Question

Use THE SIMPLE PAST or THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE to fill in the blanks: 1. What ………………………………………… (you / learn) since you ……………………. (come) here? How many friends ………………………………………. (you / make)? I hope you ……………………………………… (already / meet) a lot of interesting people. 2. Last night my roommate and I ……………………….. (have) some free time, so we ………………………….. (go) to a show. 3. I ………………………………….. (just / have) lunch, but I ……………………………… (not / have) lunch yesterday. 4. Who …………………………………. (write) the play “Hamlet”? 5. How many games …………………………………… (the team / win) so far this season? 6. I don’t know Carol’s husband. I ………………………………………. (never / meet) him. 7. It ………………………………… (rain) a lot last week, but it …………………………… (not / rain) much so far this week. 8. How many letters ……………………………………….. (you / write) since the beginning of the month? 9. When we were on vacation, the weather ……………………………… (be) terrible. 10. In her whole lifetime, Mary …………………………………………… (never / see) snow. 11. I don’t know where Ammy is. ………………………………………….(you / see) her? 12. When I ……………………………. (get) home last night, I ……………………….. (be) very tired and I …………………………… (go) straight to bed. 13. Your car looks very clean. ……………………………………. (you / wash) it? 14. George …………………………………….. (not / be) very well last week. 15. Mr. Clark …………………………… (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.

Answer 1

1. have you learned, came, have you made, have already met
2. had, went
3. have just had, didn't have
4. wrote
5. have the team won
6. have never met
7. rained, hasn't rained
8. have you written
9. was
10. has never seen
11. Have you seen
12. got, was, got
13. Have you washed
14. was not (wasn't)
15. has worked

Answer 2

1. What have you learned since you came here? How many friends did you make? I hope you have met a lot of interesting people. 2. Last night my roommate and I had some free time, so we went to a show. 3. I had lunch but I didn't have lunch yesterday. 4. Who have written the play "Hamlet" ? 5. How many games has the team won so far this season? 6. I don't know Carol's husband. I have never met him. 7. It rained a lot last week but it hasn't rained so far this week. 8. How many letters have you written since the beginning of the month? 9. When we were on vacation, the weather was terrible. 10. In her whole lifetime, Mary have never seen snow. 11. I don't know where Ammy is. Have you seen her? 12. When I got home last night I was very tired and I went straight to bed. 13. Your car looks very clean. Have you washed it? 14. George wasn't very well last week. 15. Mr. Clark had been working in the bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up.