Past simple or present perfect PUT THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE 1 .My dad (win) the lottery last weekend. 2. I(not /see) my friend Sam for some time. 3. The neighbours (build) a greenhouse, it looks nice. 4. My brother (revise) for his test all evening yesterday . 5. We (decide) to move to the countryside soon. 6. They (not/finish) their training session yet. 7. The Americans (elect) Mr trump as their President. 8. The Chinese (build) the longest wall ever. 9. It (not / rain) much this winter! 10. Sandy(always/ want) to become a star on you tube so she (send) some tutorials already. 11. Oh my god! A car (just/run) over a child on the pedestrian crossings! 12. My children (tidy) their bedroom last weekend. 13. The teachers (correct) our last exam last week. 14. I(not/be) to the cinema for ages. 15. My cousin (get) lost during his last trip in Paris. 16. We (buy) our house in 2010. 17. My step-sister(live) in London since 2014. 18. We (start) learning Spanish two years ago. 19. I am sorry I (miss) your birthday last Sunday. 20. They (get) their swimming pool for three years. 21. Politicians (lose) popularity these past years. 22. Some kids(steal) my mail from my box. 23. I can’t remember when Mike (last /come) home. 24. My brother (not /invite) me lately. 25. The British (decide) to leave Europe. 26. Christopher Columbus(discover) America more than five centuries ago , he(think) it (be )India. 27. (you/manage) to get an appointment with the doctor for your flu? 28. I(work) for hours now. 29. Sally(be) very disappointed when she (find ) out that her husband had cancelled their holidays. 30. They (watch) the football match yesterday.

1. My dad won the lottery last weekend. - Past simple tense is used here because the action of winning the lottery happened at a specific point in the past.

2. I haven't seen my friend Sam for some time. - Present perfect tense is used here because the action of not seeing Sam started in the past and continues up to the present.

3. The neighbors have built a greenhouse, it looks nice. - Present perfect tense is used here because the action of building the greenhouse happened in the past but the result (the greenhouse) is still visible or relevant in the present.

4. My brother revised for his test all evening yesterday. - Past simple tense is used here because the action of revising for the test happened at a specific point in the past.

5. We have decided to move to the countryside soon. - Present perfect tense is used here because the decision to move was made in the past but is still relevant in the present.

6. They haven't finished their training session yet. - Present perfect tense is used here because the action of not finishing the training session started in the past and continues up to the present.

7. The Americans elected Mr. Trump as their President. - Past simple tense is used here because the action of electing Mr. Trump happened at a specific point in the past.

8. The Chinese have built the longest wall ever. - Present perfect tense is used here because the action of building the wall happened in the past but the result (the longest wall ever) is still visible or relevant in the present.

9. It hasn't rained much this winter! - Present perfect tense is used here because the action of not raining much started in the past and continues up to the present.

10. Sandy always wanted to become a star on YouTube so she has sent some tutorials already. - Present perfect tense is used here because the action of sending the tutorials happened in the past and is still relevant in the present.

11. Oh my god! A car has just run over a child on the pedestrian crossings! - Present perfect tense is used here because the action of the car running over the child happened very recently in the past and is still relevant in the present.

12. My children tidied their bedroom last weekend. - Past simple tense is used here because the action of tidying the bedroom happened at a specific point in the past.

13. The teachers corrected our last exam last week. - Past simple tense is used here because the action of correcting the exam happened at a specific point in the past.

14. I haven't been to the cinema for ages. - Present perfect tense is used here because the action of not going to the cinema started in the past and continues up to the present.

15. My cousin got lost during his last trip in Paris. - Past simple tense is used here because the action of getting lost happened at a specific point in the past.

16. We bought our house in 2010. - Past simple tense is used here because the action of buying the house happened at a specific point in the past.

17. My step-sister has been living in London since 2014. - Present perfect tense is used here because the action of living in London started in the past and continues up to the present.

18. We started learning Spanish two years ago. - Past simple tense is used here because the action of starting to learn Spanish happened at a specific point in the past.

19. I am sorry I missed your birthday last Sunday. - Past simple tense is used here because the action of missing your birthday happened at a specific point in the past.

20. They have had their swimming pool for three years. - Present perfect tense is used here because the action of having the swimming pool started in the past and continues up to the present.

21. Politicians have been losing popularity these past years. - Present perfect tense is used here because the action of losing popularity started in the past and continues up to the present.

22. Some kids stole my mail from my box. - Past simple tense is used here because the action of stealing the mail happened at a specific point in the past.

23. I can't remember when Mike last came home. - Past simple tense is used here because the action of Mike coming home happened at a specific point in the past.

24. My brother hasn't invited me lately. - Present perfect tense is used here because the action of not inviting me started in the past and continues up to the present.

25. The British have decided to leave Europe. - Present perfect tense is used here because the action of deciding to leave Europe happened in the past but the result (the decision) is still relevant in the present.

26. Christopher Columbus discovered America more than five centuries ago, he thought it was India. - Past simple tense is used for both verbs "discovered" and "thought" because both actions happened in the past at specific points.

27. Have you managed to get an appointment with the doctor for your flu? - Present perfect tense is used here because the action of managing to get an appointment happened in the past but is still relevant in the present.

28. I have been working for hours now. - Present perfect continuous tense is used here because the action of working started in the past and is still ongoing in the present.

29. Sally was very disappointed when she found out that her husband had canceled their holidays. - Past simple tense is used for both verbs "found" and "had canceled" because both actions happened in the past at specific points. The past perfect tense is used to show that the canceling of the holidays happened before Sally found out.

30. They watched the football match yesterday. - Past simple tense is used here because the action of watching the football match happened at a specific point in the past.