Past Simple and Present perfect (multiple choice)

1) Where ............ you born?

a.

were

b.

have

c.

are

d.

did

2) A: Where ....................... that jacket? B: In that new clothes shop in Piazza Kennedy.
a.

have you bought

b.

did you buy

3) How long .................. your best friend?

a.

do you know

b.

did you know

c.

have you known

4) A: I lived in Milan when I was younger. B: Really? How long ........................ there?
a.

did you live

b.

have you lived

c.

lived you

5) Gladstone ............... the Prime Minister of Great Britain 5 times during the reign of
Queen Victoria.
a.

has been

b.

had been

c.

was

6) My grandmother, who died five years ago, .............. abroad.

a.

was never going

b.

never went

c.

has never been

7) A: Would you like a coffee? B: No thanks. ..................... one.

a.

I just had

b.

I've just had

c.

I was just having

8) J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" books .................... in many countries.

a.

have been published

b.

were published

c.

had been published

9) Many of Dickens's novels .................... in monthly magazines.

a.

were first published

b.

have been first published

c.

had been first published

10) (at 10.30 a.m.) .................. Julie this morning?

a.

Did you see

b.

Have you seen

c.

Had you seen

11) (at 4.30 p.m.) .................... Julie this morning?

a.

Did you see

b.

Have you seen

12) Oh no! ...................... my keys!

a.

I've lost

b.

I lost

13) .................. my keys last week.

a.

I've lost

b.

I lost

14) ................... to the cinema yesterday.

a.

I went

b.

I've been

c.

I've gone