Question

Ex.S.Present Perfect or Past Simple. - 1. 1 (meet) him last June. 2. You (see) the moon last night? 3. The concert (begin) at 2.30 and (last) for two hours. Everyone (enjoy) it very much. 4. The play just (begin). You are a little late. 5. The newspaper (come)?~ Yes, Ann is reading it. 6. The actors (arrive) yesterday and (start) rehearsals early this morning. 7. It (be) very cold this year. I wonder when it is going to get warmer. 8. Cervantes (write) Don Quixote. 9. We (miss) the bus. Now we'll have to walk. 10. He (break) his leg in a skiing accident last year. 11. Mr Pound is the bank manager. He (be) here for five years 12. Mr. Count (work) as a cashier for twenty-five years. Then he (retire) and (go) to live in the country. 13. You (be) here before? ~ Yes, I y (spend) my holidays here last year. ~ You (have) a good time? ~ No, it never (stop) raining.

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. met

2. Did you see

3. began and has lasted, enjoyed

4. has just begun

5. Has the newspaper come

6. arrived, started

7.was

8. writed

9. have missed

10. broke

11. has been

12. has worked, retired, went

13. Have you been, spent, Did you have, has never stopped

Объяснение:

Answer 2

Here are the sentences with the correct verb tense:

1. I met him last June. (Past Simple)
2. Did you see the moon last night? (Past Simple - because of "Did")
3. The concert began at 2.30 and lasted for two hours. Everyone enjoyed it very much. (Past Simple)
4. The play just began. You are a little late. (Present Perfect - because it's a recent action with a connection to the present)
5. Has the newspaper come? ~ Yes, Ann is reading it. (Present Perfect - because of "Has")
6. The actors arrived yesterday and started rehearsals early this morning. (Past Simple)
7. It has been very cold this year. I wonder when it is going to get warmer. (Present Perfect - because it's describing the current state resulting from past actions)
8. Cervantes wrote Don Quixote. (Past Simple)
9. We missed the bus. Now we'll have to walk. (Past Simple)
10. He broke his leg in a skiing accident last year. (Past Simple)
11. Mr. Pound is the bank manager. He has been here for five years. (Present Perfect - because he started five years ago and is still the manager)
12. Mr. Count worked as a cashier for twenty-five years. Then he retired and went to live in the country. (Past Simple - for the actions in the past)
13. Have you been here before? ~ Yes, I spent my holidays here last year. ~ Did you have a good time? ~ No, it never stopped raining. (Present Perfect - for the first question, Past Simple for the subsequent ones)