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Past Simple vs Present Perfect

  •  English    30     Public
    complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets
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  • I _____ (visit) my grandparents last weekend, and we ___ (spend) hours talking about their childhood memories.
    visited, spent
  •  15
  • She ______ (work) in a bank for five years before deciding to pursue her dream of becoming a chef.
    worked
  •  10
  • We ______ (watch) a great movie last night that _______ (leave) us both thinking about its deeper message.
    watched, left
  •  15
  • They _______ (arrive) at the airport two hours ago, but their flight was delayed due to bad weather.
    arrived
  •  10
  • He __________ (study) French in college, yet he _______ (struggle) to hold a conversation when he visited Paris.
    studied, struggled
  •  15
  • The train ____ (leave) the station at 9:00 a.m., just as I was rushing down the platform to catch it.
    left
  •  10
  • She ________ (cook) dinner for the whole family yesterday, preparing three different dishes to satisfy everyone’s tastes.
    cooked
  •  10
  • I ____ (not see) him at the meeting this morning because he _____ (arrive) after I had already left.
    didn’t see, arrived
  •  15
  • They ____ (buy) their house in 2015, and since then, they _____ significant renovations to it.
    bought, have made
  •  20
  • We ____ (meet) at a party last summer and instantly ____ (connect) over our shared interest in travel.
    met, connected
  •  15
  • He _____ (not call) me back after our conversation, which ____ (leave) me wondering if I had said something wrong.
    didn’t call, left
  •  15
  • The kids _____ (play) outside until it ___ (get) dark, building a treehouse with whatever materials they could find.
    played, got
  •  15
  • She _____ (read) three books during her last vacation, each one more captivating than the last.
    read
  •  10
  • We _____ (drive) to the beach and ____ (stay) there all day, enjoying the sound of the waves and the warmth of the sun.
    drove, stayed
  •  15
  • He _____ (give) me a thoughtful gift for my last birthday, which _____ (turn out) to be something I had been wanting for years.
    gave, turned out
  •  15
  • I _____ (visit) Paris twice, but each time I discover something completely new.
    have visited
  •  10