This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Present > Present Perfect Vs Simple Past – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Present Perfect Vs Simple Past Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What ..... you ..... for lunch yesterday? A) Were; eat. B) Had; eaten. C) Did; eat. D) Have; eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did; eat. 2. SPECIAL WORDS TO USE WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT ARE A) YET, NEVER, EVER, ALREADY, SINCE, FOR, ALL MY LIFE. B) YESTERDAY, LAST NIGHT, TWO DAYS AGO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) YET, NEVER, EVER, ALREADY, SINCE, FOR, ALL MY LIFE. 3. THOSE ARE ADVEBRS FOR SIMPLE PAST(last ..... , ago, yesterday) A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 4. Is this sentence CORRECT or INCORRECT?I have worked in this company for 15 years now. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 5. George Clooney ..... a pet lion when he was a boy. A) Has had. B) Had. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had. 6. Due to coronavirus, they ..... out since last Wednesday. A) Didn't go. B) Haven't gone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Haven't gone. 7. She ..... (not clean) her room yet. A) Did not clean. B) Hasn't cleaned. C) Has not cleaned. D) Not cleaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has not cleaned. 8. I ..... from Aunt Betty for over two months. A) Hasn't heard. B) Didn't heard. C) Haven't heard. D) Didn't hear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Haven't heard. 9. There ..... a singer yesterday and she simply ..... her words. A) Has been have known. B) Was didn't know. C) Was has known. D) Has been didn't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was didn't know. 10. I ..... an adverstisement fro the X Factor-I think I'll apply! A) 've just seen. B) Just seen. C) Just have seen. D) Just saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 've just seen. 11. We ..... our friends in Chicago last week. A) Saw. B) See. C) Seen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saw. 12. We ..... (just finish) our project. A) Have just finished. B) Just finished. C) Just have finished. D) Have just finish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have just finished. 13. ( you / visit ) ..... to Paris last year? A) You visited. B) You have visited. C) Did you visit. D) Have you visited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did you visit. 14. Ouch! I ..... my finger. A) Have just cut. B) Just cut. C) Has just cut. D) Just cutting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have just cut. 15. How is the present perfect tense formed? A) By adding-ed to regular verbs. B) By adding-ing to regular verbs. C) By using the auxiliary verb 'have' or 'has' followed by the past participle of the main verb. D) By using the irregular past form of the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By using the auxiliary verb 'have' or 'has' followed by the past participle of the main verb. 16. ..... you ever ..... in a TV show? A) Did-participate. B) Have-participated. C) Have-participate. D) Has-participated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have-participated. 17. The following sentence has ONE MISTAKE in the use of the Present Perfect. Which word is NOT correct?"Silvia has worked on her project since about four months." A) Since. B) Worked. C) Has. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since. 18. ROSYBEL ..... A SONG BEFORE YESTERDAY. A) SANK. B) SANG. C) DROVE. D) DUG. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SANG. 19. They ..... married for five years. A) 've been. B) Has been. C) Was. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 've been. 20. Is this sentence present perfect or simple past?I had a meal yesterday. A) Present perfect. B) Simple past. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple past. 21. An earthquake ..... in southern California. It ..... at 9.25 a.m. A) Just occured, occured. B) Has just occured, occured. C) Has just occured, has occured. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has just occured, occured. 22. John ..... his breakfast an hour ago. A) Have eaten. B) Eating. C) Has eaten. D) Ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ate. 23. .... you ever ..... asleep in class? A) Have-sleep. B) Have-fallen. C) Did-fall. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have-fallen. 24. ..... you ..... the birds in the garden yesterday? A) Has feed. B) Did fed. C) Did feed. D) Have fed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did feed. 25. Daniel (live) in Bali for many years A) Lived. B) Has lived. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has lived. 26. How long ..... your brother studied English. A) Has. B) Have. C) Was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has. 27. "Have you called Yasmin to wish her luck for the exam today?" "No, not ..... I'll do it now!" A) Just. B) Yet. C) Already. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yet. 28. Abigail and Jackson ..... the car. It looks new again. A) Have cleaned. B) Has clean. C) Cleaned. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have cleaned. 29. ..... (you/try) mango smoothie? A) Have you ever tried. B) Has you ever tried. C) Have you try. D) Did you try. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have you ever tried. 30. Is this sentence CORRECT or INCORRECT?My friends and I went to the museum one year ago. A) CORRECT. B) INCORRECT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 31. ..... you ever eaten tacos? A) Have. B) Had. