1. Tense System • Level 3
Perfect vs. Simple 1
10 Questions • 3 Minutes
📖 Lesson: Perfect vs. Simple 1
The Golden Rule: Time
- If you say WHEN it happened (Yesterday, 1999, Last week) -> Use Past Simple.
- If the time is NOT MENTIONED or UNFINISHED (In my life, So far) -> Use Present Perfect.
Examples
- Past Simple: I *saw* the movie *yesterday*. (Finished time)
- Present Perfect: I *have seen* the movie. (Experience - time doesn't matter)
- Past Simple: Shakespeare *wrote* plays. (He is dead - finished period)
- Present Perfect: JK Rowling *has written* books. (She is alive - unfinished period)
📋 Practice Questions
10 questions from this quiz — preview them here, then take the interactive quiz above. Your full answer review with explanations unlocks when you finish the test.
1. I _____ him yesterday.
- Ahave seen
- Bsaw
- Cseen
- Dwas seeing
2. I _____ my keys! Help!
- Alost
- Bhave lost
- Close
- Dlosing
3. _____ you ever eaten sushi?
- ADid
- BHave
- CDo
- DWere
4. She _____ to Japan in 2010.
- Ahas gone
- Bwent
- Cwas going
- Dgoes
5. I _____ him for 10 years.
- Aknow
- Bhave known
- Cknew
- Dam knowing
6. Mozart _____ many songs.
- Ahas written
- Bwrote
- Cwrites
- Dwritten
7. JK Rowling _____ many books.
- Ahas written
- Bwrote
- Cwrites
- Dwrited
8. I _____ breakfast at 7.
- Ahave had
- Bhad
- Chave
- Dhaving
9. Look! Someone _____ the window.
- Abroke
- Bhas broken
- Cbreaks
- Dbreaking
10. Where _____ you born?
- Ahave
- Bwere
- Cdid
- Dare
🔗 Keep Practicing
✅ Answer Review
Nice work finishing the test — here is every question with the correct answer and explanation.
1. I _____ him yesterday.
- Ahave seen
- Bsaw
- Cseen
- Dwas seeing
Correct answer: B) saw
Yesterday is finished.
2. I _____ my keys! Help!
- Alost
- Bhave lost
- Close
- Dlosing
Correct answer: B) have lost
Result is important NOW.
3. _____ you ever eaten sushi?
- ADid
- BHave
- CDo
- DWere
Correct answer: B) Have
Life experience.
4. She _____ to Japan in 2010.
- Ahas gone
- Bwent
- Cwas going
- Dgoes
Correct answer: B) went
2010 is finished.
5. I _____ him for 10 years.
- Aknow
- Bhave known
- Cknew
- Dam knowing
Correct answer: B) have known
Started in past, continues now.
6. Mozart _____ many songs.
- Ahas written
- Bwrote
- Cwrites
- Dwritten
Correct answer: B) wrote
Mozart is dead (Finished).
7. JK Rowling _____ many books.
- Ahas written
- Bwrote
- Cwrites
- Dwrited
Correct answer: A) has written
She is alive (Unfinished).
8. I _____ breakfast at 7.
- Ahave had
- Bhad
- Chave
- Dhaving
Correct answer: B) had
7 AM is finished.
9. Look! Someone _____ the window.
- Abroke
- Bhas broken
- Cbreaks
- Dbreaking
Correct answer: B) has broken
Visible result.
10. Where _____ you born?
- Ahave
- Bwere
- Cdid
- Dare
Correct answer: B) were
Birth is a past event.