Past Simple vs. Present Perfect Exercises - Test 1

Test 1 of 18 in B1 · #1 of 52 overall · 20 exercises

1. 1

   Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses:

   We _______ (not see) this movie yet.

   💡Hint
   adidn’t see bdon’t see chaven’t seen dhadn’t seen

2. 2

   Choose the correct sentence:

   💡Hint
   aI didn’t eat breakfast yet. bI haven’t been eating breakfast yet. cI haven’t eaten breakfast yet. dI don’t eat breakfast yet.

3. 3

   Rewrite the following using the Present Perfect:

   I finished my homework.

   💡Hint
   aI have finish my homework. bI have finishing my homework. cI have finished my homework. dI finisheded my homework.

4. 4

   Complete the sentence with the correct verb form:

   She _______ (live) in London since 2010.

   💡Hint
   ahas lived bhad lived clived dwas living

5. 5

   Correct the sentence by choosing the right answer:

   I have seen that movie last week.

   💡Hint
   aChange "have seen" to "saw." bChange "last week" to "next week." cChange "have seen" to "had seen." dThe sentence is correct.

6. 6

   Find the error in the sentence and choose the correct answer:

   She has started her new job two months ago.

   💡Hint
   aReplace “two months ago” with “since two months” bNo error cReplace “has started” with “started” dReplace “has started” with “was starting”

7. 7

   Choose the most appropriate sentence:

   💡Hint
   aI haven’t complete my homework yet. bI didn’t complete my homework yet. cI didn’t completed my homework yet. dI haven’t completed my homework yet.

8. 8

   Select the best option to complete the sentence:

   I _______ (see) him twice this week, but last month I _______ (not/see) him at all.

   💡Hint
   asaw, didn’t see bhave seen, didn’t see chave seen, haven’t seen dsaw, haven’t seen

9. 9

   Select the sentence that uses the present perfect correctly:

   💡Hint
   aI read five books last month. bI have read five books this month. cI was reading five books this month. dI read five books already.

10. 10

    Find the incorrect sentence:

    💡Hint
    aWe haven’t spoke in a long time. bThey have just finished the project. cHe didn’t call me last night. dI have never been to South America.

11. 11

    Which is correct?

    We ________ a decision yet about where to go for our holidays, although we started discussing it last week.

    💡Hint
    adidn’t make bhasn’t made cmade dhaven’t made

12. 12

    Choose the correct sentence:

    The road is wet because it __________ recently.

    💡Hint
    arained bwas raining crains dhas rained

13. 13

    Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses:

    She _______ (not / visit) her grandparents for a long time, but she _______ (see) them last weekend.

    💡Hint
    adidn’t visit / saw bhasn’t visited / has seen chasn’t visited / saw ddidn’t visit / has seen

14. 14

    Time expressions:

    Since he _______ (start) his new job, he _______ (not take) a single day off.

    💡Hint
    astarted / didn’t take bhas started / didn’t take chas started / hasn’t taken dstarted / hasn’t taken

15. 15

    Which question best matches this answer?

    Yes, I’ve met her before.

    💡Hint
    aDid you meet her yesterday? bHave you ever met her? cWhen did you meet her? dWhere have you met her?

16. 16

    Which sentence is correct?

    💡Hint
    aWe didn’t speak since last week. bWe haven’t been spoken since last week. cWe weren’t speaking since last week. dWe haven’t spoken since last week.

17. 17

    Choose the correct form of the verb in parentheses:

    The students ______ (complete) their project last week and submitted it to their teacher.

    💡Hint
    ahad completed bcompleted chave completed dwere completing

18. 18

    Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb:

    He _______ (finish) his work just now, so he’s ready to go out.

    💡Hint
    ahas finished bhad finished cfinishes dfinished

19. 19

    Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

    I’ve known her ___ we started university.

    💡Hint
    asince bago cbefore dfor

20. 20

    Choose the correct sentence:

    💡Hint
    aI have finished my breakfast an hour ago. bI finished my breakfast an hour ago. cI have been finishing my breakfast an hour ago. dI have finished my breakfast since an hour ago.

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