Question

Open the brackets using one of the Present Tenses or Past Simple/Past Continuous: 1. Jane is away on holiday so Linda _____ (do) her work. 2. The room ____ (smell) of perfume. – You ______ (imagine) things. Nobody _______ (be) in the house since last summer. 3. You three boys look guilty! What ______ (you/do) since I _______ (leave) the room? 4. What _____ (he/do) lately? 5. Mrs Dawson _______ (wait) outside since 10.30. 6. I feel really tired. I ______ (weed) the garden for the last three hours and I _______ (not rest) for a single moment. 7. So far we ______ (not notice) anything unusual. 8. I wonder if Mary ________ (reach) home yet? She ________ (leave) too late to catch the bus. 9. ______(you/go) away this weekend? Or _______(you /run) out of money? 10. I _________ (not understand) what ________ (you /wait) for. 11. What’s the matter? ________ (you/hurt) your ankle? ________ (it /hurt)? How _______ (it/ happen)? 12. I felt rather tired. It _______ (grow) darker and darker and there still was no sign of a rescue team. 13. This meat really ______ (taste) awful! Are you sure it’s fresh? 14. I ______ (do) some shopping yesterday when I_______ (see) that Dutch friend of yours. 15. Do you remember your driving lessons? How long ______ (you /take) them?

Answer 1

1. Jane is away on holiday so Linda _____ (is doing) her work.
2. The room ____ (smells) of perfume. – You ______ (are imagining) things. Nobody _______ (has been) in the house since last summer.
3. You three boys look guilty! What ______ (have you been doing) since I _______ (left) the room?
4. What _____ (has he been doing) lately?
5. Mrs Dawson _______ (has been waiting) outside since 10.30.
6. I feel really tired. I ______ have been weeding) the garden for the last three hours and I _______ (have not rested) for a single moment.
7. So far we ______ (have not noticed) anything unusual.
8. I wonder if Mary ________ (has reach) home yet? She ________ (left) too late to catch the bus.
9. ______(Are you going) away this weekend? Or _______(have you run) out of money?
10. I _________ (do not understand) what ________ (you are waiting) for.
11. What’s the matter? ________ (Have you hurt) your ankle? Does it hurt)? How _______ did it happen)?
12. I felt rather tired. It _______ (was growing) darker and darker and there still was no sign of a rescue team.
13. This meat really ______ (tastes) awful! Are you sure it’s fresh?
14. I ______ (was doing) some shopping yesterday when I_______ (saw) that Dutch friend of yours.
15. Do you remember your driving lessons? How long ______ (did you take) them?

Answer 2

1. Jane is away on holiday so Linda is doing her work. 2. The room smells of perfume. – You imagine things. Nobody has been in the house since last summer. 3. You three boys look guilty! What have you been doing since I left the room? 4. What has he been doing lately? 5. Mrs Dawson has been waiting outside since 10.30. 6. I feel really tired. I have been weeding the garden for the last three hours and I haven't rested for a single moment. 7. So far we haven't noticed anything unusual. 8. I wonder if Mary has reached home yet? She left too late to catch the bus. 9. Are you going away this weekend? Or have you run out of money? 10. I don't understand what you are waiting for. 11. What's the matter? Have you hurt your ankle? Does it hurt? How did it happen? 12. I felt rather tired. It grew darker and darker and there still was no sign of a rescue team. 13. This meat really tastes awful! Are you sure it's fresh? 14. I was doing some shopping yesterday when I saw that Dutch friend of yours. 15. Do you remember your driving lessons? How long did you take them?