The document provides examples of sentences using the present perfect and past simple tenses in English. It shows situations where the present perfect (e.g. "has packed") and past simple ("went") would be used. There are questions and statements covering a variety of scenarios involving actions that have recently occurred or been completed as well as those that happened at a specific time in the past.

1. Present Perfect
or
Past Simple

2. Janet ____________ (pack) her case and she’s ready to go!has packed

3. ____________ (you/see) Ian at the supermarket last week?Did you see

4. Daniel _____________(repair) the lights, they work now!has repaired

5. It’s ages since we _________ (go) to the theatre.went

6. I _________ (live) in England for 30 years, but I live in France now.lived

7. We ____________ (not/have) much sun so far this year.haven’t had

8. David, your parcel _________________ (just/arrive)
has just arrived

9. We ___________ (not/have) a party since New Year’s Eve.haven’t had

10. Dad _____________ (just/find) his glasses, he’s so pleased!has just found

11. Trevor ___________ (sign) the contract for a house yesterday.signed

12. ______________(you/do) the shopping yet?Have you done

13. Your parents ______________ (arrive). They’re in the lounge.have arrived

14. I _________ (lose) my wallet. I can’t find it anywhere.‘ve lost

15. We __________ (play) tennis with our friends yesterday.played

16. _________________(you/ever/be) to Scotland?Have you ever been

17. It __________ (rain) a lot last month.rained

18. ______________(you/wash) the car yet?Have you washed

19. The last time we ________ (go) to Paris was in 1999.went

20. What time ______________ (get) up this morning?did you get