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TEFL exercises - Intermediate materials - Present Perfect v Past Simple

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Use the verb in brackets to complete the sentences using the Present Perfect or the Past Simple:

Example     ‘Who is she?’ ‘I don’t know. I (not see) __________ her before.’

                   ‘Who is she?’ ‘I don’t know. I (not see) haven’t seen her before.’

1 ‘Can I borrow your newspaper?’ ‘Sorry, I (not finish)
with it yet.’
2 ‘When (you give up)
smoking?’ ‘Last year.’
3 I’m lucky, I (go)
to lots of great places so far in my life.
4 Robin and Aisha (live)
in Cape Town since 2009.
5 In 2009 Jennifer (work)
for a pharmaceutical company in Berlin.
6 There (is)
seven Star Wars films up until now.
7 I (not have)
breakfast yet so I’m going to the canteen.
8 Over the years I (wonder)
often
about a career change.
9 (you see)
any good films recently?
Are you sure?
noYes