Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or in the Present Perfect.
1) I.(never/be) to the USA. I.(want) to go there last summer but I couldn't.
2)He.(live) in this street all his life.
3)His father .(come dack) to London last Sunday.
4)Yan.(write) a letter to Nick two days ago.
5)He alredy.(send) his letter.
6)They.(just/buy) some postcards.
1) I have never been to the USA. I wanted to go there last summer but I couldn't.
2) He has lived in this street all his life.
3) His father came back to London last Sunday.
4) Yan wrote a letter to Nick two days ago.
5) He has already sent his letter.
6) They have just bought some postcards.
In these sentences, the choice between the Past Simple and the Present Perfect depends on whether the action is completed and disconnected from the present (Past Simple) or has relevance to the present moment (Present Perfect).
1) I have never been to the USA. I wanted to go there last summer but I couldn't.
2) He has lived in this street all his life.
3) His father came back to London last Sunday.
4) Yan wrote a letter to Nick two days ago.
5) He already sent his letter.
6) They have just bought some postcards.
