Present and Past Tenses 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 _________ (marry) since February.

has been married

Past Simple/ Past Continuous

100

I ________ (drive) when I saw the accident.

 was driving

200

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

broke

300

Jacob _________ (cook) when John arrived.

 was cooking

400

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

 was taking

500

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

 was wearing

Present Perfect/ Present Perfect Continuous

100

I ___________ (study) English for 3 years.

have studied/ have been studying

200

They _________ (live) in Germany since 2009.

 have lived/ 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 _________ (read) all day. I haven't finished the book yet.

have been reading

Past Perfect Simple vs Continuous

100

I ________ (be, already) to Venice before we went there 2010.

had already been

200

I was exhausted because I __________ (play) basketball all morning.

had been playing

300

Mary ________ (wait) for hours, but he didn't arrive, so she decided to go home.

had been waiting

400

Jessica ______ (travel) to South America three times before she met Jose.

had travelled

500

Michael _______ (not teach) science before he started working at this school.

hadn't taught

Mix

100

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

moved / have lived

200

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

 lost / haven't found

300

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

fell / broke / has been

400

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

500

How long ____________ (you/ play) the guitar before you joined a band?

had you been playing