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2.2: Simple Past - Present Perfect Forms

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    SIMPLE PAST

     

    1. I ______________________ [go] to the movies last night.

    2. I _____________________ [see] a great movie.

    3. I ______________________ [laugh] a lot.

    4. It __________________ [be] very funny.

    5. My friends _________________________ [meet] me for dinner after the movie.

    6. We _______________________ [have] dinner at a Chinese restaurant.

    7. When we _____________________ [finish] our dinner, we ___________________ [say] goodbye.

     

    PRESENT PERFECT - have/has + past participle

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    1. I ________________________ [always/be] a good student.

    2. My parents _________________________ [visit] me many times since I came to the U.S.

    3. I __________________________ [not/eat] dinner yet.

    4. My friend __________ already ________________ [be] married twice.

    5. How long _____________ you _____________________ [work] at your job?

    6. How many times _____________ you _________________ [go] to the movies this month?

    7. I _____________________ [have] my car for 5 years.

    8. I _____________________________ [not/eat] at all since this morning.


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