A. Use Simple Past or Present Perfect.

1. She……………………………………….(have) a terrible headache last night so

she……………………………………(stay) at home.

2. What…………………………………………..……(you/eat) today?

3. I …………………………………………………..(not/play) tennis for a year.

4. My grandfather……………………………………………..(fight) in the Second World

War.

5. She………………………………(fall) off the ladder and …………………………..(break)

her leg a month ago.

6. How long………………………………………..(you/know) them? Not very long.

7. When I first………………………….(meet) him he……………………………(be) a very

nice boy but since then he………………………………….(change) a lot.

8. …………………………….(you/be) in time for the bus yesterday?

9. ………………………………………………..……(you/ever/drive) a BMW? No, never.

10.It……………………………………………(not rain) for three months.

11.……………………………………………………(you/meet) my brother?
Yes, I………………………………………….(meet) last winter.

12. Where……………………………(you/be) all day?

13. ………………………………………(John/take)his test last week?

Yes, he did, but the results……………………………………..(not/come) out yet.

14. We…………………………………….(not/hear) of her since she ………………………

(leave) school.

15. Mum………………………………(feed) the baby four times since morning.

16. …………………………………..(you/remember) to post the letter when you

…………………………………..(go) out this morning?
B. Put been or gone.

1. John isn’t here. He’s…………………………shopping.

2. Are you going to church? No, I’ve already………………………..to church.
3. Hi! I’ve just…………………………..to the baker’s. Look what I’ve bought.
4. Ann is back in Greece now. She’s……………………………….to Paris.
5. Our friends have………………………….on holiday. We’re looking after their dog.
6. Have you ever ……………………………………to Rome?
7. I have…………………….to London twice.
8. She has…………………………to the bank but she is not back yet.
9. He likes Spain but he’s never…………………………..there.
10.Have you seen Mary? No, I think she’s………………….to the office.

C. Use Present Present Continuous, Simple Past, Present Perfect,

Present Perfect Continuous.

1. They…………………………………(buy) a new CD last week.

2. He …………………………………….(do) his homework every afternoon.
3. Mum …………………………….(wash) the dishes now.
4. How long……………………………(she/make) the cake?
5. They……………………………………………….(play) cards since last night.
6. ………………………………………..(you/ever/write) a book?
7. My father………………………………….(drive) a car for 20 years.
8. Kevin is very thirsty. He……………………………………….(already/drink) two glasses
of water.
9. …………………………………………(she/windsurf) for three hours?
10.Jane is still in bed. She…………………………………..(not/get up) yet.
11.Look at them! They…………………………….(fight) again.
12.The play………………………………..(start) at 8 o’clock.
D. Use Simple Past or Past Perfect.

1. After he……………………………….(finish) his homework, he………………………..

(decide) to go for a walk.

2. I …………………………………(play) football when I was young.

3. When we………………………………..(arrive), the train………………………………..

(already/leave).

4. She…………………(do) the shopping before her sister ……………………..(come)

back.

5. Everybody………………………………….(go) to bed by 11 o’clock.

6. I ……………………………..(lose) my new pen soon after I …………………….(buy) it.

7. When we………………………..(get) there everybody………………………..(leave)

8. The thief………………………………(escape) before the police…………………..(arrive).

9. I’m not hungry because I ……………………………..(just/have) lunch.

10.When I asked him, he told me that he …………………………………(not/finish) yet.