Present perfect or past simple gameshow

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  1. 1. We ___ in this town since 2018.
    • Correct answer: have lived
    • lived
    • live
    • are living
  2. 2. She ___ to Spain two years ago.
    • Correct answer: went
    • has gone
    • has been
    • goes
  3. 3. ___ ever been to Canada?
    • Correct answer: Have you
    • Did you
    • Were you
    • Do you
  4. 4. Tom ___ his leg last winter.
    • Correct answer: broke
    • has broken
    • breaks
    • has broke
  5. 5. When ___ to London?
    • Correct answer: did you move
    • have you moved
    • do you moved
    • you moved
  6. 6. When I was a child, I ___ in a small village.
    • Correct answer: lived
    • have lived
    • have been living
    • am living
  7. 7. Shakespeare ___ many famous plays.
    • Correct answer: wrote
    • has written
    • writes
    • has wrote
  8. 8. Ana and I are best friends. We ___ each other for ten years.
    • Correct answer: have known
    • knew
    • know
    • are knowing
  9. 9. "Have you seen Sam?" "Yes, I ___ him an hour ago."
    • Correct answer: saw
    • have seen
    • see
    • have saw
  10. 10. I ___ three cups of coffee so far today.
    • Correct answer: have drunk
    • drank
    • drink
    • have drank
  11. 11. The film ___ yet. It starts in five minutes.
    • Correct answer: hasn't started
    • haven't started
    • isn't started
    • not started
  12. 12. Liz isn't here. She ___ already gone home.
    • Correct answer: has
    • did
    • was
    • have

Teaching notes

Twelve sentences where the time expression decides the tense. Since, for, ever, already, yet and so far point to the present perfect, while ago, last winter, when I was a child and questions with when point to the past simple. It suits B1 learners who know both forms but still pick the wrong one.

Split the class into teams and let each team agree on an answer before the clock runs out. After each question, ask which words in the sentence gave the tense away. As a follow-up, ask learners to write three true sentences about themselves: one with ever, one with since and one with ago. Play it live so everyone answers on their own phone, or print it with the answer key for homework.

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