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Present Perfect vs Past Simple

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  • I (not / play) golf last summer.
    I DIDN'T PLAY golf last summer.
  • When (Carla / leave)?
    When DID CARLA LEAVE?
  • Drugs (become) a big problem everywhere.
    Drugs HAVE BECOME a big problem everywhere.
  • (you / hear) the news? Sally (win) the lottery!
    HAVE YOU HEARD the news? Sally HAS WON the lottery!
  • It (stop) raining for a while, but now it's raining again.
    It STOPPED raining for a while, but now it's raining again.
  • Mary isn't at home. She (go) shopping.
    She HAS GONE shopping.
  • I (get) home late last night. I (be) very tired and (go) straight to bed.
    I GOT home late last night. I WAS very tired and WENT straight to bed.
  • The Chinese (invent) paper.
    The Chinese INVENTED paper.
  • It (not / rain) this week.
    It HASN'T RAINED this week.
  • Can you help us? Our car (break down).
    Can you help us? Our car HAS BROKEN DOWN.
  • The town is very different now. It (change) a lot.
    It HAS CHANGED a lot.
  • I (do) a lot of work today.
    I HAVE DONE a lot of work today.
  • It (stop) raining now, so we don't need the umbrella.
    It HAS STOPPED raining now, so we don't need the umbrella.
  • Who (invent) the telephone?
    Who INVENTED the telephone?
  • Are you OK? Yes, I (have) a headache, but I feel fine now.
    Are you OK? Yes, I HAD a headache, but I feel fine now.
  • What do you think of my Engllsh? Do you think it (improve)?
    What do you think of my Engllsh? Do you think it HAS IMPROVED?
  • It (be) very cold yesterday.
    It WAS very cold yesterday.
  • Do you know about Sue? She (give up) her job.
    She HAS GIVEN UP her job.
  • (you / see) Anna this morning? (It is afternoon.)
    DID YOU SEE Anna this morning? (It is still morning.)
  • I (do) a lot of work yesterday.
    I DID a lot of work yesterday.
  • Mary (go) to Egypt for a holiday, but she's back home in England now.
    Mary WENT to Egypt for a holiday, but she's back home in England now.
  • I (repair) the TV. It's working OK now.
    I HAVE REPAIRED the TV.
  • Where's my bike? It (be) outside the house, but it's not there now.
    Where's my bike? It WAS outside the house, but it's not there now.
  • My mother (grow up) in Scotland.
    My mother GREW UP in Scotland.
  • Paul and Lucy (arrive) ten minutes ago.
    Paul and Lucy ARRIVED ten minutes ago.
  • I (apply) for a job as a tourist guide, but I wasn't successful.
    I APPLIED for a job as a tourist guide, but I wasn't successful.
  • (you / eat) a lot of sweets when you (be) a child?
    DID YOU EAT a lot of sweets when you WERE a child?
  • Did you know that somebody (invent) a new type of washing machine?
    Did you know that somebody HAS INVENTED a new type of washing machine?
  • I (do) German at school, but I (forget) most of it now.
    I DID German at school, but I HAVE FORGOTTEN most of it now.
  • They (go) away. They'll be back on Friday.
    They HAVE GONE away.
  • Is Carla here or (she / leave)?
    Is Carla here or HAS SHE LEFT?
  • Ian lives in London. He (live) there for seven years.
    He HAS LIVED there for seven years.
  • How many plays (Shakespeare / write)?
    How many plays DID SHAKESPEARE WRITE?
  • I (mean) to call you last night, but I (forget).
    I MEANT to call you last night, but I FORGOT.
  • Tom is looking for his key. He can't find it. He (lose) his key.
    He HAS LOST his key.
  • Are you still reading the paper? No, I (finish) with it. You can have it.
    Are you still reading the paper? No, I HAVE FINISHED with it. You can have it.
  • Albert Einstein (be) the scientist who (develop) the theory of relativity.
    Albert Einstein WAS the scientist who DEVELOPED the theory of relativity.
  • Look! There's an ambulance over there. There (be) an accident.
    Look! There's an ambulance over there. There HAS BEEN an accident.
  • Ian (live) in Scotland for ten years. Now he lives in London.
    Ian LIVED in Scotland for ten years.
  • They (go) away, but I think they're back at home now.
    They WENT away, but I think they're back at home now.
  • (you / see) Anna this morning? (It is still morning.)
    HAVE YOU SEEN Anna this morning? (It is still morning.)
  • It (not / rain) last week.
    It DIDN'T RAIN last week.
  • The office is empty now. Everybody (go) home.
    The office is empty now. Everybody HAS GONE home.
  • Mozart (be) a composer. He (write) more than 600 pieces of music.
    Mozart WAS a composer. He WROTE more than 600 pieces of music.
  • Where (you / be born)?
    Where WERE YOU BORN?
  • Ow! I (cut) my finger. It's bleeding.
    I HAVE CUT my finger.
  • What time (you / finish) work?
    What time DID YOU FINISH work?
  • The police (arrest) three people, but later they (let) them go.
    The police ARRESTED three people, but later they LET them go.
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