Simple past or present perfect?
Past simple
Present perfect
Past continuous
100

What .............. (have) for dinner last night?

What DID YOU HAVE for dinner last night?

100

Grandma ......... (not visit) us last weekend.

Grandma didn't visit us last weekend.

100

I'm hungry, I .......... (eat) anything today.

I'm hungry, I haven't eaten anything today.

100

The rain....... (start) when I ......... (drive) to work.

The rain started when I was driving to work.

200

................ (take) a cooking class?

HAVE YOU EVER TAKEN  a cooking class?

200

We ....... (not hungry), so we ......... (not eat) dinner last night.

We weren't hungry , so we didn't eat dinner last night.

200

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200

She........ (call) me while I ........... (cook), so I couldn't answer the phone.

She CALLED me while I WAS COOKING, so I couldn't answer the phone.

300

I ........ (watch)  a great cooking show on TV yesterday.

I WATCHED  a great cooking show on TV yesterday.

300

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300

Since 2018 this hairstylist......... (charge) me $20 for my haircut.

Since 2018 this hairstylist has chargd me $20 for my haircut.

300

He ...(save) each penny when he ... (inherit) a house from his uncle.

He WAS SAVING each penny when he INHERITED a house from his uncle.

400

She  ......... (never stay ) in a hotel.

She HAS NEVER STAYED in a hotel.

400

I....... (lend) him $100 last year.

I lent him $100 last year.

400

They ............ (deal) with such issues many times.

They have dealt with such issues many times.

400

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500

I ............ (have) Indian food for the first time.

I have had Indian food for the first time.

500

Luke....... (not take) a shower, ....... (brush) his teeth and ...... (go) to bed.

Luke didn't take a shower, brushed his teeth and went to bed.

500

He ... (never get) into debt because he hates owing money; besides, he ... (inherit) $50,000 from his uncle 7 years ago

He has never got into debt because he hates owing money; besides, he inherited $50,000 from his uncle 7 years ago

500

They ....... (live) in a small place when their daughter ...... (is) born.

They WERE LIVING in a small place when their daughter WAS born.