Question

Present perfect or past simple: 1)two days ago my father (repair) the car.2) last year my father (work) at hospital.3) yesterday I (go) to school.4) last week I ( play) tennis5)yesterday my sister also(go) to school/6) last month she (dance) in the club.7) two days ago my mother (prepare) tasty dishes.8)yesterday I (help) my mother 9) my friends (swim) in the river last summer10) yesterday my grandparents (watch) TV.

Answer 1

Let's analyze each sentence and determine whether to use the present perfect or past simple tense:

1) Two days ago, my father repaired the car. In this sentence, we use the past simple tense because the action of repairing the car happened at a specific time in the past, two days ago.

2) Last year, my father worked at the hospital. Here, we also use the past simple tense because the action of working at the hospital occurred during a specific time in the past, last year.

3) Yesterday, I went to school. In this sentence, we use the past simple tense because the action of going to school happened at a specific time in the past, yesterday.

4) Last week, I played tennis. Again, we use the past simple tense because the action of playing tennis occurred during a specific time in the past, last week.

5) Yesterday, my sister also went to school. Here, we use the past simple tense because the action of going to school happened at a specific time in the past, yesterday.

6) Last month, she danced in the club. In this sentence, we use the past simple tense because the action of dancing in the club occurred during a specific time in the past, last month.

7) Two days ago, my mother prepared tasty dishes. Once again, we use the past simple tense because the action of preparing tasty dishes happened at a specific time in the past, two days ago.

8) Yesterday, I helped my mother. Here, we use the past simple tense because the action of helping my mother happened at a specific time in the past, yesterday.

9) My friends swam in the river last summer. In this sentence, we use the past simple tense because the action of swimming in the river occurred during a specific time in the past, last summer.

10) Yesterday, my grandparents watched TV. Again, we use the past simple tense because the action of watching TV happened at a specific time in the past, yesterday.

To summarize, for all the sentences provided, we use the past simple tense since they describe actions that occurred at specific times in the past. The present perfect tense, on the other hand, is used to describe actions that have happened in the past but are still relevant to the present.