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Updated September 2025
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Choose the correct option to complete the Present Perfect vs. Past Simple Exercises below.
1
A: _____ you ever _____ to Italy?B: Yes, I _____ there last year.
a.
Did / go / went
b.
Have / gone / have gone
c.
Have / been / was
2
I _____ my keys and I can't get into my house.
a.
lost
b.
have lost
c.
was losing
3
A: _____ you _____ the report yesterday?B: No, I _____. I was too busy.
a.
Have / finished / haven't
b.
Did / finish / didn't
c.
Did / finished / didn't
4
She _____ in London since 2015.
a.
was living
b.
has lived
c.
lived
5
When I was a child, we _____ to the beach every summer.
a.
go
b.
went
c.
have gone
6
He _____ five emails so far today.
a.
has sent
b.
was sending
c.
sent
7
A: Where's Sarah?B: She _____ to the supermarket.
a.
went
b.
was going
c.
has gone
8
I _____ my grandmother two weeks ago.
a.
visited
b.
was visiting
c.
have visited
9
He _____ in a bank before he started his own business.
a.
works
b.
has worked
c.
worked
10
They _____ just _____ dinner, so they aren't hungry.
a.
have / had
b.
did / have
c.
have / have
