Past Simple and Present Perfect Quiz
See how confident you are choosing past simple vs present perfect in everyday English in about 10 minutes. Get a quick 16 question snapshot with a clear score band, no sign up needed.
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Past Simple and Present Perfect Knowledge (PSaPPK)
Past Simple and Present Perfect Knowledge (PSaPPK)
Average
11.4
Normal range
9.1 — 13.7
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0
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16
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Example Questions From the Test
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- When have you started your new job?
- When do you start your new job last year?
- When did you start your new job?
- Do you ever eat Korean food?
- Have you ever eaten Korean food?
- Had you ever eaten Korean food?
- Were you ever eating Korean food?
- We visit the museum yesterday.
- We have visited the museum yesterday.
- We have been visiting the museum yesterday.
- We visited the museum yesterday.
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Past Simple and Present Perfect Quiz - Symptoms and Signs
Test how confidently you can choose between the past simple and present perfect in everyday English. This free 16-question quiz covers finished past events, experiences, continuing situations, present results, time expressions, and shifts from recent news to specific details. Your total places you in one knowledge band, helping you gauge your current grasp of the two tenses. It is a learning check rather than a formal language assessment, and no sign-up is needed.
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