Past Simple/ Present Perfect
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Past Simple / Past Perfect
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100

I _______ (see) the movie yesterday. It was stunning.

saw

100

Dave finally ……………………… (reject) the promotion that his manager …………………………… (offer) him due to his hard work.

rejected / had offered

100

I _________ (arrive) at the shop at 6.45, but it had already closed.

arrived

100

We ________ (move) to Miami last year. We _________ (be) there since December.

moved / have been

200

I ____________ (see) the movie 3 times.

have seen

200

I ________ (break) my leg when I was playing soccer last year. It was really painful.

broke

200

David didn't play he match because he ________ (hurt) his leg a week before

had hurt

200

I _______ (lose) my car keys yesterday. I still ______________ (not find) them yet.

lost / haven't found

300

She ________ (move) to the United States 3 years ago.

moved

300

My father ……………………… (give up) smoking two years ago and he …………………… (not/ smoke) a cigarette since then.

gave up / hasn't smoked

300

I _________ (not recognise) Sue, because she ________ (cut) her hair.

didn't recognise / had cut

300

Laura __________ (shop) for the past 4 hours. So far, she _______ (buy) 12 pairs of shoes and 5 pairs of jeans.

has been shopping / has bought

400

The manager _________ (work) at the company since 2015.

has worked

400

Alice finally ……………………… (buy) a wedding dress after she …………………… (try on) at least twenty of them.

bought / tried on

400

The robbers _______ (leave) the bank when the policemen finally _______ (arrive).

had left / arrived

400

Grandma _____ (fall) and _______ (break) her hip last week. She ______ (be) in the hospital since the accident.

fell / broke / has been

500

The couple _________ (live) together since February.

has lived

500

I …………………… (learn) to drive when I ………………… (be) 20, but I ……………………… (never/ enjoy) driving.

learned/learnt / was / have never enjoyed

500

We ________ (get) home to find that someone ________ (break) into the house.

got / had broken

500

I ________ (open) my handbag to find that I ________ (forget) my credit card.

opened / had forgotten