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Past Tenses and Present Perfect 1 - 108801
Past Tenses and Present Perfect 1 - 108801
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I am trying to sell my farm, but I _______________________________ (NOT HAVE) any offers so far.
2 What kind of music _______________________ you _______________________ (LISTEN) to when you were a
teenager?
3 I _______________________________ (WRITE) since two o'clock without a break.
4 Tom and Mary threw away all the letters that John _______________________________ (SEND) them.
5 A ball hit the back of my head while I _______________________________ (PLAY) soccer.
6 Tom _______________________________ (TAKE) a flower out of the vase while no one was looking.
7 I _______________________________ (TYPE) this report since this morning, but I'm only halfway through.
8 I _______________________________ (READ) a book for about an hour when he came in.
9 When it began to rain, she _______________________________ (TELL) her son to take in the washing.
10 What _______________________ you _______________________ (DO) at 9 o'clock last night?
11 When he turned up, we _______________________________ (WAIT) for two hours.
12 Tom _______________________________ (NOT UNDERSTAND) why everybody was looking at him.
13 He fell asleep while he was driving and _______________________________ (CAUSE) an accident.
14 I _______________________________ (LOSE) my pen. Will you help me look for it?
15 When Tom bought his car, he didn't know that it _______________________________ (BE INVOLVED) in a
serious accident.
16 We had to get something to eat so we ___________________________ (STOP) at a restaurant near the exit.
17 Can't you ever be punctual? I _______________________________ (WAIT) here for one hour.
18 I _________________________ (WALK) down the street when suddenly someone tapped me on the shoulder.
19 Tom _______________________________ (KNOW) how to do that since he was three.
20 Tom and Mary _______________________________ (MAKE) several very big mistakes recently.
21 While she _______________________________ (RUN) after the naughty boy, one of her shoes came off.
22 He got his arm broken while he _______________________________ (PLAY) soccer.
23 I _______________________________ (READ) a magazine for some time when she came.
24 My son _______________________________ (WRITE) for several hours when I entered the room.
25 _______________________ you _______________________ (WATCH) TV last night at eight o'clock?
26 I borrowed the book from the library, but I _______________________________ (NOT READ) much of it yet.
27 Tom boiled some eggs on the stove that he _______________________________ (JUST BUILD).
28 When _______________________ you _______________________ (BEGIN) to learn French?
29 I ______________________________ (LEARN) Finnish for over ten years, and I still have trouble understanding it.
30 Tom definitely ______________________________ (DRINK) more than Mary did last night.