Present Perfect or Past Simple
Vocabulary
Use of english
past simple, present perfect or present perfect continuous
Choose a correct
100

Caitlyn______ (catch) fourteen fish!

Caitlyn HAS CAUGHT fourteen fish!

100

an area painted with lines for playing particular sports, especially football

pitches

100

Great idea! I think surfing ____________ be fun. What do you think?

would

100

We ________________ (try) to build this wall all morning, but we ________________ (only finish) the first few metres.

’ve been trying, ’ve only finished

100

What’s that new Indian curry / paella place in town like?

curry 

200

They  ______ (open) this café on 22nd April.

They OPENED this café on 22nd April.

200

a large, powerful electric light used for lighting outside areas, such as sports fields or buildings, in the dark

floodlights

200

I’d ____________ go hiking and we wouldn’t have to worry about taking our bikes then.

rather

200

________________ (you / ever / eat) a Thai curry? I ________________ (have) one for the first time last weekend.

Have you ever eaten, had

200

To be honest, I didn’t like it. It was out of this world / a real let-down

a real let-down

300

I  (see) ______ this film and I don’t want to see it again.

have seen

300

a traditional Japanese, Chinese, or Korean form of fighting or defending yourself, practised as a sport or as exercise.

Martial art 

300

Can we ____________ on kayaking, then? I’ll text my sister.

Agree

300

I ________________ (not see) you for ages. What ________________ (you / do) recently?

haven’t seen, have you been doing

300

Just follow the main / track road. It goes straight there.

main

400

 I am writing in connection with the advertisement which (appear) ______  in December.

 appeared

400

A type of food consisting usually of meat or fish and vegetables cooked slowly in a small amount of liquid

Stew 

400

I’m quite ____________ on mountain biking, but we can’t take our bikes if we drive.

keen

400

My family ________________ (only move) to this town last week, but I ________________ (already / make) a few new friends.

only moved, ’ve already made

400

I never eat chocolate. It isn’t very difficult / healthy

healthy

500

I ________ (never/ be) to the USA. I ______ (want) to go there last summer but I couldn’t.

have never been / wanted

500

Objects that are collected because they are connected with a person or event that is thought to be very interesting

Memorabilia

500

Yes, that’s ____________ then.

settled

500

Hey, what ________________ (you / do) in our house? Who are you, and how ________________ (you / get) in here?

 have you been doing, did you get

500

Really? I eat it nearly every day. It’s so addictive / time-consuming!

addictive