9 Complete with the present perfect or past simple using the words in brackets. [6 points] 1 Last year I (break) my leg playing football.
2 She doesn’t want to go to the movie because she (see) it.
3 She (be) there before, so I don’t think she will want to go.
4 When was the last time that you (visit) your grandmother?
5 I am so upset. I (drop) my mobile phone and it broke!
Explanation: We use the past simple tense here because the action of breaking the leg happened at a specific time in the past (last year).
2) She doesn’t want to go to the movie because she has seen it.
Explanation: We use the present perfect tense here because the action of seeing the movie is connected to the present. The past action of seeing the movie has an effect on her current decision of not wanting to go.
3) She has been there before, so I don’t think she will want to go.
Explanation: We use the present perfect tense here because the action of being there has a connection to the present. It means that she has experience of being there in the past, and this experience will affect her current desire or willingness to go.
4) When was the last time that you visited your grandmother?
Explanation: We use the past simple tense here because the action of visiting the grandmother happened at a specific time in the past (the last time).
5) I am so upset. I dropped my mobile phone and it broke!
Explanation: We use the past simple tense here because the actions of dropping the phone and it breaking happened at a specific time in the past.