Question

Study examples a-d. Then answer questions 1-3.

a. I've eaten a few interesting things since we came to Asia.

b. I ate some last year at a market.

c. I've ridden an alpaca.

d. I rode the alpaca when I was six years old.

1. Which verbs are in the present perfect and which are in the past simple?

2. Which sentences describe a finished action at an exact time in the past?

3. Which sentences describe an action at some time in the past?

Answer 1

1. Present perfect: I’ve eaten, we’ve lived, I’ve ridden

Past simple: I ate, I rode, I was

2. b and d

3. a and c