Fill in the blanks with the simple past or present perfect tense form of the verb.

Both the present perfect and the simple past are used to talk about finished events. Note that the present perfect cannot be used with past time expressions. In other words, we do not normally use the present perfect when we say when something happened.

1. They ………………………. married in 2005. (get)

2. I ……………………….. the parcel in the morning. (send)

3. I ……………………….. (finish) the job.

4. All students ………………………… (submit) their assignments.

5. It ………………………. (rain) all day yesterday.

6. She ……………………… (leave) in the morning.

7. The missing boy ………………………….. (find)

8. The man whose bike ………………………. (steal) ……………………… (complain) to the police.

9. We ………………………… (spend) the holiday on a beautiful island.

10. She ………………………… (win) many awards for her shows.

Answers

1. They got married in 2005.

2. I sent the parcel in the morning.

3. I have finished the job.

4. All students have submitted their assignments.

5. It rained all day yesterday.

6. She left in the morning.

7. The missing boy has been found.

8. The man whose bike was stolen complained to the police.

9. We spent the holiday on a beautiful island.

10. She has won many awards for her shows.