PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT (incl. explanation)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

PAST SIMPLE

vs.

PRESENT PERFECT

My friends ______ (spend) too much money yesterday.

1. have spent
2. spended
3. have spended
4. spent

I ______ (visit) Paris three times.

1. have visited
2. visited
3. has visited
4. visit

Last year I ______ (go) to Paris.

1. have gone
2. have went
3. went
4. gone

Nadia ______ (do) gymnastics since she was a child – she’s pretty good!

1. did
2. has did
3. do
4. has done

She ______ (do) hockey at school, but she never liked it.

1. has done
2. did
3. has did
4. done

I ______ (meet) Lil Kleine in Ibiza a month ago.

1. have met
2. meet
3. met
4. has met

I’m sorry, John isn’t here now. He ______ (go) to the shops.

1. has gone
2. went
3. has went
4. go

Last week, we ______ (buy) lots of fireworks.

1. has bought
2. bought
3. buy
4. have bought

I ______ (finish) my exams – I’m so happy!

1. has finished
2. finish
3. finished
4. have finished

I ______ (see) David three times this week.

1. have seen
2. saw
3. have saw
4. have see

The brothers ______ (live) in London when they were young.

1. live
2. lived
3. have lived
4. has lived

She ______ (be) famous all over the world since 1999.

1. have been
2. was
3. has been
4. were