Ex Complete the pairs of sentences. Use the Present Perfect in one sentence and the Past Simple in the other

Past Simple or Present Perfect. Exercises.

Ex 1. Complete the pairs of sentences. Use the Present Perfect in one sentence and the Past Simple in the other.

1. 
   I have known her for six years.
   

I knew  him when I was at school.

2. 
   He lived in Paris from 1997 to 2000.
   

He has lived  in New York since 2001.

3. 
   Where's Pete? I have not seen him for ages.
   

I didn't see Pete last night.

4. 
   We were  at primary school from 1993 to 1998.
   

We have been in this class since September.

5. 
   I haven't this video yet.
   

I did not watch a video at the weekend.

 

Ex 2. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or in the Present Perfect.

1.  I have never been to the USA. I wanted to go there last summer but I couldn’t.

2.  He lived in this street all his life.

3.  His father come back to London last Sunday.

4.  Yan wrote a letter to Nick two days ago.

5.  He sent his letter yesterday.

6.  They  have just bought some postcards.

Ex3 .Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or in the Present Perfect.

1. She changed a lot since she left school.

2. I  have seenthis film and I don’t want to see it again.

3.  Jazz was originated  in the United States around 1900.

4.  Tom Hanks  has won an Oscar several times already.

5.  Long ago, they built  most houses out of wood.

6.  Scientists still haven't found  a cure for cancer.

7.  Sean has never eaten Chinese food before.

8.  In my first job, I was  responsible for marketing.

9.  The last job I appliedfor required applicants to speak some Japanese.

10.  The first modern Olympics  game took  place in Athens more than a hundred years ago.

11. I am writing in connection with the advertisement which appeared  in December.