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Present Perfect vs. Past Simple

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    Practising past tense contrast
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  • I ___ (lose) my pen. Can I borrow yours, please?
    have lost
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  • Don't take my plate away. I ___ (not finish) my meal.
    have not finished
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  • My father ___ (buy) an expensive new car.
    has bought
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  • I ____ (make) some sandwiches. Would you like some?
    have made
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  • I'm not sure what the problem with the car is. It ____ (not happen) before.
    has not happened
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  • (I/buy/these shoes) ________ when I was paid last week.
    I bought these shoes
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  • When Neil was sixteen, (he/have/very long hair)_________.
    he had very long hair
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  • When he saw her, (he/smile) ______.
    he smiled
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  • Shakespeare ____ (write) Romeo and Juliet in about 1595.
    wrote
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  • Have you ever been/Did you ever go - to the US?
    Have you ever been
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  • I've been/I went - to California last year.
    I went to
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  • Mr Leach, how many times _____ (you/be) in prison?
    have you been
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  • You _____ (be) married for seven years.
    have been
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  • I _____ (see) her since she left.
    haven't seen
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  • you/phone/her/yet?
    Have you phoned her yet?
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  • I/have/lunch/already
    I have had lunch already.
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