Present Perfect VS Simple Past

A. Choose between the Simple Past and the Present Perfect to complete the sentences.
1. Joji ________ in Tokyo for five years, but he left in 1993. 1) lived 2) have lived 2. The Titanic ________ in 1912. 1) sank 2) has sunk 3. Somebody ________ my bicycle! Now I'll have to walk home. 1) stole 2) has stolen 4. Gerry ________ off his bike three times this month. 1) fell 2) has fallen 5. Chika ________ from university last July. 1) graduated 2) has graduated 6. I ________ the movie Titanic three times. I'm going to see it again tonight. 1) saw 2) have seen 7. I ________ to work every day for the last six weeks! 1) walked 2) have walked 8. When Young Hee was a child, she ________ in Seoul. 1) lived 2) has lived 9. Ouch! I ________ my finger! 1) cut 2) have cut 10. I ________ my key yesterday, so I couldn't get into the house. Eventually, I found it in my jacket pocket. 1) lost 2) have lost

B. Enter the correct form of the verbs in parentheses

Malaria? In Canada? Have you ever had malaria? If you have, the chances are that you (get)______________ the disease in a hot country. Malaria is most common in tropical countries, especially those with

wet and humid climates, where the mosquitos which carry the disease can flourish. However, recently, malaria (become)_________________________ more common in Canada. According to a recent report, over 1000 people (contract)__________________________ the disease in Canada in 1997, and the number (rise)________________________________every year since 1994. This is an alarming trend. Why is the incidence of malaria rising here? The answer is travel. More and more Canadians travel abroad every year, and some of them catch malaria. However, when a Toronto woman (become)___________________________ sick last year, her doctor (discover)_______________________ that she (never travel)____________________________ abroad in her life. She must have been bitten by a mosquito which (get)____________________________ the disease from another sick Canadian.

C. Create complete sentences with the words below. Choose the time of the verb between the Simple Past and the Present Perfect
1. You / ever / live / Paris /to / ? (Note -- this is a question!)

2. I / live / Paris / when / I / be / child/ in / a

3. You / go / Louvre / when / you / to / live / Paris / ?

4. Yes / I / go / many times

5. I / never / visit / Louvre

D. Choose between the Simple Past and the Present Perfect to complete the sentences
1) They _________________________ and are now on their honeymoon (To get married) 2) I ____________________________ studying 10 years ago (To finish)

3) _____________ you ________________ my daughter? I can't find her (To see) 4) I ______________________ a very interesting book about the Spanish Empire recently (To finish) 5) I _________________________ the watch that my wife gave me on our honeymoon (To lose) 6) This morning I ___________________ to the Spanish Embassy in Paris (To be) 7) They _____________________________ five years ago in Naples (To get married) 8) I ________________________ a program on television about Africa since the morning (To watch) 9) This is the first time I __________________________________ to the Theatre (To be) 10) In the morning, I ______________________________ tennis with my nephew (To play) 11) My mother is not at home, she ______________________ to the school to speak to my teacher (To go) 12) Where have you been this afternoon? I ______________________ to a restaurant with my wife (To be) 13) When I ________________________ to London I visited the National Gallery (To go) 14) A while ago I ___________________________ a very interesting book about Islamic culture (To read) 15) I ______________________________ four men yesterday morning near my office (To see) 16) This year I ___________________________-___ my studies (To finish) 17) When I was a child I _______________________________ tennis with my dad (To play)

18) Your boss ____________________________ you yesterday evening (To phone) 19) Today I ____________________________ my father several times but I haven't been able to contact him (To phone) 20) Americans ______________________________ to the Moon in 1969 (To go) 21) A few days ago I ______________________ a very interesting program on television about hunting (To watch) 22) I went to the Russian Circus when I ________________________ Moscow (To visit) 23) I already _____________________________ too much. I should stop now because I have to drive later (To drink) 24) Oh! I _____________________________ my watch. Have you seen it? (To lose) 25) Last Friday I _________________________ a lot at my friends wedding. I couldn't drive back home (To drink)