Past simple or present perfect PUT THE VERBS

BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE 1 .My

sister________________(go) to the swimming-pool yesterday. 2.
We______________________(not /be) to the restaurant for a long time because of the Covid
19.They _________________(be) closed for months
3. The neighbours _______________________(renovate ) their house, it looks nice.
4. My sister __________________(revise) for her exam all evening yesterday . 5. We
____________________________(decide) to buy a new car. 6. They
_________________________________(not/finish) their training session yet. 7.The
Americans ___________(elect) Mr Biden as their President last November. 8. The
Lumière brothers ___________________(invent) the cinema. 9. It
________________________________(not /snow) much so far this winter!
10. Kate__________________________(always/ want) to become a star on You tube so she
___________________________(send) some videos already. 11. Oh
my god! A car _____________________________(just/run) over a child on the pedestrian
crossings! 12. I
__________________(tidy) my bedroom last weekend, so my mum _______(be) happy with
me. 13. The
teachers ____________________(correct) our last exam last week. 14.
I______________________(not/be) to a concert for ages. 15. My
best friend _________________(get) lost during his last trip in London. 16.
They________________________(buy) their house in 2010. 17.
My stepsister____________________(live) in New York since 2014. 18.
We ______________________(start) learning Spanish two years ago. 19. I
am sorry I ______________________(miss) your birthday last Wednesday. 20.
The whole world __________________(be) infected with Covid 19 for nearly one year now .
21. Politicians _______________________(lose) popularity for some years now.
22. Some kids________________________(steal) my mail from my box last week.
23. I can’t remember when James ______________________(last /come) home. 24. My
brother ________________________(not /invite) me lately. 25. The
British ___________________________(decide) to leave Europe in 2016. 26.
Christopher Columbus_____________________(discover) America more than five centuries
ago , he_____________(think) it __________(be )India. 27.
____________________________(you/manage) to get an appointment with the doctor for your
backache yesterday ?
28.We_____________________________(work) on this report for hours now.
29. Sue__________(be) very disappointed when she _________________(find ) out that her
husband had cancelled their holidays. 30. We
_____________________(watch) the rugby match last Saturday.

1 .My sister went to the swimming-pool yesterday. 2. We

haven’t been to the restaurant for a long time because of the Covid 19. They have been closed
for months
3. The neighbours have renovated their house, it looks nice. 4. My sister
revised for her exam all evening yesterday . 5. We have decided
to buy a new car. 6. They have not finished their
training session yet. 7.The Americans elected Mr Biden as their
President last November. 8. The Lumière brothers invented the cinema.
9. It has not snowed much so far this winter! 10. Kate
has always wanted to become a star on You tube so she has sent some videos already.
11. Oh my god! A car has just run over a child on the pedestrian crossings!
12. I tidied my bedroom last weekend, so my mum was happy with me.
13. The teachers corrected our last exam last week. 14. I have
not been to a concert for ages. 15. My best friend
got lost during his last trip in London. 16. They bought their house
in 2010. 17. My stepsister has lived in New
York since 2014. 18. We started learning Spanish two years
ago. 19. I am sorry I missed your birthday last Wednesday.
20. The whole world has been infected with Covid 19 for nearly one year now .
21. Politicians have lost popularity for some years now. 22. Some
kids stole my mail from my box last week. 23. I can’t
remember when James last came home. 24. My brother has
not invited me lately. 25. The British decided to
leave Europe in 2016. 26. Christopher Columbus
discovered America more than five centuries ago , he thought it was India.
27. Did you manage to get an appointment with the doctor for your backache yesterday?
28.We have worked on this report for hours now. 29. Sue was
very disappointed when she found out that her husband had cancelled their holidays.
30. We watched the rugby match last Saturday