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Present Perfect vs. Simple Past Exercise

Test your understanding of the difference between the Present Perfect and the Simple Past. Both tenses refer to actions in the past, but they are used in very different ways depending on the context. To review the material before taking the quiz, go to the Present Perfect vs. Simple Past page.

Present Perfect vs. Simple Past

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He ____ (be) to Japan three times.

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She ____ (buy) a new car last week.

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When I was a child, I ____ (ride) a bike to school.

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I ____ (see) that movie three times.

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They ____ (not finish) their homework yet.

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She ____ (meet) her husband in 2005.

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John ____ (work) here for three years, but he left last month.

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I ____ (lose) my keys! I can’t get into the house.

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My grandfather ____ (die) in 1999.

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They ____ (live) in New York for five years, and they still live there.

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She ____ (not see) that movie yet.

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I ____ (visit) Paris last summer.

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