Present perfect, Past simple, Present perfect continuous

Present perfect or past simple.

A: Shall I make us some dinner? It's already 8 o' clock.

B: No, thanks. I _________ (go) to the dentist this afternoon and my mouth hurts too much to eat anything.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Present perfect or past simple

I ________ (have) three lectures today and I still have two more this afternoon.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Present perfect or past simple

It was so hot today that I _______ (wear) shorts and a T-shirt at work.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Present perfect or past simple

We _______ (spend) £400 on food this month and there's another week to go before I get paid.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Present perfect or past simple

A: Do you want a lift home?

B: No, I ______ (oversleep) this morning because my alarm clock didn't go off, so I need to work late.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Present perfect or past simple

I ________ (not read) much of the report yet, but I have to finish it by the weekend.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Present perfect or present perfect continuous

1 a Martina Gonzalez _________ (stay) in a rented flat since returning to Buenos Aires. b We _______ (stay) at this hotel a couple of times before.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Present perfect or present perfect continuous

2 a All day the police _______ (stop) motorists to question them about the accident.

b Good, the noise ________ (stop). I can start concentrating on my work again.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Present perfect or present perfect continuous

3 a I ________ (not read) any of Dickens' novels.

b I ________ (read) this book on astrophysics for hours and I'm still only on page 6.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Present perfect or present perfect continuous

4 a Dr Fletcher ________ (give) the same lecture to students for the last ten years.

b Mr Sato _______ (give) nearly a million pounds to the charity this year.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D