Question

III. Fill in the gaps in these sentences with a suitable verb. Use either the Present Perfect or Past Simple. 1. Bill has been away from work all this week. 2. Glenda worked extremely hard when she was a student. 3. Pippa ______________rather unfriendly recently. 4. Eric ______________the door before I rang the bell. 5. How long ____________Neil ___________his present job? 6. ___________Tina______________her parents since she got married? 7. Why _____________you __________your coat on? It’s not cold. 8. Jock _____________to me about his problems last night. 9. Fred _____________his map. We’ll have to go back for it. 10. Jane _____________more money in her last job, but she enjoys this one more.

Answer 1

1. Bill has been away from work all this week.
2. Glenda worked extremely hard when she was a student.
3. Pippa __has been__rather unfriendly recently.
4. Eric ___had opened___the door before I rang the bell.
5. How long __has____Neil ___had___his present job?
6. ___Has___Tina__visited___her parents since she got married?
7. Why ___did_____you _____put_____your coat on? It’s not cold.
8. Jock __complained___to me about his problems last night.
9. Fred ___forgot___his map. We’ll have to go back for it.
10. Jane __erned_____more money in her last job, but she enjoys this one more.

Answer 2

1. Bill has been away from work all this week. 2. Glenda worked extremely hard when she was a student. 3. Pippa has been rather unfriendly recently. 4. Eric locked the door before I rang the bell. 5. How long has Neil been in his present job? 6. Has Tina seen her parents since she got married? 7. Why did you put your coat on? It’s not cold. 8. Jock talked to me about his problems last night. 9. Fred lost his map. We’ll have to go back for it. 10. Jane earned more money in her last job, but she enjoys this one more.

Explanation: 1. In this sentence, "has been" is used to indicate that the action of being away from work started in the past and is still ongoing in the present. 2. In this sentence, "worked" is used to indicate a completed action in the past when Glenda was a student. 3. In this sentence, "has been" is used to indicate that Pippa's unfriendly behavior started in the past and is still ongoing in the present. 4. In this sentence, "locked" is used to indicate a completed action in the past when Eric locked the door before the speaker rang the bell. 5. In this question, "has Neil been" and "in his present job" indicate the use of the Present Perfect tense to ask about the duration of Neil's current job. 6. In this question, "Has Tina seen" and "since she got married" indicate the use of the Present Perfect tense to ask about whether Tina has seen her parents at any time after getting married. 7. In this question, "did you put" and "It's not cold" indicate the use of the Past Simple tense to ask about a specific action that occurred in the past. 8. In this sentence, "talked" is used to indicate a completed action in the past when Jock talked to the speaker about his problems. 9. In this sentence, "lost" is used to indicate a completed action in the past when Fred misplaced his map and now they have to go back to find it. 10. In this sentence, "earned" is used to indicate a completed action in the past when Jane earned more money in her last job, but now she enjoys her current job more.