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Present perfect VS Past simple: test

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Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect or past simple.
1. I did Spanish at school, but I _____________ (forget) most of it now.
2. The police _____________ (arrest) two people, but later they let them go.
3. What do you think of my German? Do you think it _____________? (improve)
4. A) Are you still reading the newspaper?
B) No, I _____________ (finish) with it. You can have it.
5. I _____________ (apply) for a job as a bank accountant, but I wasnt
successful.
6. Where is my skateboard? It _____________ (be) outside the house, but its
not there now.
7. Look ! There are two ambulances over there. There _____________ (be) a
truck accident.
8. A) Have you heard about Tom? He _____________ (break) his leg.
B) Really? How _____________ that _____________ ? (happen)
A) He _____________ (fall) off his motorbike.
9. I dont know where Ashley is. _____________ (you/see) her?
10. When I _____________ (get) home last night, I _____________ (be)
exhausted and I _____________ (go) straight to bed.
11. A) _____________ (you/finish) painting the bathroom?
B) Not yet. I will finish it on Wednesday.
12. Mark _____________ (not/feel) very well yesterday morning.
13. Mr. Smith _____________ (work) in a hospital for 12 years. Then he gave it
up.
14. Jenny lives in London. She _____________ (live) there all her life.

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15. A) _____________ (you/go) to the theatre last Friday?

B) Yes, but it _____________ (be) a mistake. The play _____________
(be) awful.
16. My grandmother _____________ (die) before I was born. I
_____________ (never/know) her.
17. I dont know Katys husband. I _____________ (never/meet) him.
18. A) Is John here? B) No, he _____________ (go) out.
A) When exactly _____________ (he/go) out? B) About 15 minutes ago.
19. A) Where do you live? B) In Liverpool.
A) How long _____________ (you/live) there? B) Ten years.
A) Where _____________ (you/live) before that? B) In Canterburry.
A) And how long _____________ you live in Canterburry? B) Three years.
20. The city looks very different now. It _____________ (change) a lot.

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