Question

IV. Put in the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets.
1. Martin (be) to Greek five times. He loves the place.
2. I (work) for a computer company for a year. That was after college.
3. We (move) here in 1993. We (be) here a long time now.
4. It isn’t a very good party. Most people (already/ go) home.
5. It was so hot today that I (wear) shorts and a T-shirt at work.
6. My wife and I (move) three times since we (get) married.
7. So far this week there (be) three burglaries in our street.
8. When I was younger I (play) badminton for my local team.
9. In the past few years, it (become) more and more difficult to get into university.
10. I (enjoy) skiing ever since I (live) in Switzerland.
11. I (have) these shoes since my eighteen birthday.
12. We (live) in Newcastle for three years now and like it a lot.
13. The last time I (go) to Brighton was in August.
14. When my parents were on holiday, I (stay) with my grandparents for two weeks.
15. I (not see) Rachel for ages. She (not visit) us since July.

Answer 1

1)be->have been

2)work->have worked

3)move->moved

   be->have been

4)already/ go->have already gone 

5)wear->wore

6)move->have moved

  get-> got

7)be->was

8)play->played

9)become->became

10)enjoy->have enjoyed

11)have->have had

12)live->have lived

13)go->went

14)stay->have stayed

15)not see->haven't seen

     not visit->haven't visited

 

Answer 2

IV. Put in the present perfect or past simple of the verbs in brackets.
1. Martin has been to Greek five times. He loves the place.
2. I worked for a computer company for a year. That was after college.
3. We moved here in 1993. We have been here a long time now.
4. It isn’t a very good party. Most people have already gone home.
5. It was so hot today that I have worn shorts and a T-shirt at work.
6. My wife and I have moved three times since we got married.
7. So far this week there have been three burglaries in our street.
8. When I was younger I played badminton for my local team.
9. In the past few years, it has become more and more difficult to get into university.
10. I have enjoyed skiing ever since I lived in Switzerland.
11. I have had these shoes since my eighteen birthday.
12. We have lived in Newcastle for three years now and like it a lot.
13. The last time I went to Brighton was in August.
14. When my parents were on holiday, I stayed with my grandparents for two weeks.
15. I have not seen Rachel for ages. She has not visited us since July.