Present Simple vs Present Perfect – Completa con la forma correcta del verbo

Hi everyone! Hola a todos. My name is Mr. Pea y juntos vamos a aprender a hablar en inglés. Hoy vamos a practicar la diferencia entre el present simple y el present perfect. ¿Estáis preparadas y preparados? Here we go!

👉 Completa cada frase con la forma correcta del verbo (present simple o present perfect).

✏️ EJERCICIO + RESPUESTAS

Now I ______ (live) in Madrid , and I ______ (live) here since 1999.
✅ Now I live in Madrid, and I have lived here since 1999.
👉 El uso de “Now” deja claro que es una situación actual, y “since 1999” conecta pasado y presente.

He _________ (play) the guitar in a band now, and he _________ (play) music since he was a child."

He plays the guitar in a band now, and he has played music since he was a child.

👉 El uso de “Now” deja claro que es una situación actual, y la segunda conecta pasado y presente.

We ______ (know) each other for over ten years now.
✅ We have known each other for over ten years now.
👉 El uso de la construcción “For + periodo de tiempo ” es típica del present perfect.

My brother ______ (work) in a hospital at the moment, he ______ (work) there since 2018 twenty eighteen.
✅ My brother works in a hospital at the moment, he has worked there since 2018.twenty eighteen.
👉 At the moment marca que es present simple y since algo que empezó en el pasado y perdura.

I usually _________ (have) breakfast every day, but I _________ (not have) anything today.
✅ I usually have breakfast every day, but I haven't had anything today.
👉 La primera parte habla de lo que suele hacer y la segunda habla de que hoy en concreto ha pasado otra cosa.

______ you usually ______ (play) sports?. ______ you ______ (play) anything this week?
✅ Do you usually play sports?. Have you played anything this week?
👉 La primera parte pregunta por un hábito y la segunda por algo puntual de esta última semana

He ______ (go) to the gym twice a week, but he ______ (not / go) this week so far.
✅ He goes to the gym twice a week, but he hasn't gone this week so far.
La primera parte habla de lo que suele hacer y la segunda habla de que esta semana en concreto no lo ha hecho

They ____________ (open) a shop near my house. They ____________ (open) at 9 a.m. from Monday to Friday.
✅ They have opened a shop near my house. They open at 9 a.m. from Monday to Friday.
👉 La primera habla de algo que ha pasado y tiene vigencia en el presente y la segunda habla de horarios por lo que es present simple.

"We ____________ (not/meet up) very often, but we ____________ (see) her three times this month so far.
✅ We don't meet up very often, but we have seen her three times this month so far.
👉 Primero hablamos de la frecuencia con la que sucede un hecho y la segunda de lo que puntualmente ha sucedido esta semana.

My parents ______ (travel) a lot. They ______ (visit) many countries in their lives.
✅ My parents travel a lot. They have visited many countries in their lives.
La primera parte habla de hábito y la segunda de experiencias acumuladas.

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