Exercise 1: Put the verbs in bracket into the past simple or the present perfect
1. I _have not played__ (not/play) tennis since I was at school but I __ (be) very good at it back then.
2. A: ______ you ________ (choose) a dress for the party yet?
B: Yes, I ______ (buy) one yesterday.
3. I think our teacher ______ (forget) about the test! He ___________ (not/ say) anything about it in the last season!
4. A: ____________ (you/ sell) your house yet?
B: Yes, some people _______ (see) it last month and ________ (buy) it.
5. They __________ (lose) their cat. It ___________ (run) away last week.
6. 1) The police....................two people early this morning. (arrest)
7. 2) She............... Japan but now she...............back. (go - come)
8. 3) Dan..................two tablets this year. (already/ buy)
9. 4) How many games.................so far this season? (your team/ win)
10. 5)................the CN Tower when you................in Toronto? (you/ visit - stay)
11. 6)....................your homework yet? – Yes, I.................it an hour ago. (you/ do - finish)
12. 7) There...................an accident in High Street, so we have to use King Street to get to your school. (to be)
13. 8) I...............Peter since I...............last Tuesday. (not/ see - arrive)
14. 9) Frank..................his bike last May. So he...................it for 4 months. (get - have)
15. 10) I'm sorry, I..................earlier, but I..................a lot lately. (not/ write - work)
16. 1) Peter............... football yesterday (play)
17. 2) They................. the car. It looks new again. (clean)
18. 3) Last year we.................. to Italy. (be)
19. 4) John and Peggy...................... the book. Now they can watch the film. (read)
20. 5) I................. my friend two days ago. (meet)
21. 6) We never…………….... another country before. (visit)
22. 7) She......................... a new car in 2011. (buy)
23. 8) I'm sorry, but I........................... my homework. (forget)
24. 9)............you.................. the game of chess? (win)
25. 10) The girls........................ their lunch yet. (eat)
