Present perfect vs past simple

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Present perfect vs past simple

We use the past simple ...

1. to talk about an an event in the past
2. with words like 'since', 'ever', 'never'
3. with words like 'yesterday', '8 May 2020'

We use the present perfect ...

1. for actions that happened in the present
2. for something that started in the past and continues in the present
3. when we are talking about our experience up to the present:
4. with words like 'already', 'always', 'never'

Which verbs are in the present perfect?

1. Did he do that?
2. He has ended
3. I haven't done
4. She didn't do

Last night I
(lose) my keys - I had to call my flatmate to let me in.

1. have lost
2. losed
3. lost
4. have losed

They
(visit) Paris three times.

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

I
(know) my great grandmother for a few years - she died when I was eight.

1. have knew
2. known
3. knew
4. have known

We
(know) Julie for three years - we still meet once a month.

1. have known
2. have knew
3. known
4. knew

I
(lose) my keys - can you help me look for them?

1. has lost
2. have lost
3. lost
4. losed

Which verbs are in the past simple?

1. We left
2. He ended
3. I didn't do
4. She hasn't done