{"id":449,"date":"2015-01-10T12:27:11","date_gmt":"2015-01-10T12:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=449"},"modified":"2020-09-19T15:00:44","modified_gmt":"2020-09-19T15:00:44","slug":"simple-past-or-present-perfect-tense-worksheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/simple-past-or-present-perfect-tense-worksheet\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple past or present perfect tense worksheet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This grammar exercise tests your ability to use th<strong>e simple present and present perfect tenses<\/strong> correctly.<\/p>\n<p>Complete the following sentences using an appropriate simple past or present perfect tense. Watch this <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Q0-w6Et8_is\">Youtube video<\/a> to learn the difference between simple past and present perfect. You can also find a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mEx31T2wKvM\">Malayalam version of the same video here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>1. I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 his letter yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>a) received<br \/>\nb) have received<br \/>\nc) Either could be used here<\/p>\n<p>2. Babar \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. Rana Sanga at Kanwaha.<\/p>\n<p>a) has defeated<br \/>\nb) defeated<br \/>\nc) had defeated<\/p>\n<p>3. She always \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 an umbrella.<\/p>\n<p>a) carried<br \/>\nb) has carried<br \/>\nc) had carried<\/p>\n<p>4. I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. the work.<\/p>\n<p>a) finished<br \/>\nb) have finished<br \/>\nc) had finished<\/p>\n<p>5. I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 him since December.<\/p>\n<p>a) didn\u2019t see<br \/>\nb) haven\u2019t seen<\/p>\n<p>6. I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. my leg, so I can\u2019t walk now.<\/p>\n<p>a) broke<br \/>\nb) have broken<\/p>\n<p>7. We \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;. in this town for ten years.<\/p>\n<p>a) have lived<br \/>\nb) lived<br \/>\nc) Either could be used here<\/p>\n<p>8. She \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. from work yet.<\/p>\n<p>a) didn\u2019t return<br \/>\nb) hasn\u2019t returned<\/p>\n<p>9. Israel \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. war on Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>a) declared<br \/>\nb) has declared<\/p>\n<p>10. There \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. an explosion near the temple.<\/p>\n<p>a) was<br \/>\nb) has been<br \/>\nc) Either could be used here<\/p>\n<h3>Answers<\/h3>\n<p>1. I <strong>received<\/strong> his letter yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>2. Babar <strong>defeated<\/strong> Rana Sanga at Kanwaha.<\/p>\n<p>3. She always <strong>carried<\/strong> an umbrella.<\/p>\n<p>4. I <strong>have finished<\/strong> the work.<\/p>\n<p>5. I <strong>haven\u2019t seen<\/strong> him since December.<\/p>\n<p>6. I <strong>have broken<\/strong> my leg, so I can\u2019t walk now.<\/p>\n<p>7. We have <strong>lived\/lived<\/strong> in this town for ten years. (Use the present perfect tense if you still live in that town. Use the past simple tense if you no longer live in that town.)<\/p>\n<p>8. She <strong>has not returned<\/strong> from work yet.<\/p>\n<p>9. Israel <strong>has declared<\/strong> war on Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>10. There <strong>has been<\/strong> an explosion near the temple. (The simple past tense is also possible in this sentence, but we prefer the present perfect tense because no time expressions are used.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This grammar exercise tests your ability to use the simple present and present perfect tenses correctly. Complete the following sentences using an appropriate simple past or present perfect tense. 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