8/11/2019 Past Simple Past Continuous Present Perfect Simple
Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect
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Fill in the gaps. Use the past simple or
continuous, present perfect simple or
continuous, or past perfect simple.
a) While I _____________ (walk) home, the
manager _____________ (call) me.
b) They ____________ (cannot) go out because
they ______________ (interview) some
applicants.
c) The teacher was angry because the students
____________ (not do) their homework.
d) Shes got bruised shins because she_______________ (play)
!ootball.
e) Sir "rthur #onan $oyle _____________
(write) %& stories about Sherlock 'olmes.
!) They told us that they ______________ (not
be) there be!ore.
g) I ______________ (speak) to the new student
yet.
h) 'ow many books _______________ (you,
read) in your li!e
i) We _______________ (live) in this city since
**+.
) -e!ore she __________ (come) home, she
_____________ (visit) her aunt.
k) They _______________ (chat) on the phone
since oclock and they _____________
(not !inish) yet.
l) Too many species _______________ (die out)
in the past decades.
m) -rad /itt ______________ (star) in more
than si0ty !ilms.
n) When they _____________ (meet) in **1,
they ____________ (study) at university !or
two years.
o) I _______________ (ust, meet) #arla. She
______________ (say) she ___________ (be)
23.
p) It all _____________ (happen) while they
____________ (have) dinner.
4) I _____________ (not watch) the !ilm
because I _____________ (see) it twice.
r) 'ow long ______________ (you, stand) here
s) The 5omans _____________ (con4uer)
-ritain in 16 "$.
t) They ____________ (party) all night.
u) Sarah _____________ (read) since 1 oclock.v) " !riend o! mine
said he ____________
(never, see) The Matrix.
w) 7um _____________ (not eat) anything
since morning.
0) 'es drunk because he _____________
(drink) since midday.
y) We _____________ (know) each other !or
more than twenty years.
8) We _____________ (get married) while we
_____________ (work) !or IT9 Tech.
aa) Im con!used because I _______________
(not understand) the 4uestion.
ab) 'ow many beers _______________ (you,
drink) when I ______________ (!ind) you in
that pub
ac) "!ter she ______________ (!inish) watching
the !ilm, she _____________ (put) the $:$
back on the shel!.
ad) 'e ______________ (practise) since nine
oclock.
ae) They ____________ (not decide) where to
go on holiday yet.
