1. was sitting - saw

2. went - was shining

3. went - was having

4. rained - was carrying

5. were walking - began

1/ was sitting, saw 
2/ was going, shined
3/ went, was having
4/ rained, carried
5/ were walking, began 

was sitting - saw

went-was shining

went-was having

rained-was carrying

were walking-rained

Put the verbs in bracket in the past simple or the present perfect tense
1. We ( miss) ___missed_____the bus. We have to wait for the next one
2. ______have_____you ( have) _____had____breakfast yet ?
Yes, I ( have )_______have had________it at 7:00
3. He (do) _____has done______this sort of work when he was in an apprentice
4. She(study) __has studied___English when she (be)_was__a child
5. Mr.Green ( teach)____has taught___English in this school since he ( graduate)__graduated____from the university in 1986

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Put the verbs in bracket in the past simple or the present perfect tense
1. We ( miss) ____missed____the bus. We have to wait for the next one
2. _____have______you ( have) ______had___breakfast yet ?
Yes, I ( have )_____had__________it at 7:00
3. He (do) _____was doing______this sort of work when he was in an apprentice
4. She(study) __studied___English when she (be)__was_a child
5. Mr.Green ( teach)___has taught____English in this school since he ( graduate)___graduated___from the university in 1986

1 didn't sleep

2 had had 

3 had eaten

4 only drove

5 had left

6 had lock

7 had tried

8 had called

2 had had

3 had eaten

4 had only been driving

5 had left

6 had locked

7 had been trying

8 had called

II. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Perfect.
1. We (sit) ……sat…………… down to the table only when all the guests (arrive) ………had arrived…………    
2. There (be) ………was………… a curious expression on his face I never (see) ……had-seeen…………… before.
3. He (be) …………was……… a teacher at the University, as his father (be) ………had been………… before him.
4. There (be) ………was………… silence after she (go) ……had gone……………
5. From downstairs (come) ……came…………… the sound of a radio playing a song he never (hear)………had-heard………… before.
6. Very deliberately and carefully Poirot (retell) ………retold………… the conversation he (hold) ……had held…………… with Saitrana at Wessex House.
7. When I (arrive) .............arrived...... home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) .............had prepared....... a beautifulcandlelight dinner.
8. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) ..............................had already begun..............without me. My boss (be)................was..........furious with me and he (fire).................fired................... me.
9. When I (turn).......turned...................the radio on yesterday, I (hear)...............heard........a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (not/ hear).....hadn't heard.....................the song in years, and it (bring)...............brought............back some great memories.
10. Last week, I (run)....ran...........................into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We (not/ see)....................hadnt' seen............each other in years, and both of us (change).....................had changed.............a great deal. I (enjoy)...................enjoyed........talking
to her so much that I (ask)..........asked...................her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner.

Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or the past continuous tense

1/ He ( sit ) ........was sitting ......... in a bar when I ( see ) ............saw............ him

2/ When I ( go ) .........went.......... out , the sun ( shine ) ...........was shining............

3/ The light ( go ) .............went....... out while I ( have ) ............was having............ tea

4/ When it ( rain ) ..............rained.............. , she ( carry ) ..........was carrying............ an umbrella

5/ We ( walk ) .............were walking........... to the station when it ( begin ) ...........began.............. to rain

6/ He ( teach ) ............taught........... English for 2 months when he ( live ) .........lived......... in Germany and ( work ) .......worked....... as a journalist

7/ The house ( burn ) .................. fast , so we ( break ) ................ the window to get out

1 have lost

2 have you lost

3 was going

4 realised

5 had been leaving

1,lost

2,did-lost

3,went

4realised

5,left

1. didn't have

2. has studied

3. was sitting

4. will rain

5. Have - seen

6. didn't cook

7. asking

8.  have you lived

1. In the past, women __didn't have______________ to go to work. (not have)
2. He _____has studied________ (study) English for 4 years so far.
3. When I saw her, she ____was sitting_______ in a café. (sit)
4. I hope, it _____will rain_______ next week. (rain)
5. _____Have_______ you ever  ____seen_______ an elephant ?    (see)
6. We (not cook) ____didn't cook__________ Chung cakes last year.      
7. It’s no use (ask ) __asking_______ the children to work harder.. How 8. 8. How long __have_______ you (live)___lived_______ here? For 5 years.

