Present Perfect or Past Simple?

English 21 Public

Forming Present Perfect and Past Simple sentences

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#Past Simple #present perfect

I __________(lie) in the sun for a long time yesterday.

lay

When _________(you/ break) your leg?

did you break

Ouch! I _________(hurt) my knee. It's bleeding.

have hurt

_________(the Chinese/invent) gunpowder?

Did the Chinese invent

How many lessons ________(you/have) on Monday?

did you have

Mr Clark ________(already/work) in a bank for 15 years.

has already worked

When I was in the shopping centre I _______(lose) my wallet.

lost

I can't find the key. I think I _________(lose) it.

have lost it

Mary is not here. She _________(go) shopping with her husband.

has gone

Your car looks very clean. ____________(you/wash) it?

Have you washed

George _______(not/be)very well last week so he _________(not/be) at school since last Monday.

wasn't; hasn't been

My grandpa __________(work) for this company for more than 30 years and then he __________(retire).

worked; retired

When we _________(be) on holiday in Greece, it _________(not/rain) at all.

were; didn't rain

How many matches __________(our football team/lose) so far this season?

has our football team lost

Who _________(write) "Hamlet"?

wrote

Last night my sister and I _________(have) some free time, so we__________(go) to the cinema.

had; went

What _________(you/learn) since you came here?

have you learnt

I ______ (always love) the ocean, ever since I was a girl.

have always loved

We _____ (already, be) to Rome and Paris. We would like to go again next year.

have already been

We ____ (study) at the same university in 2001.

studied

The man ___ (fall) off his bike and ____ (break) his leg.

fell; broke