Simple Past and Present Perfect

Instructions: Change the verbs in the brackets to the simple past or present perfect.

1a. I (play) _____________ the new Spider-Man video game.
  b. I (play)______________ the game last night.

2a. The doctor (give) ________________ John medicine.
  b. The doctor (give) ________________ him the medicine last Wednesday.

3a. The teacher (teach) _________________ the students about verb tense.
  b. The teacher (teach) _________________ them about verb tense yesterday.

4a. We (visit) ________________ three countries in Latin America.
      We (visit) ________________ these countries last winter.

5a. The mechanic (fix) ________________ Maurice's car.
  b. The mechanic (fix) ________________ the car last Saturday.

6a. I (eat) _____________ Egyptian food.
      I (eat) _____________ Egyptian last Friday.

7a. Susan (take) _____________ pictures of the Statue of Liberty.
      Susan (take) _____________ the pictures yesterday.

8a. Nicole (climb) ________________ the tree in her backyard.
  b. Nicole (climb) ________________ the tree two days ago.

9a. Mr. Jones (paint) _______________ the walls in the bedroom.
      Mr. Jones (paint) _______________ the walls last weekend.

10a. Michael (write) ____________ an email to his girlfriend.
    b. Michael (write) ____________ the email earlier this morning.