Past Simple & Present Simple

Put the correct verbs.

1. I (study) English last night.

2. I (buy) a present for my husband but I (think) he (not like) it.

3. I (have) long hair when I (be) a little child, but now my hair (be) very
short.
4. Janet (write) a letter to George last night.
5. Ellie (brush) her teeth twice a day.
6. Sarah visits John Friday.
7. I (take) too much alcohol yesterday evening, so I (have) a terrible
headache now.
8. Alex (can) play the piano when she was 12; now she (can) play both the
piano and the violin.

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Type the correct form of the verbs in brackets to fill each gap.

Mr Juan Cano has a garage in Seville and now he (buy) another garage in Gines.

Gines is only five kilometres from Seville, but Mr Cano cannot get a telephone for his new

garage, so he (buy) twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon (carry) the first

message from Gines to Seville. The bird (cover) the distance in three minutes. Up to

now, Mr Cano (send) a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent

messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he (begin) his own private

"telephone" service.
 Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentences

Q1 - He ..... there when he was a child

has lived

lived
Q2 - I ........ her since last year

haven't seen

didn't see
Q3 - They ......... a few minutes ago

left

have left
Q4 - She .......... unemployed since she left school

has not been

was not
Q5 - They ....... the contract last week

finalised

have finalised
Q6 - The film .......... yet

hasn't started

didn't start
Q7 - She ........ ill since Thursday

was

has been
Q8 - I ........ the project last night

have finished

finished
Q9 - Look- someone ....... their handbag in the room

left

has left
Q10 - ............ to Rome?
 Did you ever go

Have you ever been

Q11 - I can't get into my house because I ........ my keys

lost

have lost
Q12 - Nobody ....... the phone when it rang

answered

has answered
Q13 - I ......... up smoking last year

gave

have given
Q14 - You can't see her because she ......... home

has gone

went
Q15 - ............... to the United States?

Did you ever go

Have you ever been

Q16 - I never ......... my grandmother as she died before I was born

knew

have known
Q17 - It's the first time I ........ caviar

ate

have eaten
Q18 - The first time we ......... was just the other day

spoke

have spoken
Q19 - It stinks in here; someone ........... smoking

was

has been
Q20 - He's in hospital because he ............. leg
 has broken

broke
Q21 - I've known her since we ......... at school together

were

have been
Q22 - It's ages since we ........

spoke

have spoken
Q23 - It's been ages since we ........ from Dave

have heard

heard
Q24 - The last time I saw Fran ........ ages ago

was

has been
Q25 - I ........ from her lately

haven't heard

didn't hear
Q26 - I just ........ the time to go to the cinema recently

didn't have

haven't had
Q27 - I ........ just Meg and Brian at the party

have seen

saw
Q28 - I ........ busy for the past fortnight

was

have been
Q29 - She ......... away for the last two weeks

has been

was
Q30 - ......... to the concert on Friday?
 Did you go

Have you been

Q31 - This is the first time I ........ here

have been

was
Q32 - I ....... them since my schooldays

have known

knew
Q33 - He ......... yet

hasn't arrived

didn't arrive
Q34 - They ........... the contract yet

didn't sign

haven't signed
Q35 - The newspaper ......... very successful lately

hasn't been

wasn't
Q36 - He ...... during the war

died

has died
Q37 - I ......... breakfast before leaving home this morning

haven't had

didn't have
Q38 - I ....... a taxi so I came on the bus

haven't found

didn't find
Q39 - John's nervous because he .......... such a difficult test before

has never taken

never took
Q40 - My stereo ....... working last night
 stopped

has stopped
Q41 - Two people ....... at the game on Saturday

were arrested

have been arrested

Q42 - I .......... a holiday for ages

didn't have

haven't had
Q43 - We ....... out on Saturday night

haven't gone

didn't go
Q44 - I ....... it last week

bought

have bought
Q45 - She hasn't ........ here for ages

been

gone
Q46 - I .......... to water-ski in 1993

learnt

have learnt
Q47 - She ....... an absolute fortune last year

has earned

earned
Q48 - The weather ....... dreadful for the whole two weeks we were there

was

has been
Q49 - No one ...... to do it yet

has managed

managed
Q50 - I ...... the dog for a walk because it was raining
 haven't taken

didn't take
Q51 - I ........... finished the exam in time yesterday

only just finished

have only just finished

Q52 - The weather ..... dreadful at the weekend

has been

was