Present Perfect or Past Simple – Sort the Time Clues

Tap a tile, then tap the column it belongs in. Every tile must be placed, and each board practises a different part of this lesson.

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Question 1

Sort each speaker focus by the tense it calls for.

Question 2

Complete 'She ___ in Berlin' with each ending and sort it by the tense the sentence needs.

Question 3

In Standard British English, sort each time word by the tense that normally goes with it.

Question 4

Sara is twenty-four and is listing every trip she has made up to now. Complete 'Sara ___ to Japan' with each ending and sort it by the tense the sentence needs.

Question 5

Sort each ending by the opening that makes a grammatical question.

Practise Present Perfect or Past Simple – Sort the Time Clues with this interactive word-sorting exercise of 5 questions. Tap each word into the column it belongs in, then submit to check your answers and get instant feedback on every set.

Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Present Perfect or Past Simple – Sort the Time Clues in everyday English.

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