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Help the detective complete her interrogation notes by selecting the correct verb forms.
"Tell me the truth, Mr. Smith. How many times ____________________________ to Paris in your life?"
"I swear, Detective! I only _________________________ there once, last summer."

The correct answers are have you traveled and went.

have you traveled: We use the Present Perfect to talk about life experiences when the time period (your life) is not finished yet.

went: We use the Past Simple for actions that happened at a specific, finished time in the past (like "last summer").

Tip for Romance language speakers: Even though "I have gone last summer" translates perfectly into languages like French (Je suis allé l'été dernier) or Italian (Sono andato l'estate scorsa), in English, you must use the Past Simple if the time is finished!

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