Question

Раскрыть скобки Simple Past Tense или Present Perfect Tense. 1.Your contribution to the last project (be) enormous. 2. I (hear) nothing of this sort so far. 3. When you (hear) it? 4. I (speak) to him at the conference. 5. It’s what I always (say). 6. How many times I (tell) you not to bang the door! 7. ... anyone (ask) for me when I was out? 8. What ... he (say)? 9. Margaret, you (read) my letters! Don’t deny it! 10. I don’t know how you (discover) that I (be) there that night. 11. I (come) to you to ask for information. 12. I (speak) to her about it many times. 13. The young man (tear) the envelope, (open) it and (take) out a smallsheet of paper. His hands were shaking a little. 14. I never (hear) the subject mentioned. 15. No, you can’t have another ice cream. You (have) two already. 16. Why, you not (change) at all. I (recognize) you the moment I (see) you. 17. I (hear)that flowers (grow) better in shady place. 18. I (mention) the subject once or twice. He (not to be) interested. 19. Oh, he (explain) everything: he (be out) when you (phone). 20. I wonder what (happen) there since we (leave)?

Answer 1

1. Your contribution to the last project (has been/was) enormous. 2. I (have heard) nothing of this sort so far. 3. When did you (hear) it? 4. I (spoke) to him at the conference. 5. It’s what I have always (said). 6. How many times have I (told) you not to bang the door! 7. Did anyone (ask) for me when I was out? 8. What did he (say)? 9. Margaret, you (have read) my letters! Don’t deny it! 10. I don’t know how you (discovered) that I (was) there that night. 11. I (have come) to you to ask for information. 12. I (have spoken) to her about it many times. 13. The young man (has torn) the envelope, (opened) it and (took) out a small sheet of paper. His hands were shaking a little. 14. I have never (heard) the subject mentioned. 15. No, you can’t have another ice cream. You (have had) two already. 16. Why, you have not (changed) at all. I (recognized) you the moment I (saw) you. 17. I (heard) that flowers (grew) better in shady place. 18. I (have mentioned) the subject once or twice. He (was not ) interested. 19. Oh, he (has explained) everything: he (was out) when you (phoned). 20. I wonder what (has happened) there since we (left)?

Answer 2

Simple Past Tense or Present Perfect Tense

1. Your contribution to the last project was enormous. 2. I have heard nothing of this sort so far. 3. When did you hear it? 4. I spoke to him at the conference. 5. It’s what I always say. 6. How many times have I told you not to bang the door! 7. Did anyone ask for me when I was out? 8. What did he say? 9. Margaret, you have read my letters! Don’t deny it! 10. I don’t know how you discovered that I was there that night. 11. I came to you to ask for information. 12. I have spoken to her about it many times. 13. The young man tore the envelope, opened it, and took out a small sheet of paper. His hands were shaking a little. 14. I never heard the subject mentioned. 15. No, you can’t have another ice cream. You have two already. 16. Why, you haven't changed at all. I recognized you the moment I saw you. 17. I heard that flowers grow better in a shady place. 18. I mentioned the subject once or twice. He was not interested. 19. Oh, he explained everything: he was out when you phoned. 20. I wonder what has happened there since we left.

Note: The Simple Past Tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past, while the Present Perfect Tense is used to talk about actions that started in the past and have a connection to the present.