Past Simple vs Present Perfect

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The weather around here ________________ terrible in the last few weeks. (BE)

WAS

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__________________________________ yet? (YOUR BUSINESS COURSE – START)

HAS ___ STARTED

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The plane from New York _________________. The passengers are getting out. (JUST LAND)

HAS JUST LANDED

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I'm so tired. I ____________________ all the way to the underground station. (WALK)

HAVE WALKED

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Maria ________________ her suitcase last night. (PACK)

PACKED

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How long ____________________ that camera? – About a month. I ____________________ it because it was on sale just before Christmas. (YOU HAVE, BUY)

HAVE YOU HAD\ BOUGHT

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We ____________________ a party at school for ages. (NOT HAVE)

HAVEN'T HAD

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We ____________________ home from our holidays and getting ready to settle in. (JUST COME)

HAVE JUST COME

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I ____________________ volleyball since I was a teenager. (NOT PLAY)

HAVEN'T PLAYED

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_______________________ last week's magazine? – It must be here because I ________________ it on Monday. (YOU SEE, BUY)

HAVE YOU SEEN\ BOUGHT

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I ____________________ a cold in school a few days ago and ____________________ ill ever since. (CATCH, BE)

CAUGHT\ HAVE BEEN

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She ____________________ in London for three years. However, when her mom __________ , she ____________________ to Leeds and ____________________ there ever since. (LIVE, DIE, MOVE, LIVE)

LIVED\ DIED\ MOVED\ HAS LIVED

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We ____________________ wash the dishes. They're all clean now (HELP)

HAVE WASHED

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The books you ordered ____________________. The delivery service ____________________ them an hour ago. (ARRIVE, BRING)

HAVE ARRIVED\ BROUGHT

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Dinosaurs ____________________ around the earth millions of years ago. (WANDER)

WANDERED

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Dusty ____________________ a match so far this year. He is more successful than last year, when he ____________________ the first three matches. (NEVER LOSE, LOSE)

HAS NEVER LOST\ LOST

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They ____________________ the factory. – Really? When ______________________? (CLOSE, THAT HAPPEN)

HAVE CLOSED\ DID THAT HAPPEN

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The Queen ____________________ her two-week tour through Australia yesterday. (START)

STARTED

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Prices ____________________ up last year, but they ____________________ by 8% already this year. (NOT GO, INCREASE)

DIDN'T GO\ HAVE INCREASED

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He ____________________ off the ladder and ____________________ his ankle. That's why he ____________________ in school for a while. (FALL, BREAK, NOT BE)

FELL, BROKE\ HASN'T BEEN