Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: Present Perfect or Simple Past.

1. I ----------------------------------------- (buy) a new house last year, but I ---------------------------------- (not sell) my old house yet, so at the moment I have two houses.

2. When Ann -------------------------------- (be) on her way to the station it ------------------------------ (begin) to rain. Ann ----------------------- (run) back to her flat for her umbrella, but this ---------------------(make) her late for her train.

3. She ------------------------------------ (catch) the next train but it --------------------------------------(not get) in till 9.00, so she ---------------------------------------------(arrive) at her office ten minutes late.

4. Ann -----------------------------(go) to Canada six months ago. She ----------------------------------

(work) in Canada for a while and then ---------------------------------------(go) to the United States.

5. Mary -------------------------------- (be) in Japan for two years. She is working there and likes it very much.

6. Peter ------------------------(try) to come in quietly but his mother --------------------------(hear) him and --------------------- (call) out, ‘Where ----------------- (you/be)? Your supper --------------------------- (be) in the oven for an hour’.

7. We usually go out on Saturday evenings, but last Saturday -------------------------(it/be) so wet that we ----------------------------- (stay) in and -------------------------

(play) cards.

Complete the texts with the appropriate tense:

Paul: I ----------------------------_(play) football since I was five years old.Tom: ------------------------- (you play) since you ------------------------- (come) to England?Paul: Oh yes. I -------------------------- (play) quite a lot. I ------------------------ (join) a club after I ----------------------------- (arrive).Tom: ------------------------- (you play) any matches?Paul: We ----------------------- (play) about ten. We have two more to play. We ----------------------------

(have) a very good season, we ------------------------- (win) all our matches so far, though we --------------------------------- (not really deserve) to win the last one.Tom: I ---------------------------- (play) football when I ---------------------------- (be) at school but when I ---------------------------- (leave) school I ----------------------------

(drop) it and ------------------------ (take up) golf.

Ann: Hello, Jack! I -------------------- (not see) you for ages! Where -----------------------? (you be)Jack:I ------------------------ (be) in Switzerland. I ---------------------------- (want) to send you a postcard but I ------------------------- (not have) your address with me.Ann: Never mind. ----------------------- (you have) a good time? How long -------------------------------------

(you be) there?Jack: I ------------------------- (be) there for a month. I ------------------------------------- (just get) back. Yes, I ---------------------- (enjoy) it thoroughly. I ---------------------------- (ski) all day and ------------------------

(dance) all night.Ann: I ----------------------- (ski) when I ------------------

(be) at the university, but I ---------------------

(break) a leg five years ago and since then I -------------------------------------- (not do) any.

Peter (meeting Paul unexpectedly in London): Hello, Paul! I ------------------------- (not know) you ------------------------------- (be) here.Paul: oh, I ------------------------------- (be) here for two months. I ----------------------------- (arrive) on the 6th of January.Peter: When we last --------------------------------

(meet) you ---------------------------- (say) that nothing would induce you to come to England. Paul: I -------------------------- (find) that I -----------------------

(need) English for my work and this ------------------------- (seem) the quickest way of learning it.Peter: ---------------------------- (you know) any English when you first ----------------------------

(arrive) here?Paul: No, I ------------------------------- (not know) a word.

Answer Key:

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: Present Perfect or Simple Past

I -------bought------- a new house last year, but I -----haven’t sold ------ my old house yet, so at the moment I have two houses.

When Ann -------was------ on her way to the station it --------began------ to rain. Ann ------ran------ back to her flat for her umbrella, but this ------made----- her late for her train.

She -------caught------- the next train but it ------ didn’t get-------- in till 9.00, so she ---------arrived-------- at her office ten minutes late.

Ann ----went------ to Canada six months ago. She ------worked------ in Canada for a while and then -----went----- to the United States.

Mary -------has been------ in Japan for two years. She is working there and likes it very much.

Peter -----tried----- to come in quietly but his mother ------heard------ him and -----called---- out, ‘Where ------ have you been-----? Your supper -----has been----- in the oven for an hour’.

We usually go out on Saturday evenings, but last Saturday ------it was ------

so wet that we ---- stayed---- in and ---- played---- cards.

Answer Key:

Complete the dialogues with the verbs in the correct tense:

Paul: I have played football since I was five years old.Tom: Have you played since you came to England?Paul: Oh yes. I have played quite a lot. I joined a club after I arrived.Tom: Have you played any matches?Paul: We have played about ten. We have two more to play. We have had a very good season, we have won all our matches so far, though we didn’t really deserve to win the last one.Tom: I played football when I was at school but when I left school I dropped it and took up golf.

Ann: Hello, Jack! I haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been?Jack:I have been in Switzerland. I wanted to send you a postcard but I didn’t have your address with me.Ann: Never mind. Did you have a good time? How long were you there?Jack: I was there for a month. I have just got back. Yes, I enjoyed it thoroughly. I skiied all day and danced all night.

Ann: I skiied when I was at the university, but I broke a leg five years ago and since then I haven’t done any.

Peter (meeting Paul unexpectedly in London): Hello, Paul! I didn’t know you were here.Paul: oh, I’ve been here for two months. I arrived on the 6th of January.Peter: When we last met you said that nothing would induce you to come to England. Paul: I found that I English for my work and this seemed the quickest way of learning it.Peter: Did you know any English when you first arrived here?Paul: No, I didn’t know a word.