Question

Put the verbs into Past Simple, Present Perfect, Past Continuous or Present Perfect Continuous 1) You (to write) the letter yet? 2) What time you (to arrive) at school? 3) While Paul (to read), Mike(to watch) TV. 4) Wе just (to come) back from our holidays. 5) She (work) in the garden all morning. 6) How long you (to live) here?

Answer 1

1) Have you written the letter yet?
2) What time did you arrive at school?
3) While Paul was reading, Mike was watching TV.
4) Wе have just come back from our holidays.
5) She was working in the garden all morning. + She has been working in the garden all morning.
6)  How long have you lived here?

Answer 2

1) You have written the letter yet? (Present Perfect) 2) What time have you arrived at school? (Present Perfect) 3) While Paul was reading, Mike was watching TV. (Past Continuous) 4) We have just come back from our holidays. (Present Perfect) 5) She has worked in the garden all morning. (Present Perfect) 6) How long have you been living here? (Present Perfect Continuous)

Explanation: 1) The verb "write" is in the Present Perfect tense, as it is asking about whether the action of writing the letter has been completed up until the present moment. 2) The verb "arrive" is in the Present Perfect tense, as it is asking about the time of arrival up until the present moment. 3) The verb "read" is in the Past Continuous tense, as it describes an ongoing action in the past. The verb "watch" is also in the Past Continuous tense, as it describes an ongoing action that was happening at the same time as the action of reading. 4) The verb "come" is in the Present Perfect tense, as it describes an action that was completed in the past but has a connection to the present moment. 5) The verb "work" is in the Present Perfect tense, as it describes an action that started in the past and has a connection to the present moment. 6) The verb "live" is in the Present Perfect Continuous tense, as it describes an action that started in the past, has been ongoing, and has a connection to the present moment.