Present Perfect and Past Simple Flashcards
What has happened in these situations?
Jack had a beard. Now he hasn’t got a beard. He _______ his beard. (shave off). Have a look!
He has shaved off his beard.
He’s shaved off his beard.
What has happened in these situations?
Linda was here 5 minutes ago. Now she’s in bed. She….. .
She has gone to bed. She isn’t here now.
She’s gone to bed.
What has happened in these situations?
The temperature was 25 degrees. Now it is only 17. The temperature … .
The temperature has fallen.
The temperature’s fallen.
What has happened in these situations?
The light was off. Now it is on. Somebody … .
Somebody has turned on the light.
Somebody’s turned on the light.
What has happened in these situations?
The tree was only three metres high. Now it is four. The tree … .
The tree has grown.
What has happened in these situations?
The plane was on the runway a few minutes ago. Now it is in the air. The plane … .
The plane has taken off.
Present perfect or past simple?
“Where’s your key?”
“ I don’t know. I ___ it.” (lose)
I’ve lost it.
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I ___ very tired, so I lay down on the bed and went to sleep. (be)
I was very tired, … .
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Mary ___ to Australia for a while but she’s back again now. (go)
Mary went to Australia… .
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‘Where’s Ken?’
“ He ____ out. He’ll be back in about an hour.’ (go)
He has gone out.
or
He went out.
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Istudied German at school but I ____ most of it by now. (forget)
I have forgotten most of it by now.
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I meant to phone Diane last night but I _____ . (forget)
…. I forgot.
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I ____ a headache earlier but I feel fine now. (have)
I had a headache…. .
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Look! There’s an ambulance over there. There _____ an accident. (be)
… there has been an accident.
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They’re still building the new road. They ____ it. (not/finish)
They haven’t finished it.
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‘Is Helen still here?’
‘No, she ___ out.’(just/go)
No, she has just gone out.
or
She just went out.
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The police ___ three people but later they let them go. (arrest)
The police arrested three people … .
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Ann ___ me her address the other day but I’m afraid I ___ it. (give/lose)
Ann gave me her address but I am afraid I’ve lost it.
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Where’s my bike? It ____ outside the house a few minutes ago. It ____ ! (be/ disappear)
It was outside the house a few minutes ago. It has disappeared!
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What do you think of my English? Do you think ____? (improve)
Do you think it has improved?
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A: Look! Somebody ___ (spill) coffee on the carpet.
B: Well, it ____ (not/be) me. I ____ (not/do) it.
A: Look! Somebody has spilled coffee on the carpet.
B: Well, it wasn’t me. I didn’t do it.
Present perfect or past simple?
A: Ben _____ (break) his leg.
B: Really? How _____ (that/happen)?
A: He _____ (fall) off a ladder.
A: Ben has broken his leg.
B: Really? How did that happen?
A: He fell of a ladder.
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A: Your hair looks nice. _____ (you/have) a haircut?
B: Yes.
A; Who ____ (cut) it?
_____ (you/go) to the hairdresser?
B: No, a friend of mine _____ (do) it for me.
A: Your hair looks nice. Have you had a haircut?
B: Yes.
A; Who cut it?
Did you go to the hairdresser?
B: No, a friend of mine did it for me.
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I don’t know where Amy is. ___ (you/see) her?
Have you seen her?
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When I ____ (get) home last night, I ___ (be) very tired and I ___ (go) straight to bed.
When I got home last night, I was very tired and I went straight to bed.
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Your car looks very clean. ___ (you/wash) it?
Have you washed it?
or
Did you wash it?
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George ____ (not/be) very well last week.
George wasn’t very well last week.
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Mr Clark _____ (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.
Mr Clark worked
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Molly lives in Dublin. She _____ (live) there all her life.
She has lived there
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A: ‘_____ ( you / go) to the cinema last night?’
B: ‘Yes, but it ___ (be) a mistake. The film ___ (be) awful.’
A: ‘Did you go to the cinema last night?’
B: ‘Yes, but it was a mistake. The film was awful.’
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I don’t know Carol’s husband. I _____ (never/meet/him).
I have never met him.
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A: Is your father at home?
B: No, I’m afraid he ____ (go) out.
A: When exactly _____ (he/go) out?
B: About ten minutes ago.
No, I’m afraid he has gone out.
When exactly did he go out?
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A: Where do you live? B: In Boston. A: How long \_\_\_ (you/live) there? B: Five years. A: Where \_\_\_\_\_ (you/live) before that? B: In Chicago. A: And how long \_\_\_ (you/live) in Chicago? B: Two years.
A: Where do you live? B: In Boston. A: How long have you lived there? B: Five years. A: Where did you live before that? B: In Chicago. A: And how long did you live in Chicago? B: Two years.
