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Past simple or present perfect?




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PAST SIMPLE or PRESENT SIMPLE

WORDS we use in past simple:
yesterday, last, ago, on (Mon)day, in January, in 1968, when I was young, when?
WORDS we use in present perfect:
ever, never, already, yet, just, since, for, 3 times, still, how long?
 
past simple: verb + -ed 
                  2nd column
Did you V...?
didn´t V
 
present perfect: have / has + verb + -ed 
                                        + 3rd column,
Have you V+ed...? / Has he...?
Have you 3rd column...? / Has he...?
haven´t / hasn´t V+ed
haven´t / hasn´t 3rd column
 
1. She  never  to France.
2. I  my leg last summer.
3. She in this city for ten years.
4. He still  his homework, he can´t go to the cinema!
5. We  breakfast, we aren´t hungry.
6. When  your parents  the new car?
7. I  this exercise yet.
8. My sister  a camel on her holiday.
9. My granddad  in 1982.
10. We  on June 26.
11. How long  you  your camera?
12.  you  to dance class on Friday?
13. How many times  you  film Twilight?
14. I   a break for 45 minutes.
15. My husband  his lunch at 11.30.
16. I  three e-mails to them and I haven´t got any answers.
17.  your brother ever  you a nice Christmas present?
18. Why are you crying? - I think I  a ghost!
19. I  my best friend since I was a student.
20. He  his passport, it was stolen a month ago.