Grammar: Present perfect simple vs past simple p. 20

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Use the contracted form where possible. Do not change the word given.

1 I haven't tried dumplings before, so I'm not sure they'll taste nice.
NEVER
As ________ dumplings, we're not sure they'll taste nice.

2 You are the first person I am telling what really happened.
NOT
I ________ what really happened, yet.

3 This is the second time Emma is in France on a study holiday.
HAS
________ France on a study holiday twice.

4 Does Liam know how to ride a horse?
EVER
________ a horse before?

5 They are still planning their interrail trip.
FINISHED
They ________ planning their interrail trip, yet.

Choose the correct alternative to complete the text about Leo's interrail trip.

I'm in Budapest now and can safely say that it's the coolest city I have ________ seen! I ________ to the famous Széchenyi thermal baths yesterday, which was a dream come true. The outdoor pools there are amazing! While I was there, I ________ another interrailer named Marco. Interestingly, Marco and I have ________ to the exact same European cities. That's quite a coincidence!
This trip ________ definitely changed my outlook on meeting strangers. I have ________ made more friends in one week than I did in a whole year back home. All of us ________ to keep in touch from now on.
I haven't planned on when to leave ________ because I'm enjoying the city too much!

Look at the sentences below containing some common mistakes on the present perfect simple vs the past simple. Find the mistake in each sentence and write the correction in the space provided. Use the contracted form where possible.

1 We haven't done PE before we had our Latin class but after.         ________
2 Did you work out yet today?         ________
3 When has your family moved here? Was it three years ago?         ________
4 I think Sam and Matt know each other since junior school.         ________
5 Keira did that personality test at least twice but, funnily enough, the results have been different each time.         ________

Complete the dialogue with the present perfect simple or the past simple of the verbs below. Use the contracted form where possible.

learn ● buy ● decide ● want ● not see ● be ● lose ● change ● have ● catch

Sara: Leo! Welcome back! I ________ you since the spring. How was the interrail trip?
Leo: It was incredible! Honestly, I think it ________ me for the better!
Sara: I'm so jealous. Last month, I ________ at home studying!
Leo: Well, it wasn't all relaxing! I ________ a month's pass in July and ________ to visit as many cities as possible. I ________ the sunrise over the Alps, which was definitely a highlight.
Sara: Did you have any 'nightmare' moments?
Leo: Oh, plenty. When I was in Vienna, I ________ my phone. I ________ to just stop and ask for help, which was hard because I used to be so introverted. I ________ so much about being assertive since then.
Sara: So, ________ where to go next year?
Leo: Not yet, but I'm in for another adventure!