Simple Past vs Present Perfect (1–25)

1. I ______ to the dentist yesterday. went
(past time expression = yesterday)
([Ich ging gestern zum Zahnarzt.])
a) have gone ([bin gegangen])
b) went ([ging])

2. She ______ the report today. has finished
(unfinished time expression = today)
([Sie hat den Bericht heute fertiggestellt.])
a) has finished ([hat fertiggestellt])
b) finished ([fertigstellte])

3. We ______ the new manager last week. met
(past time expression = last week)
([Wir trafen den neuen Manager letzte Woche.])
a) met ([trafen])
b) have met ([haben getroffen])

4. I ______ to him this week. have spoken
(unfinished time expression = this week)
([Ich habe diese Woche mit ihm gesprochen.])
a) spoke ([sprach])
b) have spoken ([habe gesprochen])

5. They ______ their parents last month. visited
(past time expression = last month)
([Sie besuchten ihre Eltern letzten Monat.])
a) have visited ([haben besucht])
b) visited ([besuchten])

6. She ______ three emails today. has written
(unfinished time expression = today)
([Sie hat heute drei E-Mails geschrieben.])
a) has written ([hat geschrieben])
b) wrote ([schrieb])

7. I ______ that film last year. saw
(past time expression = last year)
([Ich sah diesen Film letztes Jahr.])
a) saw ([sah])
b) have seen ([habe gesehen])

8. We ______ two meetings this week. have had
(unfinished time expression = this week)
([Wir hatten diese Woche zwei Meetings.])
a) had ([hatten])
b) have had ([haben gehabt])

9. He ______ a new laptop last month. bought
(past time expression = last month)
([Er kaufte letzten Monat einen neuen Laptop.])
a) bought ([kaufte])
b) has bought ([hat gekauft])

10. I ______ two chapters today. have read
(unfinished time expression = today)
([Ich habe heute zwei Kapitel gelesen.])
a) have read ([habe gelesen])
b) read ([las])

11. They ______ us last night. called
(past time expression = last night)
([Sie riefen uns letzte Nacht an.])
a) have called ([haben angerufen])
b) called ([riefen an])

12. She ______ a lot this year. has travelled
(unfinished time expression = this year)
([Sie ist dieses Jahr viel gereist.])
a) travelled ([reiste])
b) has travelled ([ist gereist])

13. I ______ my keys yesterday. lost
(past time expression = yesterday)
([Ich verlor gestern meine Schlüssel.])
a) lost ([verlor])
b) have lost ([habe verloren])

14. We ______ the project this week. have completed
(unfinished time expression = this week)
([Wir haben das Projekt diese Woche abgeschlossen.])
a) have completed ([haben abgeschlossen])
b) completed ([schlossen ab])

15. He ______ her last year. met
(past time expression = last year)
([Er traf sie letztes Jahr.])
a) has met ([hat getroffen])
b) met ([traf])

16. I ______ my messages today. have checked
(unfinished time expression = today)
([Ich habe heute meine Nachrichten überprüft.])
a) checked ([überprüfte])
b) have checked ([habe überprüft])

17. They ______ Berlin last week. visited
(past time expression = last week)
([Sie besuchten Berlin letzte Woche.])
a) visited ([besuchten])
b) have visited ([haben besucht])

18. She ______ many new words this month. has learned
(unfinished time expression = this month)
([Sie hat diesen Monat viele neue Wörter gelernt.])
a) has learned ([hat gelernt])
b) learned ([lernte])

19. We ______ the training last month. finished
(past time expression = last month)
([Wir beendeten das Training letzten Monat.])
a) have finished ([haben beendet])
b) finished ([beendeten])

20. I ______ with the client today. have spoken
(unfinished time expression = today)
([Ich habe heute mit dem Kunden gesprochen.])
a) have spoken ([habe gesprochen])
b) spoke ([sprach])

21. He ______ to the gym last night. went
(past time expression = last night)
([Er ging letzte Nacht ins Fitnessstudio.])
a) went ([ging])
b) has gone ([ist gegangen])

22. We ______ good progress this week. have made
(unfinished time expression = this week)
([Wir haben diese Woche gute Fortschritte gemacht.])
a) made ([machten])
b) have made ([haben gemacht])

23. She ______ a new car last year. bought
(past time expression = last year)
([Sie kaufte letztes Jahr ein neues Auto.])
a) has bought ([hat gekauft])
b) bought ([kaufte])

24. I ______ five emails today. have written
(unfinished time expression = today)
([Ich habe heute fünf E-Mails geschrieben.])
a) have written ([habe geschrieben])
b) wrote ([schrieb])

25. They ______ their new neighbours last month. met
(past time expression = last month)
([Sie trafen ihre neuen Nachbarn letzten Monat.])
a) met ([trafen])
b) have met ([haben getroffen])