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A COMMON MISTAKE

“I have seen him yesterday.”

What's wrong? Choose the right one.

WHY have done with a finished time

yesterday, last week, in 2019 and ago are finished times: they take I did.

Not: I have seen him yesterday.

Say: I saw him yesterday.

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Questions where people make this mistake.

THE QUESTIONS
  1. I ______ my first job when I was seventeen.have been getting · was getting · got · have got
  2. We ______ our exams in June, and then we went on holiday.finished · have finished · have been finishing · finish
  3. Kate ______ her first car two years ago, and she still drives it.has bought · bought
  4. Mia ______ her essay yesterday, so she is relaxing today.has handed in · hands in · handed in
  5. Our teacher ______ a great idea for the project last week.has come up with · came up with · was coming up with
  6. My parents ______ married in 1985 in a tiny church near the sea.have got · got
Show the answers
  1. gotnot have got: have done with a finished time
  2. finishednot have finished: have done with a finished time
  3. boughtnot has bought: have done with a finished time
  4. handed innot has handed in: have done with a finished time
  5. came up withnot has come up with: have done with a finished time
  6. gotnot have got: have done with a finished time