Question

Open the brackets. Present Perfect or Past Simple. 1) We (discuss) the terms of contract the whole week. 2) We (start) to discuss the of contract a week ago. 3) (you/be/ever) to Brighton? - Yes, i (spend) my last holiday there. 4) I (cut) my finger. 5) I (call) Br.Blake three times morning.(It is still morning.) 6) Where (you/be)?

Answer 1

Have discussed,started,have you ever been,i spent ,i have cut ,i have called,where were you

Answer 2

Open the brackets. Present Perfect or Past Simple.

1) We have discussed the terms of the contract the whole week. 2) We started to discuss the terms of the contract a week ago. 3) Have you ever been to Brighton? - Yes, I spent my last holiday there. 4) I cut my finger. 5) I have called Br. Blake three times this morning. (It is still morning.) 6) Where have you been?

In the given sentences, we use the Present Perfect tense when the action or event has a connection to the present or when the time is not specified. We use the Past Simple tense when the action or event happened at a specific time in the past.

Here's a breakdown of the tense usage in each sentence:

1) We have discussed the terms of the contract the whole week. - Present Perfect tense is used because the action of discussing the terms of the contract has a connection to the present. [[1]](https://fsc.bsu.by/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Prakticheskaya-grammatika-1-kurs-English-Grammar-Practice-uchebno-metodicheskoe-posobie.pdf) 2) We started to discuss the terms of the contract a week ago. - Past Simple tense is used because the action of starting to discuss the terms of the contract happened at a specific time in the past.3) Have you ever been to Brighton? - Yes, I spent my last holiday there. - Present Perfect tense is used in the question because the time is not specified. Past Simple tense is used in the answer because the action of spending the last holiday in Brighton happened at a specific time in the past. [[1]](https://fsc.bsu.by/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Prakticheskaya-grammatika-1-kurs-English-Grammar-Practice-uchebno-metodicheskoe-posobie.pdf) 4) I cut my finger. - Past Simple tense is used because the action of cutting the finger happened at a specific time in the past.5) I have called Br. Blake three times this morning. (It is still morning.) - Present Perfect tense is used because the action of calling Br. Blake has a connection to the present.6) Where have you been? - Present Perfect tense is used because the time is not specified. I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any more questions.