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Past Simple or Present Perfect Simple

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    Fill in the correct form of the verb given: Past or Present Perfect Simple
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  • The weather around here ________________ terrible in the last few weeks. (BE)
    HAS BEEN
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  • I ____________________ volleyball since I was a teenager. (NOT PLAY)
    HAVEN'T PLAYED
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  • They ____________________ the factory. – Really? When ______________________? (CLOSE, THAT HAPPEN)
    HAVE CLOSED - DID THAT HAPPEN
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  • __________________________________ yet? (YOUR BUSINESS COURSE – START)
    HAS YOUR BUSINESS COURSE STARTED
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  • How long ____________________ that camera? – About a month. I ____________________ it because it was on sale just before Christmas. (YOU HAVE, BUY)
    HAVE YOU HAD - BOUGHT
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  • _______________________ last week's magazine? – It must be here because I ________________ it on Monday. (YOU SEE, BUY)
    HAVE YOU SEEN - BOUGHT
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  • I'm so tired. I ____________________ all the way to the underground station. (WALK)
    HAVE WALKED
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  • She ____________________ in London for three years. However, when her mom __________ , she ____________________ to Leeds and ____________________ there ever since. (LIVE, DIE, MOVE, LIVE)
    LIVED - DIED - MOVED - HAS LIVED
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  • Dusty ____________________ a match so far this year. He is more successful than last year, when he ____________________ the first three matches. (NEVER LOSE, LOSE)
    HAS NEVER LOST - LOST
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  • He ____________________ off the ladder and ____________________ his ankle. That's why he ____________________ in school for a while. (FALL, BREAK, NOT BE)
    FELL - BROKE - HASN'T BEEN
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  • I ____________________ a cold in school a few days ago and ____________________ ill ever since. (CATCH, BE)
    CAUGHT - HAVE BEEN
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  • Dinosaurs ____________________ around the earth millions of years ago. (WANDER)
    WANDERED
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  • Paul and Gina _________________ an hour ago. They _________________ problems with their flight. (ARRIVE, HAVE)
    ARRIVED - HAD
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  • Do you know who _________________ the telephone? – It ______________ Alexander Graham Bell. (INVENT, BE)
    INVENTED - WAS
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  • On her trip across Asia, Mum _________________ three countries up to now. (VISIT)
    HAS VISITED
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  • Drugs _________________ a huge problem in the United States. (BECOME)
    HAVE BECOME
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