Present Perfect vs Past Simple

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Solutions Intermediate Present Perfect vs Past Simple

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It _____________(stop) raining for a while, but now it's raining again.

stopped

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The town is very different town. It ______________(change) a lot.

has changed

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I did German at school, but I ______________(forget) most of it now.

have forgotten

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The police ___________(arrest) three people, but later they let them go.

arrested

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What do you think of my English? Do you think it _______________ (improve)?

has improved

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I ________________(apply) for a job as a tourist guide, but I wasn't successful.

applied

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Where's my bike? It __________________(be) outside the house, but it's not there now.

was

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Look! There's an ambulance over there. There _________________(be) an accident.

has been

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Do you know about Sue? She ______________(give up) her job.

has given up

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I don't know where Lisa is. _____you ____________(see) her?

Have you seen

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When I ___________(get) home last night, I __________(be) very tired and I ____________(go) straight to bed.

got, was, went

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Mr Clark ______________(work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.

worked

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Molly lives in London. She _______________(live) there all her life.

has lived

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My grandfather __________(die) before I was born. I ___________ (never meet) him.

died, never met

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I don't know her husband. I ______________(never meet) him.

have never met

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Albert Einstein ____________(be) the scientist who ______________(develop) the theory of relativity.

was, developed

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