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There are many stories about the past. They can be real, like the stories you hear in history lessons. Examples are stories about how people used to live in the Roman Empire, or what happened in World War II. Stories can also be fictional (verzonnen). Examples are old fairytales or the latest Netflix superhero movie.

But how do you talk about something that happened in the past?

 


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If you want to talk about the past in English, you need to learn how to that. In these online exercises we will learn how to do that by using the past simple and the present perfect. Don't know what that means? No problem 😉 We'll explain everything to you in this instruction video.

 

Watch the video to learn about the past simple and present perfect.

 

Make a quiz about the past simple and present perfect.

Now you know the difference between the past simple and present perfect. See if you can find out which sentences are correct by taking the quiz below.

 

#1. Cindy ............. in New York in 2017.

#2. You ................. in New York since 2017.

#3. She ................. her homework already.

#4. She ................. her homework at ten o'clock.

#5. The police ............. the burglar (inbreker) yet.

#6. The police officer ............. the two missing girls this morning.

#7. ............. they ............. basketball last Friday?

#8. I ............. never ............. basketball in my life.

Finish

Results

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