Question

Fill in the gaps with the correct forms (Present Perfect Simple, Present Perfect Continuous, or Past Simple) of the verbs in brackets. Remember to use full forms! 1. My grandparents are coming to see us next weekend. They ...(visit / not) us for two years. 2. I... (be / not) on holiday for 3 years now. 3.If I can decide, I'd rather you ...(drive / not) my car. I know you...(drunkdrive) only once, but it's still too much for me. 4. I .. (watch / not) TV all evening. I dozed off as soon as I got home. 5. Sorry for being late. I hope you ...(wait / not) too long.

Answer 1

1. My grandparents are coming to see us next weekend. They have not visited us for two years.
2. I have not been on holiday for 3 years now.
3. If I can decide, I'd rather you did not drive my car. I know you have drunkdriven only once, but it's still too much for me.
4. I was not watching TV all evening. I dozed off as soon as I got home.
5. Sorry for being late. I hope you have not been waiting too long.

Answer 2

1. My grandparents are coming to see us next weekend. They haven't visited us for two years. 2. I haven't been on holiday for 3 years now. 3. If I can decide, I'd rather you didn't drive my car. I know you drunk drove only once, but it's still too much for me. 4. I didn't watch TV all evening. I dozed off as soon as I got home. 5. Sorry for being late. I hope you didn't wait too long.

Here are the correct forms of the verbs in brackets:

1. haven't visited: We use the Present Perfect Simple to talk about an action that started in the past and continues up to the present. In this case, the grandparents haven't visited for two years, indicating that they did not visit at any point during the last two years. 2. haven't been: We use the Present Perfect Simple to talk about an action that started in the past and continues up to the present. In this case, the speaker has not been on holiday for the past three years. 3. didn't drive, drunk drove: The first gap requires the Past Simple form of the verb "drive" because it refers to a specific past action. The second gap requires the Past Simple form of the verb "drink" because it refers to a specific past action. Note that "drunk drove" is the Past Simple form of the verb "drink" combined with the base form of the verb "drive." 4. didn't watch: We use the Past Simple to talk about a completed action in the past. In this case, the speaker did not watch TV all evening and fell asleep as soon as they got home. 5. didn't wait: We use the Past Simple to talk about a completed action in the past. In this case, the speaker apologizes for being late and hopes that the other person did not wait for too long.