Past Simple vs Present Perfect
When ______ (they, buy) your house?
did they buy
The car ________ strange noises all the way home. (make)
was making
She ______ Spanish for over six months. (learn)
has been learning
I was very late. When I arrived, the conference _____. (already start)
had already started
We ______ our shopping. (already finish)
have already finished
Peter and John ______________ (discover) a cave while they ________________(play).
discovered
were playing
Somebody _____ my cookies. There are none left. (eat)
has eaten
When he retired he _____ in the company for more than 50 years. (be)
had been
Simon an ice cream and then he home (buy, go)
bought
went
I _____ a cookery program on TV when I ________ how hungry I was. (watch, realise)
was watching
realised
I ______ all afternoon. I ________ 5 chapters. (read, read)
have been reading
have read
Earlier that afternoon he _______ all the tickets that now he was holding in his hand. (buy)
had bought
We _____ but we _____ the plane yet. (just land, not get off)
have just landed
haven't got off
The weather was bad as I ______ in a queue for the cinema - It ______ heavily and a cold wind ________. (stand, rain, blow)
was standing
was raining
was blowing
Bruce ______ tennis since he was a child. He ______ many trophies. (play, win)
has been playing
has won
Unfortunately, they ______ to get a passport for their son, so Shaun couldn't fly. (forget)
had forgotten
The doctor _______ to their home and ________ the child’s wound. Then he ________ a yellow sheet on their front door. (go, treat, hang)
went
treated
hung
Linda and John ________ the car when it ________ to rain. They ____________ everything away and ____________ into the house where mother _____________ cookies. (WASH, START, PUT, RUN, JUST MAKE)
were washing
started
put
ran
was just making
A: Someone ______ all morning. They _________ at least ten times. (call, call)
B: Well, you _________ next to the phone all this time. You could have picked it up. (sit)
has been calling
have called
have been sitting
She got to work late because she _____ her phone at home and ______ go back and get it. (leave, have to)
left
had had to