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have. 32. We ..... her since last Christmas. A) Haven't seen. B) Didn't see. C) Saw. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haven't seen. 33. I haven't seen him ..... Christmas. A) SINCE. B) JUST. C) ALREADY. D) FOR. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SINCE. 34. He ..... his favourite band live before and so he's excited. A) Hasn't seen. B) Didn't see. C) Saw. D) Haven't seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hasn't seen. 35. Choose the correct verb tense.How long ..... your camera? A) Did you have. B) Have you had. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have you had. 36. "Have you started selling it yet?"What does this sentence describe? A) A question about whether something has happened. B) An action that has been in progress for an amount of time. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A question about whether something has happened. 37. This is the first time I ..... here A) Was. B) Have been. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have been. 38. Bill ..... here since the 22$^{nd}$ A) Has been. B) Was. C) Is. D) Have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has been. 39. Anita:You look so unhappy. What's the problem? Diaz:My father ..... his job. A) Just lost. B) Have just lost. C) Has just lost. D) Lose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has just lost. 40. Which tense is used to talk about actions that started in the past and continue up to the present? A) Past continuous. B) Present perfect. C) Past perfect. D) Simple past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present perfect. 41. Here are your letters ..... (just/collect) them from the post office. A) I just collected. B) I've just collect. C) I've just collected. D) I just collect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I've just collected. 42. ..... anyone famous? Yes, I ..... ! I ..... George Clooney last summer! A) Has you ever met / has / met. B) Did you ever met / did / meet. C) Have you ever meet / have / meet. D) Have you ever met / have / met. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have you ever met / have / met. 43. My best friend ..... a lot of money last month. A) Inherited. B) Has inherited. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inherited. 44. What does 'still' indicate in a sentence? A) An action that has been completed. B) An action that is ongoing. C) An action that happened in the past. D) An action that will happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An action that is ongoing. 45. I ..... some of my early films last weekend. They weren't good. A) Watched. B) Have watched. C) Has watched. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watched. 46. I ..... to Brazil twice. A) Have been. B) Have gone. C) Went. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have been. 47. A:When ..... ? B:They ..... at my birthday party a year ago. A) Did they met / have meet. B) Have they meet / have met. C) Did they meet / met. D) Did they meet / have met. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did they meet / met. 48. They ..... (finalise) the contract last week A) Finalised. B) Have finalised. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finalised. 49. "He's ..... ", She's ..... ".It's ..... " are the THIRD PERSON FORM used in sentences for: A) Present perfect. B) Simple past. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present perfect. 50. What is the correct use of 'since' in a sentence? A) I have lived here since last year. B) I have just lived here since last year. C) I lived here since last year. D) I will live here since last year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have lived here since last year. 51. My girlfriend and I ..... three times last week. A) Have gone out. B) Gone out. C) Went out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Went out. 52. She ..... anything since 9 o'clock this morning. A) Didn't eat. B) Hasn't eaten. C) Ate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hasn't eaten. 53. Yesterday Ben ..... to my house. A) Has come. B) Came. C) Has came. D) Come. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Came. 54. Sheyla ..... here since 2016. A) Worked. B) Have worked. C) Has worked. D) Worked has. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has worked. 55. Complete the following sentence with the correct tense:You ..... English since 2019 A) Has studied. B) Studying. C) Studied. D) Have studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have studied. 56. When ..... your hair? A) Did you wash. B) Have you washed. C) Have you wash. D) Did you washed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did you wash. 57. "When school was out in the spring, I opened the ice cream shop."What does this sentence describe? A) An action that began in the past and will continue in the future. B) An event that happened at the same time or immediately after another event. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An event that happened at the same time or immediately after another event. 58. Can you change the following sentence to passive voice:'The chef prepared the meal.' A) The meal prepared the chef. B) The meal was preparing by the chef. C) The chef was preparing the meal. D) The meal was prepared by the chef. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The meal was prepared by the chef. 59. Ahmed ..... studied English for three years A) Has. B) Have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has. 60. We don't use PAST TIME PHRASES IN A) Present perfect. B) Simple past. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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