Grammar: PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE

Choose the present perfect or past simple: 

1. I ...... (see) three police cars this morning (it’s still morning).
2. After he ........ (arrive) home, he .......
(unpack) and ......... (go) to bed early.
3. A: What’s wrong?
B: I ........ (break) a glass!
4. My grandparents only ............(know) each other for a few
months before they ............................ (get) married.
5. I .......................... (be) in London for three years. I love it here.
6. We ................................ (see) Julie last night.
7. He ....................................... (be) a teacher before he .....................
(become) a musician.
8. When the boss ...................... (walk) into the room, we
...............................  (know) someone was going to get fired.
9. The children ................................. (break) a window in the school last week.
10. He .................................. (see) that film last year.
11. Lucy ........................................  (break) her leg, so she can’t come skiing.
12. Julie ............................................ (arrive)! Come and say hello!
13. They .................................. (be) cold when they .......................... (arrive)
home.
14. Jack .......................... (break) his arm when he ................................ (fall)
off a horse in 2005.
15. I ..................................... (know) about the problem for months, but I
...............................  (not / find) a solution yet.
16. A: When ............................. (you / arrive)?
B: At 10pm last night.
17. She ......................... (be) a teacher for ten years, and she still enjoys it.
18. How long .......................... (you / know) Jill? I know you see her often.
19. I .............................. (see) the sea before.
20. A: Hello
B: Hi Mum, it’s me. I just wanted to say I ............................... (arrive) safely
and everything is fine.

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