Question

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple, present perfect simple or present perfect continuous. Robert Palmer 1) __________________________________(graduate) from university in 1991. He 2)____________________________(study) Medicine but he 3) _____________________________________(never/work) as a doctor. When he 4) ________________________________(finish) his studies he 5) ____________________________________ (decide) to become an artist! He 6)___________________________________(think) that painting made him really happy! Robert 7)________________________________ (paint) for more than twelve years and so far he 8) ____________________________ (sell) more than twenty paintings. He 9)_________________________________(receive) quite a few awards and he 10) ___________________________(display) his work in many art galleries around Europe. For the last two months Robert 11) _____________________________ (work) on his latest painting which is called “The Year 2053’’.

Answer 1

1. graduated
2. studied
3. has never worked
4. finished
5. decided
6. thought
7. has been painting
8. has sold
9. has received
10. has displayed
11. has been working