Read the following notes. In each pair, decide which sentence should be in the simple past and which should be in the present perfect.

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Read the following notes. In each pair, decide which sentence should be in the simple past and which should be in the present perfect. See the example.

1. a) I/meet/Mr Christiansen/1998 I met Mr Christiansen in 1998.

b) I/know/Mr Christiansen/1998 I have known Mr Christiansen since 1998.

2. a) Dyson/build/a factory in Malaysia/2002

b) Dyson/have/a factory in Malaysia/2002

3. a) Austria, Finland and Sweden/join/the European Union/1995

b) Austria, Finland and Sweden/be/members of the European Union/1995

1. I just (tell) you the answer. 2. I (tell) you the answer yesterday. 3. John and Richard just (go) away. 4. She already (answer) the letter. 5. She (answer) it on Tuesday. 6. John and David (go) away five minutes ago. 7. The baker (sell) now all his cakes. 8. He (sell) the last one half an hour ago. 9. I (not / see) him for three years. 10. I (fly) over Loch Ness last week. - You (see) the Loch Ness monster? 11. He (not / smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up. 12. When he (arrive)? - He (arrive) at 2.00. 13. I can't go out because I (not / finish) my work. 14. I (write) the letter but I can't find a stamp. 15. I (leave) home at 8.00 and (get) here at twelve. 16. You (have) breakfast yet? - Yes, I (have) it at 8.00. 17. I (meet) him last June. 17. The newspaper (come)? - Yes, Ann is reading it. 18. The actors (arrive) yesterday and (start) rehearsals early this morning. 19. We (miss) the bus. Now we'll have to walk. 20. You (be) here before? - Yes, I (spend) my holidays here last year. - You (have) a good time? - No, it never (stop) raining.