Past Simple or Present Perfect
I __________ (leave) school last June.
I LEFT school last June.
A few years ago, when I _______ (be) a student, I ________ (arrange) to meet a friend who _______ (visit) London for a weekend.
A few years ago, when I was a student, I arranged to meet a friend who was visiting London for a weekend.
We _________ (not be) hungry because we _______ (eat) lunch already.
We weren't hungry because we had eaten lunch already.
If you can't hear me, you could _________ forward a little.
LEAN
Have you ever ________ a joke where no one laughed?
TOLD
Why _________ you _________ (not tell) me yesterday?
Why didn't you tell me yesterday?
Unfortunately, I ________ (forget) to ask him one very important thing - the full name and address of his hotel.
Unfortunately, I forgot to ask him one very important thing - the full name and address of his hotel.
Everyone _________ (go) to bed when I _______ (get) home.
Everyone had gone to bed when I got home.
Just _______ your head if it's too painful to talk.
NOD
She never _______ goodbye when she leaves the house.
SAYS
I still __________ (not send) an email to Dave. I'll do it now.
I still haven't sent an email to Dave. I'll do it now.
I __________ (not have) any way to contact him, so I _________ (decide) to look for him in the city! What ________ I ________ (think)?
I didn't have any way to contact him, so I decided to look for him in the city! What was I thinking?
We _________ (arrive) late but luckily the film _________ (not start).
We arrived late but luckily the film hadn't started.
I've been trying to ________ eye contact with her for ages, but she's not looking this way.
MAKE
I can't _________ the difference between these computers.
TELL
How long __________ she ________ (have) that piercing? It looks new.
How long has she had that piercing? It looks new.
Anyway, I ___________ (begin) to give up when - you've guessed it - I ________ (look) up and ______ (see) my friend!
Anyway, I was beginning to give up when - you've guessed it - I looked up and saw my friend!
They ________ (take) my plate away but I ________ (not finish) eating!
They took my plate away but I hadn't finished eating!
________ him a warm smile and everything will be fine.
GIVE
I crashed my bike into the wall and my dad really ________ me off.
TOLD
_________ you _______ (go) to the cinema last night?
Did you go to the cinema last night?
He ________ (walk) straight towards me, with a big smile on his face.
He was walking straight towards me, with a big smile on his face.
________ Jon ________ (see) the film before? Yes - he ________ (see) it last week.
Had Jon seen the film before? Yes - he saw it last week.
When you _________ your arms, does it mean you're upset with me?
FOLD
It's never too late to ________ sorry.
SAY