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    The document contrasts the past simple and present perfect tenses in English. It provides examples of each, noting that the past simple is used for completed actions at a definite time in the past while the present perfect is used for unfinished or ongoing actions that began in the past or actions with an unclear time. It then provides 17 sentences for the reader to complete using either the past simple or present perfect form of the given verb.

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    The document contrasts the past simple and present perfect tenses in English. It provides examples of each, noting that the past simple is used for completed actions at a definite time in the past while the present perfect is used for unfinished or ongoing actions that began in the past or actions with an unclear time. It then provides 17 sentences for the reader to complete using either the past simple or present perfect form of the given verb.

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    Past Simple Present Perfect

    Action in the past (determined time) Action in the past (undetermined time)
    Action that starts / ends in the past Unfinished action starting in the past
    Reference to a single action Reference to more than one action

    Examples Examples
    I bought a beautiful blouse yesterday. I have bought a beautiful blouse.
    I bought a pie when I was at the supermarket. I have gone to Australia several times.
    I worked at that office for 3 years. I have worked here since I moved to this town.
    I lived in Miami before moving to Australia. I haven’t read the newspaper yet.

    Complete with the verb given in the present perfect or the past simple:
    1. I __________________ your sister when I ______________ at the
    movie theater Saturday night. She looks like you. [to meet; to be]
    2. Tony _______________________ the dishes yet. I ____________
    him to do it after lunch, maybe he _________________ me. [to do; to ask;
    to hear / not]
    3. Claire _______________ to Canada three years ago. I miss her very
    much. [to move]
    4. Dan should be more careful. He _________________ his wallet at the mall yesterday. [to lose]
    5. Ann is so absent-minded! Do you believe she ___________________ the wrong tickets? [to get]
    6. _____ you ________ Sarah yet? She _______________ while you ____________ away. [to call; to
    phone; to be]
    7. I ______________ the garage this morning to see if the car ___________ ready but they
    ___________________ it yet. They ______________ me it’ll be ready by the weekend. [to phone; to be;
    to repair / not; to tell]
    8. When I ______________ in Columbia I ___________ to have a Porsche, but since I ___________ to
    Maine I ___________________ a Mercedes. [to live; to use; to move; to have]
    9. Calm down, Lucy! Carl _____________________ yet, but he may get here soon. [to arrive / not]
    10. Paula _______________ from Italy this morning. She ___________ she wants to see you as soon as
    possible. [to arrive / to say]
    11. We _____________________ to Europe several times. It’s always a wonderful trip. [to be]
    12. I ______________________ here for fourteen years, so I think you should listen to me. [to work]
    13. Peter ________________ last year and since then he ____________________ his time to gardening.
    [to retire; to dedicate]
    14. Emily should go with us. The last time we ________________ there we _____________ a great time.
    [to go; to have]
    15. When I _______________ in Paris I _______________ to the Eifel
    Tower just because everyone _______________ to visit it. [to be; to go; to
    visit]
    16. I _____________________ some weight because I ______________
    every night after work for the past three weeks. [to lose; to jog]
    17. Philip ____________________ to ballet classes. I don’t know if he wants
    to lose weight or to shock his family. [to enroll]

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