Past Simple and Present Perfect

Variant 1

Choose the past simple or the present perfect:

1. We _________________ (go) to the theatre last week.

2. Yesterday I _________________ (have) dinner with a friend.

3. I _________________ (never / taste) champagne.

4. When I _________________ (be) a child, I _________________ (love) ice

skating.

5. I _________________ (not/ have) any coffee today – I feel very sleepy!

6. I _________________ (not / drink) any coffee yesterday.

7. I _________________ (read) all his books – I think he’s a wonderful writer.

8. What _________________ (do) at the weekend?

9. I_________________ (always / love) tea – I drink it every day.

10. What subject _________________ (she / study) at university?

11. John _________________ (lose) his bus pass – can he borrow some money?

12. How long _________________ (you / know) Susie for?

13. He _________________ (be) married for ten years (but he got divorced).

14. _________________ (you / ever / go) to Central Park in New York?

15. How many books _________________ (she / write) so far?

16. He _________________ (wash) the dishes, _________________ (clean) the

living room and _________________ (cook) dinner last night.

17. My great-grandfather never _________________ (leave) Scotland.

18. She _________________ (come) to London in 1997.

19. She _________________ (never / see) snow before.

20. He _________________ (be) married for thirty-five years (and he’s still

married now).

Past Simple and Present Perfect

Variant 2

Choose the present perfect or past simple:

1. I ___________________ (never / go) to Vienna.

2. My great-great-grandfather ___________________ (have) five sisters.

3. He ___________________ (live) in Manila for a year when he was a student.

4. Oh no! I ___________________ (lose) my wallet!

5. ___________________ (you / see) Julie today?

6. At the weekend, they ___________________ (play) football, then they

___________________ (go) to a restaurant.

7. I ___________________ (read) six books this week.

8. Amy ___________________ (live) in Portugal when she was young.

9. She ___________________ (visit) her grandmother last month.

10. The Vandals ___________________ (invade) Rome in the year 455.

11. She ___________________ (live) in seven different countries, so she knows a

lot about different cultures.

12. I ___________________ (go) to the cinema last night.

13. Ow! I ___________________ (cut) my finger!

14. ___________________ (you / see) ‘The King’s Speech’?

15. John ___________________ (never / understand) the present perfect.

16. She ___________________ (break) her leg the day before her exam.

17. We ___________________ (see) Oliver yesterday.

18. He ___________________ (be) here all morning.

19. They ___________________ (live) here for many years (and they still do).

20. King Henry the Eighth of England ___________________ (have) six wives.