PAST SIMPLE TENSE + PRESENT PERFECT TENSE (3) Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences 1. There _________ a serious food in this area last year. A. was B. has been C. were D. have been 2. She _________ me good health and success on my last birthday. A. wished B. wishes C. has wished D. wishing 3. The last time they __________Ha Noi was in 2008. A. visit B. visited C. visiting D. have visited 4. She __________her project yet. A. hasn’t finished B. has finished C. finished D. didn’t finish 5. I __________English since I was a child. A. have learn B. has learnt C. learnt D. have learnt 6. Last week, I ___________Ha Long Bay with my family. A. visited B. visit C. am visiting D. have visited 7. She ___________five novels so far. A. have written B wrote C. writes D. has written 8. They first __________each other in 2009. A. meet B. met C. will meet D. have met 9. We have been good friends since we________at School. A. are B. were C. have been D. was 10. There ________an outbreak of coronavirus in the world lately. A. were B. was C. has been D. have been Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences using past simple and present perfect tenses. 11. I began watching TV three hours ago. A. I have watched TV for three hours. B. I have watched TV for three hours ago. C. I have watched TV since three hours. 12. The last time she ate fast food was in January. A. She has eaten fast food since January. B. She hasn’t eaten fast food since January. C. She hasn’t eaten fast food for January. 13. He has played soccer since three o’clock. A. He started to play soccer at three o’clock. 2 / 2 B. He started to play soccer three o’clock ago. C. He started to play soccer three o’clock before. 14. I haven’t met her for a long time. A. It’s a long time since I have met her. B. It’s a long time since I haven’t met her. C. It’s a long time since I last met her. 15. Tuan started to do his homework ten minutes ago. A. Tuan has done his homework since ten minutes. B. Tuan has done his homework for ten minutes. C. Tuan have done his homework for ten minutes. 16. When did you study English? A. How long have you studied English? B. How long did you study English? C. How long has you studied English? 17. They began building this house 2 months ago. A. They haven’t built this house for 2 months. B. They have built this house for 2 months ago. C. They have built this house for 2 months. 18. My father started to work in this factory last week. A. My father has worked in this factory in last week. B. My father has worked in this factory for last week. C. My father has worked in this factory since last week. 19. How long has he worked in the garden? A. When has he worked in the garden? B. When did he start to work in the garden? C. When did he started to work in the garden? 20. How long ago did you learn music? A. How long have you learnt music? B. How long have you started to learn music? C. How long did you learn music?