Question

Put the verbs in brackets into Present Perfect or Past Simple. Mr Briggs: Hello, darling. How are you? Is everything okay? Mrs Briggs: I'm fine. I 1) _ (be) very busy since you 2) _ (leave). Mr Briggs: What 3) _ (you/do) so far? Mrs Briggs: I 4) _ (do) the painting, I 5) _ (mend) the bookshelf and I 6) _ (build) a cupboard. I 7) _ (have) my hair cut and I 8) _ (go) to the dentist's. Oh, and yesterday I 9) _(speak) to a builder about the garage. Mr Briggs: A builder? The garage? What 10) _ (happen) to the garage? Mrs Briggs: Well, the garage wall 11) _ (fall down) two days ago. Mr Briggs: WHAT???? Mrs Briggs: I… I 12) _ (not/finish) yet. We, well, the neighbour 13) _(have) a little accident. He 14) _ (drive) into the garage wall. Mr Briggs: Oh no! He 15) _ (not/crash) into my new car, did he? Mrs Briggs: No! Your car 16) _ (be) fine. Don't worry!

Answer 1

1 have been
2 left
3 have you done
4 have done
5 have mended
6 have built
7 have had
8 have gone
9 spoke
10 happened
11 fell down
12 haven’t finished
13 had
14 drove
15 didn’t crash
16 is

Answer 2

Mr Briggs: Hello, darling. How are you? Is everything okay? Mrs Briggs: I'm fine. I have been very busy since you left. Mr Briggs: What have you done so far? Mrs Briggs: I have done the painting, I have mended the bookshelf, and I have built a cupboard. I have had my hair cut and I have gone to the dentist's. Oh, and yesterday I spoke to a builder about the garage. Mr Briggs: A builder? The garage? What happened to the garage? Mrs Briggs: Well, the garage wall fell down two days ago. Mr Briggs: WHAT???? Mrs Briggs: I... I have not finished yet. We, well, the neighbor had a little accident. He drove into the garage wall. Mr Briggs: Oh no! He didn't crash into my new car, did he? Mrs Briggs: No! Your car is fine. Don't worry!

Verbs and tenses used in the conversation:

1) have been (Present Perfect Continuous) 2) left (Past Simple) 3) have you done (Present Perfect) 4) have done (Present Perfect) 5) have mended (Present Perfect) 6) have built (Present Perfect) 7) have had (Present Perfect) 8) have gone (Present Perfect) 9) spoke (Past Simple) 10) happened (Past Simple) 11) fell down (Past Simple) 12) have not finished (Present Perfect) 13) have had (Present Perfect) 14) drove (Past Simple) 15) did not crash (Past Simple) 16) has been (Present Perfect)