Simple Past
When do we use the simple past?
To talk about finished actions.
When do we use the present perfect?
To talk about actions that started in the past and are still true in the present.
My best friend _________ (live) in Cancun since she _______ (be) born.
My best friend has lived in Cancun since she was born.
I _________ (buy) the milk yesterday.
I didn't buy the milk yesterday.
________ you _______ (hear) the news? The new president will be Daniel.
Haven't you heard the news? The new president will be Daniel.
I ______ (go) to the store to buy some ice cream.
I went to the store to buy some ice cream.
We ____________ (be) been friends for 7 years now.
We have been friends for 7 years now.
Why ____ you _____ (tell) me that you are going to get married next month! I ____________ (wait) for the news since August.
Why didn't you tell me that you are going to get married next month! I have waited for the news since August.
____ she _____ (work) last week?
Did she work last week?
I _________ (go) to the new mall yet.
I haven't gone to the new mall yet.
I _____ (be) feeling sad until my boyfriend _____ (arrive) home.
I was feeling sad until my boyfriend arrived home.
I ___________ (play) hide and seek since I was little.
I have played hide and seek since I was little.
So far, ______ you ______ (watch) Dark on Netflix? It is a series _______ (create) on 2017.
____ you _____ (hear) me? Clean that room immediately!
Did you hear me? Clean that room immediately!
_____ she _______ (try) with the new medication?
Has she tried with the new medication?
If he ______ (be) here in Morelia, I will date him everyday.
If he were here in Morelia, I will date him everyday.
She ____________ (plan) this trip for a while now, you need to go with her.
She has planned this trip for a while now, you need to go with her.
How long have you two been togheter? We got married on June, 2012 and since then we have lived together in California.
____ everybody _____ (deliver) their homework? No, I ________ (do) it.
Did everybody deliver their homework? No, I didn't do it.
______ you _______ (be) happy lately? No because I _________ (sleep) well since we moved here.
Have you been happy lately? No because I haven't slept well since we moved here.
When I was little I _____ (find) a place where my friends and I _____ (feel) safe, now it doesn't exist anymore.
When I was little I found a place where my friends and I felt safe, now it doesn't exist anymore.
My brother ________ (work) in Mexico for 10 years now.
My brother has worked in Mexico for 10 years now.
___ your son _____ (eat) shrimps? Yes, he _____ (taste) them once when we _______ (be) at the beach, I think it _______ (be) 3 years ago, but since then he ___________ (order) them again.
Has your son eaten shrimps? Yes, he tasted them once when we were at the beach, I think it was 3 years ago, but since then he hasn't ordered them again.
Why _____ you ______ (open) that?! I ______ (buy) that gift for you, it _____ (be) for my mom!
Why did you open that?! I didn't buy that gift for you, it was for my mom!
He ___________ (play) with his friends since last October. _______ he ________ (have) any problems at home?
He hasn't played with his friends since last October. Has he had any problems at home?