Question

I. Choose the past simple or the present pertect:
1. Last night I ... (lose) my keys - I had to call my flatmate to let me in.
2. 1 ... (lose) my keys - can you help me look for them?
3. 1 ... (visit) Paris three times.
4. Last year I ... (visit) Paris.
5. 1... (know) my great grandmother for a few years - she died when I was eight.
6. 1 ... (know) Julie for three years - we still meet once a month
7. I ... (play) hockey since I was a child - I'm pretty good!
8. She ... (play) hockey at school, but she ... (not / like) it.
9. Sorry, I ... (miss) the bus, so I'm going to be late.
10. 1 ... (miss) the bus, and then I ... (miss) the aeroplane as well!
11. Last month I ... (go) to Scotland.
12. I'm sorry, John isn't here now. He ... (go) to the shops.
13. We ... (finish) this room last week.
14. 1 ... (finish) my exams finally - I'm so happy!
15. Yesterday, I ... (go) to the library, the post office and the supermarket.
16. 1 ... (go) to the supermarket three times this week!
17. She ... (live) in London since 1994.
18. She ... (live) in London when she was a child.
19. 1 ... (drink) three cups of coffee this morning.
20. 1 ... (drink) seven cups of coffee yesterday.

Answer 1

I. Choose the past simple or the present pertect:
1. Last night I lost my keys - I had to call my flatmate to let me in.
2. I lost my keys - can you help me look for them?
3. I have visited Paris three times.
4. Last year I visited Paris.
5. I have known my great grandmother for a few years - she died when I was eight.
6. I have known Julie for three years - we still meet once a month
7. I have played hockey since I was a child - I'm pretty good!
8. She played hockey at school, but she did not like it.
9. Sorry, I have missed the bus, so I'm going to be late.
10. I missed the bus, and then I missed the aeroplane as well!
11. Last month I went to Scotland.
12. I'm sorry, John isn't here now. He has gone to the shops.
13. We finished this room last week.
14. I have finished my exams finally - I'm so happy!
15. Yesterday, I went to the library, the post office and the supermarket.
16. I have gone to the supermarket three times this week!
17. She has lived in London since 1994.
18. She lived in London when she was a child.
19. I drank three cups of coffee this morning.
20. I drank seven cups of coffee yesterday.