Present perfect simple past

NUMBER YOUR PAPER 1 to 30.

CHOOSE PRESENT PERFECT OR SIMPLE PAST.

1Q: Jack _____ (live) in Boston for the past 15 years.

has livedliveslived

2Janet ____ (work) for Smith and Brothers before she came to work for us.

worked

3Dad, ____ (you/finish) reading the paper yet?

have you finished

4I would love to visit Prague sometime. Unfortunately, I ____ (be/never) there.

have never been

5Peter _____ (play) Tennis for five years when he _____ (be) at school.

played, was

6Can you help me? I _____ (finish) my homework, but I still don't understand number 7.

have finished

7I _____ (work) in Italy for 5 years. I ____ (begin) work as soon as I arrived here.

have worked, began

8Sorry, but I'm not hungry. I _____ (eat/already).

have eaten already

9When Jack was at school, he _____ (learn) to play the saxophone. He _____ (play) it ever since.

learned, has played

10Could you give me some advice? I _____ (buy) this sweater at Macy's yesterday. Do you think I should take it back?

bought

11Maria lives in Boston. Before she _____ (move) here, she ____ (live) in Seattle for 3 years.

moved, lived

12Peter ____ (go) to Paris last year. That means that he ____ (be) to Paris 3 times!

went, has been

13Just a moment! I _____ (not think) of a good idea yet!

haven’t thought

14Maria _____ (believe) that for a long time!

has believed / believed

15How long _____ (you/live) there before coming here?

did you live

16She _____ (write) the email but doesn't know how to send it.

has written

17

18I ____ (just/have) something done to my hair. Do you like it?

have just had

19Hurry up! The concert _____ (begin) five minutes ago, and we are late.

began

20Madonna _____ (record) many albums and will probably make many more.

has recorded

21Elvis_____ (record) many albums during his wonderful career.

recorded

22How many books ____ (read) this year?

have you read

23How many books ____ (read) last year?

did you read

24____ (newspaper/arrive)? Yes, Ken is reading it.

Has the newspaper arrived

25Where ____ (you/find) that book? Oh, I _____(find) it in the library.

did you find, found

26____ (you/smoke) a lot before you quit?

Did you smoke

27He _____ (leave) the house a few minutes ago.

left

28She ____ (not leave) the house yet.

has not left

29I _____ (not know) you live here! _____ (you/be) here for very long?

didn’t know, Have you been

30_____ (you/see) today's newspaper?

Have you seen…

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Argue for why IEP students should receive credit for classes.

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My writing teacher, Anthony, has given me a lot of assignments.

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