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Present Perfect or Simple Past - Which Time Signifier - Which Sentences?

Choose which of the following time expressions can be used with which sentences. There are various possibilities for each sentence.

Time Signifiers

ever since that time, yet, just, in the last few months, after the course finished, already, recently, so far, that month, yesterday, many years ago, for the past few weeks, lately, when he went to school, since two weeks ago, just last week, two semesters ago

Sentences

  1. He's arrived.
  2. She's been working very hard.
  3. They bought an Audi.
  4. The weather was really hot.
  5. I was a Beattles fan
  6. Has she finished?
  7. We went on Holiday.
  8. I used to smoke.
  9. He's lived in that apartment.
  10. I've been to the bank.

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