Past simple vs Present perfect

Past simple

100

I ________ (be) happy last night when my boyfriend _______ (give) me a bunch of flowers.

was / gave

200

These books _________ (not be) here yesterday. I ________ (tidy) up everything.

weren't / tidied

300

I _______ (have) some strange dreams two days ago and I ______ (wake) up in the middle of the night.

had / woke

400

I ______ (try) on some jeans in the Levis shop last weekend but I ________ (not buy) them in the end because they _____ (be) too expensive.

tried / didn't buy / were

500

Last year I __________ (have) to a knee surgery because I ______ (need) it. Things ________ (get) worse after I _______ (fall) off the bike again.

had / needed / got / fell

Present perfect

100

I ________ just _________ (arrive). 

have just arrived

200

______ you ever _______ (see) a ghost?

Have you ever seen

300

My parents _________ (not be) to Greece yet.

haven't been

400

My sister __________ (not talk) to me for three years. 

hasn't talked

500

Oh no, I __________ (lose) my wallet, I can't find it anywhere. ________ you _______(see) it? I ______ (looked) for it everywhere. 

have lost / Have you seen / have looked

Past simple vs Present perfect easy

100

I ________ (have) a bad day yesterday.

had

200

I ________ never ______ (be) to Vienna but I ______ (be) in Budapest two years ago.

have never been / was

300

I ________ already _______ (speak) to my teacher. She ______ (say) that I ______ (get) really bad marks last week.

have already spoken / said / got

400

Where is Jenny? Oh, she ________ (cut) her finger very badly. She ________ (go) to the hospital.

has cut / has gone

500

He ______ (grow up) in Canada but ______ (leave) home when he was 18. Since then he _______ (live) here.

grew up / left / has lived

Past simple vs Present perfect hard

100

I ___________ three books this week.

have read

200

She __________ sick five times this year so it looks like her immune system isn't very good. Luckily, she _____ vaccinated last week. 

has been / got

300

My mum ________ her husband in 1998 and since then they _______ together in this lovely house.

met (married) / have lived (have been)

400

King Henry the Eighth of England ________ six wives. I ________ married only once and I ________ enough already.

had / have been / have had

500

People meet strangers every day. I _______ a flatmate once, it _____ a long time ago and he ________ in his sleep. It ______ really scary.

had / was / walked (talked) / was

Verbs

100

Say the past simple and past participle of the following verbs: 

Run

Have

See

Past simple: Ran / Had / Saw

Past participle: Run / Had / Seen

200

Say the past simple and past participle of the following verbs: 

Go

Break

Leave

Past simple: Went / Broke / Left

Past participle: Gone / Broken / Left

300

Say the past simple and past participle of the following verbs: 

Sleep 

Fall 

Begin

Past simple: Slept / Fell / Began

Past participle: Slept / Fallen / Begun

400

Say the past simple and past participle of the following verbs: 

Sing

Make 

Take

Past simple: Sang / Made / Took

Past participle: Sung / Made / Taken

500

Say the past simple and past participle of the following verbs: 

Put 

Know

Choose

Past simple: Put / Knew / Chose

Past participle: Put / Known / Chosen