Past Simple and Present Perfect

Variant 1

Choose the past simple or the present perfect:

1. We _________________ (go) to the theatre last week.

2. Yesterday I _________________ (have) dinner with a friend.

3. I _________________ (never / taste) champagne.

4. When I _________________ (be) a child, I _________________ (love) ice

skating.

5. I _________________ (not/ have) any coffee today – I feel very sleepy!

6. I _________________ (not / drink) any coffee yesterday.

7. I _________________ (read) all his books – I think he’s a wonderful writer.

8. What _________________ (do) at the weekend?

9. I_________________ (always / love) tea – I drink it every day.

10. What subject _________________ (she / study) at university?

11. John _________________ (lose) his bus pass – can he borrow some money?

12. How long _________________ (you / know) Susie for?

13. He _________________ (be) married for ten years (but he got divorced).

14. _________________ (you / ever / go) to Central Park in New York?

15. How many books _________________ (she / write) so far?

16. He _________________ (wash) the dishes, _________________ (clean) the

living room and _________________ (cook) dinner last night.

17. My great-grandfather never _________________ (leave) Scotland.

18. She _________________ (come) to London in 1997.

19. She _________________ (never / see) snow before.

20. He _________________ (be) married for thirty-five years (and he’s still

married now).