Past Simple Vs. Present Perfect

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    Last year I ______ Paris.

    • Visit
    • Visited
    • Have visited
    • Option 4
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This quiz focuses on distinguishing between the Past Simple and Present Perfect tenses. It assesses understanding through practical sentence completion tasks, enhancing learners' grasp of verb tense usage in different contexts.

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  • 2. 

    We _______ Julie last night.

    • Had seen

    • Saw

    • Have seen

    Correct Answer
    A. Saw
    Explanation
    Обозначается конкретное время - значит Past Simple.

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  • 3. 

    Yesterday, I _____ all of my friends. It was great.

    • Have seen

    • Saw

    • Had seen

    Correct Answer
    A. Saw
    Explanation
    Конкретное время в прошлом - значит Past Simple.

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  • 4. 

    He _______ that film last year.

    • Had seen

    • Has seen

    • Saw

    Correct Answer
    A. Saw
    Explanation
    Указано конкретное время - значит Past Simple.

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  • 5. 

    We _______ this room last week.

    • Have painted

    • Painted

    • Had painted

    Correct Answer
    A. Painted
    Explanation
    Указано конкретное время - значит Past Simple.

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  • 6. 

    Julie ________ - come and say hello.

    • Arrived

    • Have arrived

    • Has arrived

    • Option 4

    Correct Answer
    A. Has arrived
    Explanation
    Уже приехала. Результат - вот она сидит. Значит Present Perfect.

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  • 7. 

    I ___________ this already. Stop asking!

    • Did

    • Have done

    • Has done

    Correct Answer
    A. Have done
    Explanation
    Присутствует "already" - значит Present Perfect.

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  • 8. 

    My brother ____________ a job yet! He is still looking.

    • Didn't find

    • Hasn't find

    • Hasn't found

    Correct Answer
    A. Hasn't found
    Explanation
    Присутствует "yet" - значит Present Perfect.

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  • 9. 

    Last night I ________ my keys - I had to call my flatmate to let me in.

    • Losed

    • Lost

    • Have lost

    • Option 4

    Correct Answer
    A. Lost
    Explanation
    Уточняется точное время действия - Past Simple.

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  • 10. 

    I ________ my exams finally - I'm so happy!

    • Has finished

    • Finished

    • Have finished

    Correct Answer
    A. Have finished
    Explanation
    Есть результат - значит Present Perfect.

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  • 11. 

    I ______ Julie three times this week.

    • Have met

    • Met

    • Have meeted

    Correct Answer
    A. Have met
    Explanation
    Период времени не истёк - значит Present Perfect.

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  • 12. 

    Lucy _______ her leg, so she can't come skiing.

    • Has broken

    • Broke

    • Have broken

    Correct Answer
    A. Has broken
    Explanation
    Есть результат - она не может кататься на лыжах - Present Perfect.

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  • 13. 

    When _______you_______?

    • Have arrived

    • Did arrive

    • Did arrived

    Correct Answer
    A. Did arrive
    Explanation
    Уточняется конкретное время действия - Past Simple

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  • 14. 

    Jack _________ his arm when he fell off a horse in 1995.

    • Had broken

    • Broke

    • Has broken

    • Option 4

    Correct Answer
    A. Broke
    Explanation
    Произошло действие в конкретный момент прошлого, в 1995 - значит Past Simple.

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  • 15. 

    She ________ in London when she was a child.

    • Has lived

    • Had lived

    • Lived

    Correct Answer
    A. Lived
    Explanation
    Обозначено конкретное время действия - значит Past Simple.

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  • 16. 

    A: What's wrong? B: I ______ a glass.

    • Broke

    • Has broken

    • Have broken

    Correct Answer
    A. Have broken
    Explanation
    Результат действия виден - значит Present Perfect.

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  • 17. 

    I _________ three police cars this morning.

    • Has seen

    • Saw

    • Have seen

    Correct Answer
    A. Have seen
    Explanation
    Обозначенный период времени ещё не закончился - значит Present Perfect.

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  • 18. 

    I ______ Hockey since I was a child - I'm pretty good!

    • Played

    • Had played

    • Have played

    Correct Answer
    A. Have played
    Explanation
    Присутствует "since" - значит Present Perfect.

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  • 19. 

    I _______ three cups of coffee today.

    • Have drunk

    • Have drank

    • Drank

    Correct Answer
    A. Have drunk
    Explanation
    Обозначенный период времени ещё не истёк - значит Present Perfect.

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  • 20. 

    I ______ the bus and then I ______ the train as well!

    • Had missed missed

    • Have missed have missed

    • Missed missed

    Correct Answer
    A. Missed missed
    Explanation
    Два действия в прошлом, которые происходили поочерёдно - значит Past Simple.

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