Question

Present Simple or Present Perfect. 1. Peter… football yesterday. a) played b) has played c) have played 2. They … the car. It looks new again. a) cleaned b) has cleaned c) have cleaned 3. Last year we … to Italy. a) went b) has gone c) have gone 4. John and Peggy … the book. Now they can watch the film. a) read b) has just read c) have just read 5. I … my friend two days ago. a) met b) has met c) have met 6. We … another country before. a) visited b) have never visited c) has never visited 7. She … a new car in 2011. a) bought b) has bought c) have bought 8. I'm sorry, but I … my homework. a) forgotten b) has forgotten c) have forgotten 9. … the game of chess? a) Did you win b) Has you won c) Have you won 10.The girls … their lunch yet. a) did not eat b) has not eaten c) have not eaten

Answer 1

Ответ:

1 a

2 c

3 a

4 c

5 a

6 b

7 a

8 a

9 c

10 c

Answer 2

1. Peter played football yesterday. (a) played 2. They cleaned the car. It looks new again. (a) cleaned 3. Last year we went to Italy. (a) went 4. John and Peggy read the book. Now they can watch the film. (a) read 5. I met my friend two days ago. (a) met 6. We have never visited another country before. (b) have never visited 7. She bought a new car in 2011. (a) bought 8. I'm sorry, but I have forgotten my homework. (c) have forgotten 9. Did you win the game of chess? (a) Did you win 10. The girls have not eaten their lunch yet. (c) have not eaten

In these sentences, we use the Present Simple tense when talking about actions that happened in the past but are not connected to the present. The Present Simple tense is used for general truths, habits, and regular actions. Examples are sentences 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, and 9.

On the other hand, we use the Present Perfect tense when talking about actions that started in the past and have a connection to the present, or when the exact time of the action is not given or not important. Examples are sentences 5, 6, 8, and 10.

Note: In sentence 6, "have never visited" is the correct answer because it implies that the action of visiting another country has not occurred at any point in the past up until now.