The present perfect and the simple past Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the simple past tense. In some sentence the present perfect continous is also possible.
26. The concert (begin) at 2.30 and (last) for two hours. Everyone (enjoy) it very much.
27. The play just (begin). You are a little late.
28. The newspaper (come)? Yes, Ann is reading it.
29. The actors (arrive) yesterday and (start) rehearsals early this morning.
30. It (be) very cold this year. I woder when it is going to get warmer.
31. Cervantes (write) Don Quixote.
32. We (miss) the bus. Now well have to walk.
33. He (break) his leg in a skiing accident last year.
34. Mr Pound is the bank manager. He (be) here for five years.
35. Mr Count (work) as a cashier for twenty-five years. Then he (retire) and (go) to live in the country.
36. You (be) here before? Yes, I (spend) my holidays here last year. You (have) a good time? No, it never (stop) raining.
barwi26. The concert began at 2.30 and lasted for two hours. Everyone enjoyed it very much.
27. The play has just begun. You are a little late.
28. Has the newspaper come? Yes, Ann is reading it.
29. The actors arrived yesterday and started rehearsals early this morning.
30. It has been very cold this year. I wonder when it is going to get warmer.
31. Cervantes wrote Don Quixote.
32. We have missed the bus. Now well have to walk.
33. He broke his leg in a skiing accident last year.
34. Mr Pound is the bank manager. He has been here for five years.
35. Mr Count has worked as a cashier for twenty-five years. Then he retired and went to live in the country.
36. Have you been here before? Yes, I spent my holidays here last year. Did you have a good time? No, it never stopped raining.
27. The play has just begun. You are a little late.
28. Has the newspaper come?
Yes, Ann is reading it.
29. The actors arrived yesterday and started rehearsals early this morning.
30. It has been very cold this year. I wonder when it is going to get warmer.
31. Cervantes wrote Don Quixote.
32. We have missed the bus. Now well have to walk.
33. He broke his leg in a skiing accident last year.
34. Mr Pound is the bank manager. He has been here for five years.
35. Mr Count has worked as a cashier for twenty-five years. Then he retired and went to live in the country.
36. Have you been here before?
Yes, I spent my holidays here last year.
Did you have a good time?
No, it never stopped raining.