Present Perfect vs Past Simple: fill in the blanks
Choose between Present Perfect and Past Simple. Use the verb in brackets.
Present Perfect vs Past Simple
Quick reminder
| Present Perfect | Past Simple | |
|---|---|---|
| Form | have/has + past participle | verb in past form |
| When | no specific time / experience / recent action / ongoing | specific time in the past |
| Signal words | ever, never, just, already, yet, since, for | yesterday, last year, ago, in 2005 |
Key contrast
- I have visited Rome. → life experience, no specific time
- I visited Rome last year. → specific time = Past Simple
⚠️ If the sentence includes a specific past time (last summer, two weeks ago, in 2018), always use Past Simple.
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