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 -----havent sold
old house yet, so at the moment I have two houses.

------

my

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

it was

------

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 didnt
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 havent seen you for ages! Where have you been?
Jack:I have been in Switzerland. I wanted to send you a postcard but I
didnt 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 havent done any.

Peter (meeting Paul unexpectedly in London): Hello, Paul! I didnt know

you were here.
Paul: oh, Ive 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 didnt know a word.