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Present perfect vs. past simple

Terms in this set (13)

He has studied English since 2015.
(OR: He has been studying English for _____ years.)
He started studying English in 2015. + He still studies now. =
She studied French for two years.
(OR: She studied French from 2014 to 2016)
She started studying French in 2014. + She stopped in 2016. =
He lived in Japan for 4 years.
(OR: He lived in Japan from 2001 to 2005)
He started living in Japan in 2001. + He stopped in 2005. =
She has worked as a teacher since 2011.
(OR: She has been working as a teacher for _____ years.)
She started work as a teacher in 2011. + She works as a teacher now. =
She has lived in California since 2015.
(OR: She has been living in California for ______ years.)
She started living in California in 2015. + She lives in California now. =
He has been married since 2005.
(OR: He has been married for ______ years.)
He got married in 2005. + He is still married now. =
He was married for 5 years.
(OR: He was married from 2008 to 2013.)
He got married in 2008. + He got divorced in 2013. =
They have been University students since January.
(OR: They have been University students for _______ months)
They became University students in January. = They are still University students now.
She has played the piano since she was a little girl.
(OR: She has been playing the piano for many years.)
She started playing the piano when she was a little girl. + She still plays the piano now. =
He did Karate for 6 years.
(OR: He did Karate from 2004 to 2010.)
He started doing Karate in 2004. + He stopped in 2010. =
She has played video games since 8am.
(OR: She has been playing for ______ hours.)
She started playing video games at 8am. + She is still playing now. =
They surfed in Hawaii for 2 years.
(OR: They surfed in Hawaii from 2018-2020)
They started surfing in Hawaii in 2018. + They stopped in 2020. =
They have surfed in Hawaii since they were young.
(OR: They have been surfing in Hawaii since they were young).
They started surfing in Hawaii when they were young. + They are still surfing now. =
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