Present Perfect or Past Simple?

Put each of the following verbs into either the past simple or present perfect.

1. Jack _____________ (live) in Boston for the past 15 years.

2. Janet _____________ (work) for Smith and Brothers before she came to work for
us.
3. Dad ______________ (you/finish) reading the paper yet?
4. I would love to visit Prague sometime. Unfortunately, I _____________
(be/never) there.
5. Peter _____________ for five years when he ________________ (be) at school.
6. Jane: Can you help me? I______________ (finish) my homework, but I still don't
understand number 7.
7. I ______________ (work) in Italy for 5 years. I ____________ (begin) work as
soon as I arrived.
8. I'm afraid I'm not hungry. I ________________ (eat/already).
9. When Jack was at school, he _______________ (learn) to play the saxophone. He
_______________ (play) it ever since.
10. Could you give me some advice? I ______________ (buy) this sweater at Macy's.
Do you think I should take it back?
11. Maria lives in Boston. Before she _________________ (move) here, she
______________ (live) in Seattle for 3 years.
12. Peter _____________ (go) to Paris last year. That means that he ______________
(be) to Paris 3 times!
13. Just a moment! I _________________ (think) of a good idea yet!
14. Maria _______________ (believe) that for ages!
15. How long _______________ (you/live) there before coming here?