Question

Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple or Present Perfect. 1. A: Last night I ___________ (see) "The Bodyguard" at the cinema. B: Oh, I _______________________ (already / see) it twice. 2. A: Do you know that Mrs Jones ______________ (work) here for sixteen years? B: I thought she _______________ (start) working here ten years ago. 3. A: _________________ (you/ever/meet) anyone famous? B: Well, I _____________ (see) Jane Fonda. A: Really? I ___________ (meet) her father, Henry Fonda, once. But he is dead now. 4. A: Yesterday I _______________ (leave) the house and ___________ (catch) the train. Then I _____________ (realize) that my keys ___________ (be) in the house. B: Oh no! That ___________ (happen) to me before. What ______________ (you/do)? A: I _____________ (call) the locksmith. 5. A: I _______________ (already /make) the beds and I ________________ (just/sweep) the floor, but I ________________ (not / start) the ironing yet. B: Don't worry. I _________________ (do) it yesterday. 6. A: How long ago ________________ (you / begin) painting? B: Ten years ago. I __________________________ (recently / complete) a painting that the National Gallery ______________ (ask) me to do a year ago. 7. A: Why are you so happy? B: I ___________________ (just / pass) my driving test! 8. A: ________________________ (you/always/have) long hair, Julie? B: No, when I was young my hair _____________ (be) very short.

Answer 1

1) saw, have already seen
2) has worked, started
3) Have you ever met, saw, met
4) left, caught, realized, were, has happened, did you do, called
5) have already made, have just swept, haven't started, did
6) have you begun, have recently completed, asked
7) have just passed
8) Have you always had, was

Answer 2

1. A: Last night I saw "The Bodyguard" at the cinema. B: Oh, I have already seen it twice.
2. A: Do you know that Mrs. Jones has worked here for sixteen years? B: I thought she started working here ten years ago.
3. A: Have you ever met anyone famous? B: Well, I saw Jane Fonda. A: Really? I met her father, Henry Fonda, once. But he is dead now.
4. A: Yesterday I left the house and caught the train. Then I realized that my keys were in the house. B: Oh no! That has happened to me before. What did you do? A: I called the locksmith.
5. A: I have already made the beds and I just swept the floor, but I haven't started the ironing yet. B: Don't worry. I did it yesterday.
6. A: How long ago did you begin painting? B: Ten years ago. I have recently completed a painting that the National Gallery asked me to do a year ago.
7. A: Why are you so happy? B: I just passed my driving test!
8. A: Have you always had long hair, Julie? B: No, when I was young my hair was very short.