Present Perfect / Past SimpleOnline version Test your knowledge of the Present Perfect and Past Simple by Faye Hobson 1 Choose the correct uses of the present perfect simple from these options. Choose one or more answers a To talk about things that connect the past and the present. b To talk about a repeated action or habit in the past. c To talk about experiences. d To talk about recently completed actions. e To talk about a single completed action in the past. f To talk about change. 2 Which of the following are uses of the Present Perfect Continuous? Choose one or more answers a with superlatives. b For states that started in the past and continue in the present. c For longer actions that started in the past and continue in the present. d To say that something is completed e To emphasise the action more than the result f For longer actions that have a result in the present. 3 Which is correct? Choose one or more answers a I've been having this phone since I started working at this company. b I have this phone since I started working at this company. c I've had this phone since I started working at this company. d I've had this phone when I started working at this company. 4 Which is correct? a It's a long time since I haven't seen you. b It's a long since I saw you. c It's a long time since I don't see you. d It's a long time since I didn't see you. 5 Which of the following time expressions can be used with the present perfect? Choose one or more answers a so far b as soon as c a few weeks ago d last year e during the last couple of weeks f over the past few months
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