Question

Грамматические упражнения для 7 класса. Past Simple or Present Perfect? 1. We (played / have played) games on the sport ground yesterday. 2. My little brother (learnt / has learnt) to read. 3. The passengers (took / have taken) their seats on the train. 4. Our teacher (showed / has shown) a very interesting video yesterday. 5. Last week my parents (bought / have bought) a lot of fruit. 6. Our grandmother (has gone /went) to Moscow today. 7. I just (have seen /saw) Helen in the yard. 8. Some years ago we (have visited / visited) Astana.

Answer 1

1. Played
2. has learnt
3. have taken
4.showed
6.went
7.have seen
8.visited

Answer 2

Sure, here are the corrected sentences with the appropriate verb tense choices:

1. We played games on the sport ground yesterday. (Past Simple)
2. My little brother has learnt to read. (Present Perfect)
3. The passengers took their seats on the train. (Past Simple)
4. Our teacher showed a very interesting video yesterday. (Past Simple)
5. Last week my parents bought a lot of fruit. (Past Simple)
6. Our grandmother went to Moscow today. (Past Simple)
7. I just saw Helen in the yard. (Past Simple)
8. Some years ago we visited Astana. (Past Simple)

Remember, the Past Simple tense is used for actions that happened and were completed in the past with a specific time reference, while the Present Perfect tense is used for actions that have relevance to the present or are connected to the present in some way.