Fill out the blanks with “Present Perfect” or “Simple Past” forms of the verbs
Let’s go through each sentence and fill in the blanks with either the Present Perfect or Simple Past tense as appropriate.
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I (buy) it for her birthday.
- I bought it for her birthday. (Simple Past)
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(you / see) Carol this morning?
- Did you see Carol this morning? (Simple Past)
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A: No, I (see) her yesterday, and I (not / see) her since then.
- A: No, I saw her yesterday, and I haven’t seen her since then. (Simple Past and Present Perfect)
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A: Hey, Martin. You (have) some hard times.
- A: Hey, Martin. You have had some hard times. (Present Perfect)
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They (meet) in 1975 and they (know) one another since then.
- They met in 1975 and they have known one another since then. (Simple Past and Present Perfect)
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A: Are you doing the dishes tonight? B: I (already / do) it. I (wash) them an hour ago.
- A: Are you doing the dishes tonight? B: I have already done it. I washed them an hour ago. (Present Perfect and Simple Past)
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He (already / phone) him. He (call) him a few minutes ago.
- He has already phoned him. He called him a few minutes ago. (Present Perfect and Simple Past)
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Kim (marry) that horrible man last week.
- Kim married that horrible man last week. (Simple Past)
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A: Are you going to do your homework? B: I (already / do) it. I (complete) it two hours ago.
- A: Are you going to do your homework? B: I have already done it. I completed it two hours ago. (Present Perfect and Simple Past)
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A: Is she coming with us to see the movie? B: No. She (already / see) that movie. She (see) it last week.
- A: Is she coming with us to see the movie? B: No. She has already seen that movie. She saw it last week. (Present Perfect and Simple Past)
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We (not / play) chess together since last month.
- We haven’t played chess together since last month. (Present Perfect)
These answers use the correct tense to convey the intended meaning and time frame in each sentence.