Present Perfect Simple Past

Master Present Perfect vs. Simple Past! Practice questions & answers.

Write questions in Present Perfect. Then write affirmative (✔) or negative (✖) short answers.Jennifer / travel / a lot? (✔) Has Jennifer traveled a lot? Yes, she has. You / ever / ride / a horse? (✖) Have you ever ridden a horse? No, I haven't. They / be / to Canada before? (✔) Have they been to Canada before? Yes, they have. He / speak / to the teacher? (✖) Has he spoken to the teacher? No, he hasn't. You / ever/ meet / a famous person?(✖) Have you ever met a famous person? No, I haven't Present Perfect and Simple Past We use the simple past to talk about a completed past action. We usually use the simple past with a past time expression which says when something happened.We use the present perfect to talk about a past action with a present result, or about an experience that happened in our lifetime, but we do not specify when it happened. Have you ever met were you Have you seen didn't go bought did you do has repaired lived hasn't found did you buy painted did you get has arrived has been finished went wasn't have been lived saw