Question

Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or Present Perfect Tense.

1) Mr and Mrs Grey ... (to go) to Spain. They ... (to fly) there a week ago.

2) I... (not to skate) since I... (to be) a schoolgirl.

3) The children ... (just to finish) decorating the New Year Tree. Our father ... (to bring) it yesterday.

4) ... you ... (to type) the letter? — Yes, I .... I ... (to type) it fifteen minutes ago and ... (to ask) Sarah to send it.

5) Where ... your parents ... (to be)? — They ... (just to return) from the cinema. They ... (to come) home twenty minutes ago.

6) Why ... Paul ... (to look) so happy yesterday? — He ... (to win) a big sum of money in the lottery. He ... (already to buy) a new mobile phone.

7) ... Sammy ... (to have) dinner yet? — No, he ... . He ... (to return) from school a few minutes ago.

8) ... Vicky ... (to vacuum) the carpet in your room yesterday? — No, she ....

9) When ... the lesson ... (to begin)? — It ... (to begin) at nine o’clock.

10) They ... (to have) a car accident. Their car ... (to crash) a tree by the road last Monday.

Answer 1

1) Mr and Mrs Grey have gone to Spain. They flew there a week ago.

2) I haven't skated since I was a schoolgirl.

3) The children have just finished decorating the New Year Tree. Our father brought it yesterday.

4) Have you typed the letter? — Yes, I have. I typed it fifteen minutes ago and asked Sarah to send it.

5) Where have your parents been? — They have just returned from the cinema. They came home twenty minutes ago.

6) Why did Paul look so happy yesterday? — He won a big sum of money in the lottery. He has already bought a new mobile phone.

7) Has Sammy had dinner yet? — No, he hadn't. He returned from school a few minutes ago.

8) Did Vicky vacuum the carpet in your room yesterday? — No, she didn't.

9) When did the lesson begin? — It began at nine o’clock.

10) They have had a car accident. Their car crashed into a tree by the road last Monday.