Grammar exercises · 12 questions
Present perfect vs past simple exercises
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Test yourself on present perfect vs past simple with 12 interactive questions. Every answer comes with an explanation — and if you get one wrong, the AI tutor can explain exactly why your answer didn't work.
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Choose the correct sentence.
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Guessing gets you through a quiz; understanding gets you through the exam. Read the full Present perfect vs past simple lesson — Use the past simple for completed actions in a finished time period: 'I visited Rome in 2019.' Use the present perfect when the time is unfinished, unstated, or the action connects to now: 'I have visited Rome twice.' Time expressions — yesterday, ago, since, ever, yet — usually decide the choice for you.
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