Global MCQ Practice
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Simple Past Vs Present PerfectSet 3

1I (not/ see) Peter since I (arrive) last Tuesday.
2Coursebooks usually show the Present Perfect in contrast with another tense. Which one?
3Which of the following is a reason to use the present perfect tense?
4Chinese merchants ..... trade in Tibet since 1950, when China ..... the country
5You ..... (start) your History project last week but you ..... (not finish) it yet.
6We ..... to Ha Noi several times, but last summer we ..... there by train.
7The difference between the PRESENT PERFECT and the PAST SIMPLE relies on the:
8She ..... played basketball before. In fact, she just ..... it last weekend.
9She last wore that dress at her sister's wedding.
10Present perfect and past: It ..... raining for a while, but now it's raining again.
11AlreadyYetJustFor Since Are signal words for the ..... tense
12He ..... a vegetarian since he was 20 years old.
13Zoe hasn't had a holiday since she ..... working at the pet shop.
14I haven't spoken to Patrick since I ..... him at Hyde Park.
15The project on expanding the road ..... since it ..... last year.
16We have been
17Differentiate between the tenses: 'I have finished my homework' vs 'I finish my homework.'
18The factory's productivity ..... since the introduction of the new manufacturing system.
19Choose between the simple past or the present perfect.I ..... there for ages.
20He ..... for London 2 years ago and since then I ..... him.
21I last heard this song 10 years ago.
22The first thing she did was go to a traditional restaurant.
23Which is NOT a Rule of Present perfect
24I ..... this book before, but I ..... it again last night.
25Present perfect and past: ..... a lot of sweets when you were a child?
26'Since 1965' is a signal word for the..
27" How long have you known him?" " ..... "
28True or False! They have finished the test ten minutes ago.
29Google Maps app ..... (make) getting lost virtually impossible since the date it ..... (introduce).
30Just, already, since, for
31Past simple or present perfect?The Titanic ..... in 1912.
32A student wrote:'I have seen that movie yesterday.' Which statement best explains the error in this sentence?
33The present perfect tense is used to describe actions that happened at a specific time in the past
34Why do we use the present perfect in this sentence?They have graduated three months ago.
35Which verb tense should be used to complete the sentence: "Ever since Bob Maynard and Victoria Kwanza ..... married, they have done a lot of traveling"?
36She has visited the museum many times last year. MISTAKE:
37Analyze the use of present perfect tense in the sentence: "They have lived in this city for ten years."
38Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. He has gone to the UK for further education since he ..... upper secondary school.
39What does the present perfect tense often talk about?
40I finished my homework a few seconds ago. = I have ..... finished my homework
41Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. I ..... from him since he ..... two years ago.
42What does the Present Perfect tense show?
43I ..... any extreme sports, but my sister ..... skydiving once.
44No, the problem is that I can never bring myself to buy the things I wanted.
45Choose the correct verb forms to complete the sentence: "My previous teacher ..... (be) Mr. Blair. Now my teacher is Mrs. Carter. I ..... (be) in her class for three months now."
46If you want to express an action that happened at an unspecified time in the past, which tense should you use?
47Present Perfect & Past SimpleShe ..... (work) in this school since she (be) ..... twenty-three years old.
48I ..... as an engineer for 3 years, but now I am a mechanic.
49I have been lonely since you ..... me anymore.
50Choose the correct sentence that uses a time expression with the present perfect tense.
51They have moved to their new house last week because the old one was too small.
52I have had my new mobile phone since .....
53Which sentence correctly uses 'for' in the Present Perfect?
54Which tense is used to talk about past actions connected with the present?
55You shouldn't sign the contract unless you ..... it carefully.
56Differentiate between present perfect and simple past: "She has visited Paris."
57Complete using simple past or present perfect. She ..... for the same company since 2018
58We use Present Perfect for .....
59A: I met Peter last weekend. B: Really. I ..... him for a long time.
60I've talked / I talked to my grandparents on the phone last week
61The Pacific markets ..... extremely competitive since the manufacturing capacity of many Far Eastern countries ..... to improve at the turn of the decade.