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Choose the correct alternative.1) He..... a lot, but now he doesn’t.
2) My son was terribly homesick while he..... abroad.
3) They..... happy together, but now they are constantly quarrelling.
4) When I was a child we..... to the Black Sea every year.
5) My son hurt his knee while he..... football.
6) I remember that Nanny..... us fascinating stories about past times.
7) When we came back the children..... in the garden with two unknown boys.
8) I..... swimming every morning when we lived near the swimming-pool.
9) They walked on into the Zoo grounds. In the distance three camels..... along side by side.
10) We..... supper when suddenly the light went off.
11) My aunt..... flowers, but now she has a beautiful rose garden.
12) My Dad..... mountains when he was a student.
13) I..... to the pictures a lot, but now I prefer watching video at home.
14) When Grandma was alive Aunt Polly..... for a cup of tea now and then.
15) Yesterday evening Mrs Brill..... the paper with her spectacles on her nose.
16) I..... a lot of newspapers, but now I don’t. They’ve become so boring.
17) He was arrested when he..... through passport control.
18) We..... the plane when suddenly we saw a police car rushing towards the plane at a terrible speed.
19) When a student Mother..... Beatles records.
20) They..... a lot when they were not married.
21) When I came in the headmaster..... very quietly, dreaming his own dreams in the centre of the classroom.
22) I..... Champaign. But now I think it is hideous.
23) She..... make up, but now she does a lot.
24) When a child I..... with my grandparents in a small village.
25) In her young years my aunt..... in horse races.
PAST INDEFINITE OR PRESENT PERFECT?
Choose the correct verb form. 1) They..... the company two years ago.
2) He..... the Managing Director of the company since 1990.
3) We..... the project yet.
4) Our company..... a big profit last year.
5) My car...... I won’t be able to drive to the countryside at the weekend.
6) He..... a new car two weeks ago.
7) I..... of petrol. I must have my car filled.
8) Last year we..... to manufacture new items of office equipment.
9) He and his wife Helena..... for over 30 years.
10) I..... them since December.
11) “I..... such a strange dream last night,” said Jane.
12) Since then I..... my job several times.
13) “You..... your hair,” he cried.
14) Jane..... suddenly that there was a letter attached to the painting.
15) I..... that point yet.
16) Mary isn’t at home. She..... to work.
17) Last year they..... their production greatly.
18) They..... in construction business for 5 years.
19) We..... a few contracts last month.
20)..... you ever..... the Queen of Great Britain?
21) He can’t find a job. He..... unemployed for half a year.
22)..... you ever..... to Africa?
23) I..... them that we would go down there immediately.
24) Just out of curiosity I..... Mike last night.
25)..... you..... about Miss Carol’s marriage?
26) “It..... foolish to take the matter so seriously then,” she said.
27) What..... you..... to find the way out?
28) He..... to answer the telephone.
29) Nick and Sally..... each other since their school years.
30) “I..... something fantastic,” he said.
31) His spirits..... a little. He’s all right now.
32) So far we..... to find anyone who saw that man.
33) They..... some years ago.
34) “..... anything..... from the flat?” asked the policeman.
35) There..... any sign of robbery. Nothing was stolen from the shop.
36) “I..... the letter asked about, sir,” said the butler.
37) The doctor..... us a careful description of the position of the victim.
38) She..... the door of a small room and came in.
39)..... you..... dinner already?
40) When we came in the boy......He didn’t seem to notice us at all.
41) The clock..... midnight. Holmes stood up and came up to the window.
42) I..... back on Monday afternoon.
43) I’m sure you’ll be surprised when you get to know who..... the game yesterday.
44) He..... his driving test. He is so happy. He hasn’t been able to pass it three times.
45) I..... my keys. I can’t get in.
46) The taxi..... a few minutes ago.
47) The taxi......Hurry up!
48) We..... lunch already.
49)..... you..... writing your book yet?
50) My aunt..... me a nice puppy for my birthday. It’s a fox-terrier. I call it Napoleon.
51) I..... on holiday for the last two years.
Choose the correct verb form from those in brackets. 1) She (started/ has started) running the company a few years ago and soon (doubled/ has doubled) her business. 2) I (studied/ have studied) economics at University, then I (worked/ have worked) for a small advertising agency. 3) I (changed/ have changed) my job several times since I (left/ have left) the University. 4) She (began/ has begun) acting six years ago and since then she (starred/ has starred) in more than ten films. 5) She (got/ has got) her first Oscar in 1986 and (won/ has won) three of them during the next six years. 6) My parents and I (toured/ have toured) Europe twice but none of us (was/ has been) to the States yet. 7) She (wrote/ has written) several books since she (came/ has come) back home from the US. 8) Alice is a journalist. She (met/ has met) a lot of famous people. She says that she (interviewed/ has interviewed) Princess Diana. 9) They (moved/ have moved) to the village five years ago and since then (never were/ have never been) to town. They like living in the country. 10) They (lived/ have lived) for many years in the United States, then in 1995 they (moved/ have moved) to France and (settled/ have settled) there. 11) My parents (toured/ have toured) Italy last summer but they (weren’t/ haven’t been) to Florence. 12) “I (had/ have had) a good long talk with Dr Thompson,” he said. “Some things (became/ have become) clear to me.”
PAST INDEFINITE OR PAST PERFECT?
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