Simple Past vs. Present Perfect Simple

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate verb tense.

Alex _____________________ (study) Production Engineering since he began the university in 2016.

Select the best option to complete the sentence below.

When the time _____________ (be) over, I __________________ (finish, yet) my exam.

• were/did not finished yet

• was/haven't finished yet

• was/yet did not finish

• were/haven't yet finished

Select the best option to complete the sentence below.

My best friend ____________________ (live) next to me since we _____________ (be) worn.

• lived/was

• have lived/was

• lived/were

• has lived/were

Write the correct verb tense to complete the following sentence.

Jennifer ____________________ (never, fly) to another country.

Write the correct verb tense to complete the following sentence.

Yesterday, I _______________ (make) a lot of chocolate chips cookies for the party.

Select the best option to complete the sentence below.

Since this quarantine _________________ (begin), I ___________________ (not, have) the opportunity to go to the beach with my friends.

• began/haven't had

• began/didn't had

• has begun/haven't had

• have begun/didn't have

Select the best option to complete the sentence below.

Monica and Joey ___________________ (already, eat) a whole cake when Phoebe suddenly ________________ (appear).

• has eaten already/have appeared

• already have eaten/has appeared

• ate already/appeared

• have already eaten/appeared

Write the correct verb tense to complete the following sentence.

My parents ______________ (live) in this city for 40 years.

Write the correct verb tense to complete the following sentence.

Since I was born, my family ___________________ (always, want) to come to my house on Christmas.

Select the best option to complete the sentence below.

Last year, we __________________ (visit) Iceland, but we __________________ (never, go) to Alaska.

• have visited/never went

• visited/never went

• has visited/has never gone

• visited/have never gone