1 were

2 was

3 was watching

4 broke out

5 did-happen

6 dropped

Exercise 1. Supply the correct verb form: Past simple or Present Perfect

1. Mr. Green (teach) …has taught……English in this school since he (graduate)……graduated……. from the university in 1986.

2. He (write) ……has written……..a book since last year.

3. Did you (watch) ………watch………TV last night?

4. I (read) ……have read………..the novel written by Jack London several times before.

5. Someone (steal) ………stole………my handbag on the bus.

6. Last month, I (be) ……was……………..in the hospital for ten days.

7. My father (not smoke) ………hasn't smoked………..for 5 years.

8. have You (receive) ………received………any letter from your parents yet?

9. He (leave) left home two weeks ago and we (not hear)………… haven't heard ……….. from him since then.

10. A: did You (speak)………speak………. to Mrs. Baker yesterday?

      B: No, I (not see) ……didn't see…………….her for a long time.

      A: I (not can) didn't can remember when I last (see)………saw………… her.

11. My brother (join) ……has joined………the army when he (be)………was……….. young.

12. Mr. Jackson (paint) ………has painted………….his house since last month.

13. Columbus (discover) ………has discovered…………..America more than 400 years ago.

14. We (study)……have studied………. French for five years at school but we (not learn)……didn't learn…. very much.

15. A: Have you (teach) ……… taught………….English before?

      B: Yes, I (have)………have…….. (teach) …taught………….English for three years in Hong Kong and when I (come)…came……… back, I (start) ……started.teaching at the Kensington school of English and I (teach) …taught….there since then.

16. A: I (see) ………saw………..Jack last night.      

      B: Oh really? I (not see) ……haven't seen………….  him for three months. How is he?

17. A: you (ever/win) ……Have you ever won……….. a competition?   B: Yes, I (win) ……won..…... a photographic competition in 2001.

18. George (work)…………has worked…. at the university so far.

19. We (not live)………haven't been living…….. in England for two years now.

20. When I (be) ………was……a child, I (want) ……wanted…………..to be a doctor.

Exercise 3. Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given.

1. Tom began playing the piano 4 years ago.

Tom has played the piano for 4 years.

2. I started cooking for the party 4 hours ago.

I have cooked for the party for 4 hours.

3. She started working as a secretary 2 years ago.

She has worked as a secretary for 2 years.

4. My father is reading a newspaper. He started 2 hours ago.

My father has been reading a newspaper for 2 hours.

5. My sister began to study English a year ago.

My sister has studied English for a year.

6. Scientists began to fight against AIDS in 1980.

Scientists have been fighting against AIDS since 1980.

7. The Browns have been living in London for 20 years.

The Browns began living in London 20 years ago.

8. John has worked for this electronics firm since 1999.

John started working for this electronics firm in 1999.

9. Women have been fighting for their rights since the middle of the 20th century.

Women began fighting for their rights in the middle of the 20th century

10. Jack and Jill have learned to drive for 2 weeks.

Jack and Jill started learning to drive 2 weeks ago.

11. How long have you studied English?

When did you start studying English?

12. When did you begin to do research on lung cancer?

How long have you begun research on lung cancer?

1. We last saw Tom when I moved to Bristol.

àWe haven’t seen Tom since I moved to Bristol.

2. She (last) wrote to me nearly 2 years ago.

àShe hasn’t written to me for nearly 2 years.

3. This film was (last) shown on TV nearly 10 years ago.

à This film hasn't been shown on TV for nearly 10 years.

4. She last swam in the river 3 years ago.

àShe hasn't swum in the river for 3 years.

5. I last visited the city museum 5 years ago.

àI haven’t visited the city museum for 5 years.

 6. I haven’t attended the club since 1988.

àI last attended the club in 1988.

 7. I haven’t seen him for 2 months.

àI last saw him 2 months ago.

 8. I haven’t gone swimming for 2 years.

à I last went swimming 2 years ago.