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Simple Past vs. Present Perfect 1
Gap-fill exercise
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
For each sentence, use either the simple past or the present perfect.
1. Elaine
in Paris for five years, and she's still living there. (live)
2. Paul
in Russia for a year when he was an undergraduate. (live)
3. I
here since 1998. (work)
4. John
for three hours yesterday. (study)
5. After class, the students all
to the cafeteria. (go)
6. We
at 9. (leave)
7. Since last January, Patricia
to London five times on business. (go)
8. Patrick
smoking ten years ago. (stop)
9. I'd love to have lunch with you, but I
already. (eat)
10. I
lunch at 11:30. (have)
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