Global MCQ Practice
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Simple Past Vs Present PerfectSet 2

1Present perfect and past: Katherine was lying on the sofa. She was tired because ..... very hard.
2Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb provided (simple past or present perfect): "We ..... (move) to Vancouver last year. We ..... (live) there since April."
3Which option correctly completes the sentence: "It's five years since I last ..... my cousin"?
4Why should you not use the Present Perfect with a past time expression?
5The Present Perfect is used to talk about actions that happened in the past but the time is unknown or unimportant.
6A: Where do you live? B: In Boston. A: How long (you/live) there? B: Five years
7Now:Wednesday evening.I studied with my friends ..... (Tuesday 9:00pm)
8Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets: I ..... (not/see) her since we ..... (work) together in New York.
9I ..... (read) yesterday's newspaper, but I ..... (read, not) today's.
10What kind of actions does the Present Perfect tense describe?
11They ..... their house three months ago, but they ..... all the repairs yet.
12What change, if any, should be made in the following sentence?Since 2016, Mr. William Smith taught math, and Mr. Anthony Brown has taught English.
13Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or present perfect form of the verb in (brackets).I ..... (never / hurt) myself on my skateboard.
14I haven't seen him since I left London last month, but I will see him soon. A) haven't B) left C) last D) will
15Find the words/ phrases that needs CORRECTION:Lan has lived in Ho Chi Minh City for she was young.
16It's a long time since I saw a movie.
17I have had this job ..... March.
18When do we use which tense?To emphasise a past action's consequence in the present, we use .....
19Choose the best answerWe haven't met each other since we ..... school.
20Mark the answer that completes the sentence:"Since records ..... (begin) in 1880, the global temperature ..... (rise) 0.85 degrees Celsius."
21State whether true or false:-we use words like 'yesterday', 'last week' with present perfect tense.
22SIMPLE PAST OR PRESENT PERFECT:We ..... to Australia yet. (not,be)
23The terrorists have attacked three buildings since they ..... near this city.
24Komiko has owned her small business since .....
25The three perfect tenses of a verb are used to tell when an action or condition .....
26Which of the following words is often used with the present perfect to show something hasn't happened?
27My best friend ..... to London. He is still there.
28Peter and Laura got married since 1990.
29Context: She took a shower 10 minutes ago and she is clean now.
30Carry on taking the antibiotics until
31I have just ..... a typewriter and I ..... typing recently.
32I have visited the museum last year during my trip to Paris. A) have B) visited C) last D) during
33Talking about the past but continuing into the present.
34Complete the sentence. Use the present perfect or the past simple.Peter ..... never ..... a horse. (ride)
35My family ..... to Wonosobo in 2014. We ..... there for 6 years.
36She last watched TV a long time ago.
37Ex. 3 Paraphrase the sentences using the words in CAPITALS: I last saw my mum's sister last Christmas. SINCE. Complete the sentence: I ..... last Christmas.
38Is this sentence correct or wrong?"Tom has left school one year ago."
39You already ..... dinner? When you ..... it.
40Complete the gap with correct Present Perfect Simple/Past Simple/ or Present Perfect ContinuousA: Hey Claire, stop for a minute. We ..... (go) up and down the same aisles since we ..... (got) here. Haven't you got a shopping list?
41Life ..... greatly since Thomas Edison ..... the first light bulb in 1879.
42She ..... Thai food before. In fact, she just ..... it last weekend.
43Hey, you look different!
44Find a mistake need to correct: Our lives changed a lot since the invention of these devices.
45Present Perfect or Past Simple:JAMES ..... JUST ..... OUR HOSTEL.
46My cousins ..... windsurfing last weekend, but I ..... windsurfing before.
47How ..... since we ..... college
48The present perfect tense connects the past with .....
49I haven't seen you lately. Where .....?
50You can start looking at the next unit if you ..... exercise 5.
51I ..... her since I ..... a student.
52Distinguish the tenses:'They have played soccer' vs 'They played soccer.'
53I have known Andy ..... 2010, means I have known him ..... 11 years
54Linda and Brad ..... (not speak) since she ..... (see) him kissing another girl.
55Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or present perfect form of the verbs in brackets. We ..... (watch) our football team play last weekend.
56Complete the sentences using the correct tense (past simple or present perfect): 1. I ..... (never / eat) sushi before.
57Our industrial output ..... from $ 2 million in 2011 to $ 4 million this year.
58I already went to the store, but I am going there again.
59Lan has learnt English since she ..... a small girl.
60Before they could see the parade, the visitors will have heard the marching band.
61Identify the mistake in each sentence9. I (A) have learned (B) English five (C) years ago(D).