………………… (not/ see) them for five years.

9. When Tina’s mother …………………… (die), she …………………………… (inherit) a fortune and a fabulous mansion in Los Angeles.

10. Kim ………………………… (not/ get) the job because she …………………………… (not/ prepare) herself for the interview.

11. When I ……………………… (wake up) this morning, everything ………………… (be) white. Definitely, it ……………………… (snow) during the night.

12. Pam …………………… (never/ forget) that they …………………………… (not/ invite) her to their wedding reception.

13. Our daughter ……………………… (send) an e-mail as soon as she ……………………… (arrive) in London. She ……………………… (promise) to phone us, but she …………………… (not).

14. Dick …………………………… (recognise) that he ………………………… (not/ work) as hard as his teacher …………………… (expect).

B. Fill in the blanks with the past simple or present perfect of the verbs in brackets:

1. Mary …………………………… (never/ go) to Paris, so she’s very excited about her journey.

2. McDonalds …………………………… (open) a new restaurant near my house, but I …………………… (not/ go) there yet.

3. My father ……………………… (give up) smoking two years ago and he …………………… (not/ smoke) a cigarette since then.

4. It’s ten years since I last ……………………… (see) Jim.

5. She ……………………… (live) in Rome for ten years, but she ………………………… (not/ return) there since she ……………………… (move) to Florence.

6. I need the car, Sue. Where ……………………… (you/ park) it?

7. The postman ……………………………… (just/ deliver) the letters. Here you are, Sam!

8. I …………………… (learn) to drive when I ………………… (be) 20, but I ……………………… (never/ enjoy) driving.

9. It ……………………… (rain) since this morning.

10. Mum ……………………… (buy) a new type of cheese. Do you want to taste it?

11. Luke ………………………… (not/ ride) a motorbike since his accident.

12. I suppose you ……………………………… (not forget) that we’re meeting Terry tonight, ………………?

13. My mother ……………………… (work) as a teacher until 2009, but since last year she …………………… (be) a cook. She’s happier now.

14. It ……………………… (be) very hard to get used to living in a village after having lived in a big city for years.

15. I ……………………… (not/ hear) much of Tom lately.

16. What time ……………………… (you/ go) to the gym yesterday? I …………………… (not/ see) you.

17. Have a look at the hotel we …………………… (choose) for this summer holiday.

18. ……………………… (Jim/ tell) you about his new girlfriend yet?

PRESENT PERFECT OR SIMPLE PAST?

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