Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or

Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or the Past Simple.

For the last fifteen years my parents _______________ (live) in Sydney, Australia.

Emily Dickinson _______________ (write) many well-known poems.

Both my grandparents died about ten years ago. They _____ (love) each other very much.

You look tired. _________ you __________ well last night? (sleep)

I ____________ for this company since 1979. (work)

I ____________ you for ages! (not see)

Mozart is dead. He ____________ many years ago. (die)

My brother _______________ (read) three books last week.

We _______________ (not go) to the cinema yesterday.

My sister _______________ (never write) a letter to her boyfriend.


Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.

Dont walk in here! I (just/clean) the floor.

Janes hungry. She (not/eat) anything for six years.

She is tired. She (study) for four years.

I dont want to see that film again. I (already/see) it twice.

Sandy (teach) English for ten years.

Chris (not/do) the washing-up yet.

He (work) all morning.

They (play) in the garden for two years.

He felt tired. He (drive) all day.

He was wet. He (walk) in the train.


Put the words in brackets into the Past Simple, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous.

Why (you not go) _____________ to the party last night?

Where's my wallet? It was on the table. Somebody (take) _______________ it.

What (happen) _____________ last week at your parent's?

We (know) ________ each other for a long time.

Jim (play) __________ the piano since he was 10.

(you see) _____________ your brother recently?

I (learn) _______________ English for seven years now.

I (begin) ______________ to read the texts in my English textbooks last week.

We (not / plan) ______________ our holiday yet.

She (not/see) ______________ him for a long time.