Past Tenses Verb Review

Past Simple/ Present Perfect

100

I _______ (see) the movie yesterday. It was stunning.

saw

200

I ____________ (see) the movie 3 times.

have seen

300

She ________ (move) to the United States 3 years ago.

moved

400

The manager _________ (work) at the company since 2015.

has worked

500

The couple _________ (live) together since February.

has lived

Past Simple / Past Continuous

100

I ________ (drive) when I saw the accident.

was driving

200

I ________ (break) my leg when I ________ (play) soccer last year. It was really painful.

broke / was playing

300

Jacob _________ (cook) when John arrived.

was cooking

400

I _________ (take) a shower when you ________ (call) me. That's why I didn't answer.

was taking / called

500

The robber _____________ (wear) black clothes when I ________ (see) him.

was wearing / saw

Present Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous

100

I ___________ (study) English for 3 years.

have been studying

200

They _________ (live) in Germany since 2009.

have been living

300

I ___________ (write) 7 reports today. I'm really tired.

have written

400

I ___________ (wait) for my girlfriend for the past 45 minutes. I can't wait much longer...

have been waiting

500

I still ________ (not finish) the book yet.

haven't finished

Past Simple / Past Perfect

100

I _________ (arrive) at the shop at 6.45, but it had already closed.

arrived

200

David didn't play he match because he ________ (hurt) his leg a week before

had hurt

300

I _________ (not recognise) Sue, because she ________ (cut) her hair.

didn't recognise / had cut

400

The robbers _______ (leave) the bank when the policemen finally _______ (arrive).

had left / arrived

500

We ________ (get) home to find that someone ________ (break) into the house.

got / had broken

Mix

100

We ________ (move) to Miami last year. We _________ (be) there since December.

moved / have been

200

I _______ (lose) my car keys yesterday. I still ______________ (not find) them yet.

lost / haven't found

300

Laura __________ (shop) for the past 4 hours. So far, she _______ (buy) 12 pairs of shoes and 5 pairs of jeans.

has been shopping / has bought

400

Grandma _____ (fall) and _______ (break) her hip last week. She ______ (be) in the hospital since the accident.

fell / broke / has been

500

I ________ (open) my handbag to find that I ________ (forget) my credit card.

opened / had forgotten