Global MCQ Practice
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Simple Past Vs Present PerfectSet 5

1Ratchel ..... up smoking four years ago and she ..... a cigarette since.
2Every perfect tense verb requires what kind of main verb in the verb phrase?
3Present perfect <> past simpleEmily and Molly ..... (know) each other for 10 years now.
4What of this uses is for the present perfect? (There's only one correct use)
5"She has been to Paris last year." is correct.
6We use Present Perfect to talk about a finished action in the past that is not important now.
7Past Simple vs Pres. Perfect: I ..... my wallet. I can't find it.
8We' ..... each other since we ..... children.
9Which time marker is used to emphasize an action that has occurred in the past?
10Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets: Dan Brown ..... (to write) a lot of books. He ..... (to write) his first one in 2001.
11Choose the correct tense: They ..... each other since they were in primary school.
12He last visited London three years ago.
13WE HAVEN'T BEEN TO SUE'S HOUSE ..... LAST AUGUST.
14We ..... so much work over the last month, but we ..... a short break last weekend.
15Is this sentence correct?" I have visited The Lake last month"
16Select the correct version of the sentence: She has been to London last year.
17He has been working as a doctor for 15 years.Does he work as a doctor now?
18Present perfect with 'since': My brother hasn't seen his best friend for nearly five years. Choose the best rewrite.
19PRESENT PERFECT/PAST SIMPLE. Fill in the blanks with a suitable tense:'My sister (work) ..... in the office since she (finish) ..... the University last year.'
20Choose the appropriate perfect verb tense: Sasha could not remember if she ..... the front door earlier, so she went back to check.
21An accident has happened near my house last night.(Find the error)
22That trip wouldn't ..... half as good if you hadn't come.
23We ..... yoga since we ..... 7 years old.
24When is the present perfect NOT used?
25Anna:I have found my wallet!
26Complete the sentence using the Past Simple or Present Perfect:I'm sorry Dana. You ..... (be) late to work too many times. You can't work here anymore.
27Past Simple or Present Perfect?Paul ..... his car yesterday.
28Spotting the error in the given statement:The house / has been / built / in 2012
29Past Simple or Present Perfect:What news ..... of John lately?
30..... Tom Cruise's last movie? Yes, I ..... it three days ago.
31Which word is a specific marker for the Present Perfect tense in the sentence: "We ..... (live) in Cluj since 2015"?
32Complete the gap with correct Present Perfect Simple/Past Simple/ or Present Perfect ContinuousA: Trying to get here! The traffic ..... (be) terrible.
33Past simple or present perfect?They ..... my sister many times
34It's ten years since David stopped playing the piano.
35An earthquake ..... in southern California. It ..... at 9.25 a.m.
36What does 'I have finished my work' imply that 'I finished my work' doesn't?
37Luke has passed his driving test, now he ..... a car.
38Past Simple or Present Perfect:They ..... to the new restaurant last week.
39You (singular) have been
40We ..... in South Africa for a week nowand ..... on a safari yesterday. It was super!
41Past Simple or Present Perfect: ..... anybody before? (a)
42Which of the following sentences correctly differentiates between past and present perfect tense?
43Choose past simple or present perfect to complete the sentence:At the weekend, they ..... (play) football, then they ..... (go) to a restaurant.
44Find the error: She has visited the Taj Mahal last year.
45I ..... from him since he ..... two years ago.A. hadn't heard; disappeared B. haven't heard; disappearedC. didn't hear; has disappeared D. will not hear; disappears
46Mary is absent today. She () to Hokkaido.
47In what situations do we use the present perfect tense?
48Distinguish the tenses:'I have read that book' vs 'I read that book.'
49It ..... my brother.*
50Ah Loi: ..... your teacher graded the tests? Sze Sze:Yes, she .....
51It is ages since Alan visited his parents.
52The students ..... (complete) their assignments by the time the teacher ..... (arrive).
53Your teacher says "I have lost my keys!"Why does she use the present perfect?
54Peter ..... (go) to Paris last year. That means that he ..... (be) to Paris three times!
55Is this sentence CORRECT or INCORRECT?Lucy has seen that film yesterday.
56I have done my homework yesterday
57He ..... (work) at the company for five years. He ..... (get) a promotion last month.
58Read the text and choose the correct answer."Mark has worked at the same company since 2020."Which sentence has the same meaning?
59Before she ....., she ..... already ..... accepted to a Master's program.
60We haven't seen each other ..... years.(present perfect)
61I ..... just ..... a good idea. Let's eat out tonight.