Present Perfect — B2 Lesson 1

Present Perfect vs Simple Past · Achievement & progress

Present Perfect vs Simple Past — B2

Present Perfect — connection to now; no finished time given.
She has achieved a lot. (we're thinking about the result now)
I have improved my score. (it's better now)
They have established a good reputation. (they have it now)
Simple Past — completed action at a finished, known time.
She achieved her goal last year. (finished — last year is over)
I improved my score in June. (specific finished time)
Key rule: Finished time words (yesterday, last week, in 2010, ago) → use Simple Past. No time, or unfinished time → use Present Perfect.

Verbs in This Lesson

VerbPast / Past ParticipleVerbPast / Past Participle
achieveachievedsucceedsucceeded
failfailedcompletecompleted
progressprogressedimproveimproved
developdevelopedestablishestablished

True or False?

Read each sentence. Is it true or false?

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer.

Gap Fill

Complete each sentence with the correct word or form.

Matching

Click a sentence on the left, then click its matching ending on the right.

Word Order

Click the words to build the correct sentence.

Error Correction

Each sentence has one mistake. Type the corrected sentence.

Complete the Sentence

Complete each sentence using the present perfect. Use the verb in brackets.

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