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Present Perfect vs Past Simple.

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6 exercises

  1. Fill in the blankUp next

    Exercise 1 of 6 · 10 blanks

    Present Perfect vs Past Simple - Life Achievements

    Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in either the Present Perfect or Past Simple. Use the Present Perfect to talk about life experiences or things that have happened at an unspecified time. Use the Past Simple for actions that happened at a specific time in the past. Click on each blank and choose the correct answer from the dropdown.

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  2. Fill in the blank

    Exercise 2 · 18 blanks

    Present Perfect vs Past Simple - Travel Adventures

    Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in either the Present Perfect or Past Simple. Use the Present Perfect to talk about travel experiences in your life, and use the Past Simple for trips or events that happened at a specific time in the past. Click on each blank and choose the correct answer from the dropdown.

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  3. Build the sentence

    Exercise 3 · 10 sentences

    Build Present Links and Finished Events

    Tap the words in the correct order to build each sentence or question. Contrast experience, present results, and unfinished time with specific finished events. One word does not belong.

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  4. Build the sentence

    Exercise 4 · 10 sentences

    Build Conversations and Recent Events

    Tap the words in the correct order to build each conversation or sentence. Use time adverbs, questions, negatives, and short answers with the tense that matches the speaker’s focus. One word does not belong.

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  5. Sort into columns

    Exercise 5 · 5 sets

    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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  6. Find the mistake

    Exercise 6 · 12 corrections

    Present Perfect vs Past Simple - Find and Fix

    One word in each sentence is wrong. Tap it, then choose the correction.

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About this practice

Put Present Perfect vs Past Simple into practice with 6 interactive fill-in-the-blank, sentence-building, word-sorting, and error-correction exercises at B1 (Intermediate) level. Submit each exercise to get detailed feedback, see the correct answer in context, and build confidence in real sentences. Retry any exercise as many times as you like. Want the rules first? Back to the lesson.

  • Fill-in-the-blank questions with multiple-choice answers
  • Sentence-building questions: tap the words into the correct order
  • Word-sorting questions: tap each word into the column it belongs in
  • Error-correction questions: spot the wrong word, then choose the fix
  • Feedback after submission