Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or Simple Past Tense

1. “_______________(you ever be) to the USA?” “Yes, I ___________(go) there last summer.”
“How long ______________(you stay)?” “A month.” “_____________(you like) it?”
2. It _____________(just, stop) raining.
3. “_____________(you take) the dog out yet?” “Yes, I ___________(take) him out when I
_____________(come) home.”
4. “Have you got Henry’s new address?” “_____________(he change) his address? I
____________(not know). I ____________(send) a letter to him at the old address last week”.
5. I’m not very well. I _______________(eat and drink) too much.
6. “My son _______________(not start) work yet, he is still at University.” “How long
_____________(he be) at University?” “He ________(be) there three years. Before that he
____________(spend) five years at the High School in Park street.
7. “______________(you ever be) to Disneyland ?” “Yes, I ___________(go) there last year,
when I _______________(spend) a week in Paris with my children. It ___________(be)
fantastic.”
8. “_______________(the kids have) fun at the fair?” “Oh, yes! They ______________(enjoy)
themselves a lot and they _______________(not want) to come back home”.
9. “I can’t drive. I ______________(lose) my glasses. ________________(you see) them
anywhere?” “No, sorry. Perhaps you ______________(leave) them at the theatre.”
10. “I ________________(just make) some tea. Would you like some?” “No, thanks. I
______________(have) two cups an hour ago and I _____________(just have) a coffee with
Tim.”
11. “_______________(Tom pass) his driving test?” “ Yes, but he ____________(not receive)
his driving license yet. He ______________(drive) my car twice. He’s a good driver.”
12. “__________________(Joan call yet) ?” “Yes, she _____________(ring) three times this
morning and she __________________(already ring) twice this afternoon.” “I’m sorry I
___________(not be) here when she ________________(call). _____________ (she leave) a
message?” “Yes, she __________(say) that she couldn’t come to the party tonight.” “Oh, what a
pity! I wanted to see her very much, I _______________(not see) her for the last two months.
13. “Where _______________(you be) ?” “I _____________(be) to the cinema with Joe.”
“What _____________(you see) ?” “Murder in Crete. _____________(you see) it?” “No, I
________________(never hear) of it. _________________(you like) it?”
14. “This book sounds interesting. Who ______________(write) it ?” “A new novelist. It already
______________(sell) 300,000 copies.” “Can I borrow it?” “It’s not mine. It’s Jennifer’s.”
“_____________(she read) it?” “ I think so”
15. Who ____________(take) my notebook? I ____________(leave) it on this shelf when I
_____________(go) out.
16. “What time ________________(you wake) up this morning?” “At five, and then I
_______________(go) for a walk in the woods.” “ I _______________(never wake) up so early
in my life.”
17. “How long is it since you last ______________(see) Julia?” “Well, as a matter of fact I
_____________(meet) her yesterday. She ____________(be) in London for a week.
18. “Hallo Susan. You look very well. What _____________(happen) ?” “I
_______________(have) wonderful news. I _____________(win) a moped !
19. When I ___________(come) to this house, it________ (be) a very quiet neighborhood but
since then a new housing estate __________(be) built and it __________ (become) very noisy.
20. Nick _____________(go) cycling two
hours ago and he _____________(not come)
back yet.