10th Grade: Present Perfect or Past Simple

We use the present perfect to talk about an action...

• completed in the past, but relevant 'now'.

• completed at a specific time in the past.

I ______ _______ (be) to London 9 times.

If we talk about how many times we have done an action, we use...

• past simple

• present perfect

He has worked at that office _________ 2005.

I _____ ______ (know) Mr Buckley since I was working in London.

"She has driven that car since she was 28 years old." This sentence...

• describes an action completed at a specific time in the past.

• describes an action completed multiple times.

• descibes a recently completed action.

• describes an action that began in the past and is still happening now.

I am sorry, but I haven't finished my homework ________.

• already

• yet

• still

• ever

"They haven't done the shopping yet". This sentence...

• describes a recently completed action.

• describes an action that was done at a specific time in the past.

• describes an action that began in the past and is still happening now.

• describes an action that is not complete but will probably be done soon.

What ______ you _______ at the store yesterday morning?

• have...bought (present perfect)

• did...buy (past simple)

Answer explanation

We use the past simple because the action was completed at a specific time in the past, 'yesterday morning'.

Have you ever ________ (try) Japanese cuisine?

• try

• tried