Question

1.Put each verb in brackets into either the present perfect, past simple or present simple.

a) I (work) ....... for Blue Bank at the moment but I (decide) ....... to change jobs.

b) We (be) ....... here for hours. Are you sure we (come)..... to the right place?

c) (you see) ....... my calculator? I'm sure I (leave)....... it here earlier.

d) We (have) some coffee and then (catch) ....... the bus home.

e) I (never eat)....... octopus, but once on holiday I (eat)....... some squid.

f) I (hope)........ you aren't a vegetarian. I (cook)....... you some lamb chops.

g) Recently a lot of young people (take up).......... kite surfing.

h) When we (reach) ........... the cinema, there (not be)....... any tickets left.

i) Please some quickly! Nick (have)......... an accident, and he (go) ......... to hospital.

Answer 1

a) I work for Blue Bank at the moment but I decided to change jobs.

b) We have been here for hours. Are you sure we have come to the right place?

c) Have you seen my calculator? I'm sure I left it here earlier.

d) We had some coffee and then caught the bus home.

e) I have never eaten octopus, but once on holiday I eat some squid.

f) I hope you aren't a vegetarian. I cooked you some lamb chops.

g) Recently a lot of young people have taken up kite surfing.

h) When we reached the cinema, there weren’t any tickets left.

i) Please some quickly! Nick had an accident, and he went to hospital.