Focus 1 - 7.5 Present Perfect vs Past Simple [D]
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English
5th - 11th Grade
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1.
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1 min • 1 pt
Complete the sentence. Use the Present Perfect or the Past Simple.
Peter _____ (play) football yesterday.
Answer explanation
➪ We use the past simple because it's a completed action in the past and we say when that action happened:
➪ yesterday = LADY
2.
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1 min • 1 pt
Complete the sentence. Use the Present Perfect or the Past Simple.
They _____ (clean) the car. It looks new again.
Answer explanation
➪ We use the Present Perfect because something happened in the past but there is a result now. The car was cleaned in the past but it is clean NOW.
3.
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1 min • 1 pt
Complete the sentence. Use the Present Perfect or the Past Simple.
Last year, we _____ (go) to Italy.
Answer explanation
➪ We use the Past Simple because it's a completed action in the past and we say when that action happened:
➪ Last year = LADY
4.
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1 min • 1 pt
Complete the sentence. Use the Present Perfect or the Past Simple.
John and Peggy _____ (not / read) the book yet so don't tell them anything.
Answer explanation
➪ We normally use the Present Perfect for recent actions with words like yet, just, and already.
➪ Yet = FYNE JAS
5.
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1 min • 1 pt
Complete the sentence. Use the Present Perfect or the Past Simple.
I _____ (meet) my friend two days ago.
Answer explanation
➪ We use the Past Simple because we are talking about a completed past action and we say when it happened
➪ Ago = LADY
6.
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1 min • 1 pt
Complete the sentence. Use the Present Perfect or the Past Simple.
We _____ (never / visit) another country before.
Answer explanation
➪ We often use the Present Perfect with never to talk about people's experiences.
➪ Never = FYNE JAS
7.
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1 min • 1 pt
Complete the sentence. Use the Present Perfect or the Past Simple.
She _____ (buy) a new car in 2011.
Answer explanation
➪ We use the Past Simple because it's a completed action in the past and we say when that action happened:
➪ in 2011 = LADY
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