Present Perfect & Past Simple
The building of the house ___________ (to begin) early in April.
began
The new school ___________ (to begin) working last year.
began
Have you booked tickets? — Yes. I ___________ (to book) them several days ago.
booked
I ___________ (to buy) a pair of gloves yesterday.
bought
He ___________ (to come) a moment ago.
came
He ___________ (to come) home a minute ago.
came
The wind ___________ (to change) in the morning.
changed
Yesterday they ___________ (to decide) to help their grandmother.
decided
I ___________ (to do) my homework yesterday.
did
__________ you __________ (to go) to the Caucasus last year?
did go
When ____ it __________(to happen)?
did happen
When __________ you __________ (to meet) him?
did meet
__________ you __________ (to play) the piano yesterday?
did play
What books _____ you __________ (to read) when you lived in the countryside?
did read
__________ you __________ (to see) him last year?
did see
Where _____ you __________ (to spend) your holidays?
did spend
_________ you __________ (to take) any photographs while travelling in the south?
did take
When ___________ (you / to open) the window? — I ___________ (to open) it ten minutes ago.
did you open - opened
When ___________ (you / to see) Mary? — I ___________ (to see) her last week.
did you see - saw
He ___________ (not to eat) yesterday.
didn't eat
Last night I ___________ (to feel) tired and went to bed very early.
felt
The wind ___________ (to blow) off the man's hat, and he cannot catch it.
has blown
Look! Mary ___________ (to buy) a new hat.
has bought
The morning was cold and rainy, but since ten o'clock the weather ___________ (to change) and now the sun is shining brightly.
has changed
The weather ___________ (to change), and we can go for a walk.
has changed
He ___________________ (clean) his room, it is perfect now!
has cleaned
He ___________ just ___________ (to come) home.
has come
She _________ already ___________ (to come) from school. Now she is doing her homework.
has come
Oh, how dark it is! A large black cloud ___________ (to cover) the sky. I think it will start raining in a few minutes.
has covered
He __________ just ___________ (to finish) his work.
has finished
She ____ just ___________ (to go) out.
has gone
_________ he __________ (to go) already?
has gone
His health ___________ (to improve) greatly since I saw him last.
has improved
Helen speaks French so well because she ___________ (to live) in France.
has lived
I can't believe he (never/hear) of the Beatles!
has never heard
If everybody ___________ (to read) this new novel, let's discuss it.
has read
He was ill last week, but now he ___________ (to recover).
has recovered
My watch was going in the morning, but now it ___________ (to stop).
has stopped
The rain ___________ (to stop) and the sun is shining in the sky again.
has stopped
The rain ___________ (to stop) but a cold wind is still blowing.
has stopped
My father knows so much because he ___________ (to travel) a lot.
has travelled
She _________________ (wear) a new scarf.
has worn
She ___________________ (not be) a bad student since she was young. She's always studied a lot!
hasn't been
The lecture ___________ (not yet to begin) and the students are talking in the classroom.
hasn't begun
He ___________ (not to come) back yet.
hasn't come
The sun ___________ (not to rise) yet, but the sky in the east is getting lighter every minute.
hasn't risen
She __________________ (not work) for three years. She's stayed at home, taking care of her elderly parents.
hasn't worked
I _________ never ___________ (to be) to Washington.
have been
________ you ever (to be) __________ to New York?
have been
They _______________ (buy) a new t-shirt and a pair of trousers.
have bought
The children ____ already ___________ (to decide) what to do with the books.
have decided
At last I ___________ (to do) all my homework: now I shall go out.
have done
I __________ already ___________ (to do) my homework. Now I can go for a walk.
have done
Oh, close the window! Look, all my papers ___________ (to fall) on the floor because of the wind.
have fallen
How many mushrooms __________ you __________ (to gather) so far?
have gathered
How many times __________ you __________ (to go) to St. Petersburg?
have gone
I __________ just ___________ (to get) a letter from Tom.
have gotten
Why ___________ (you / to leave) the door open? You will catch cold sitting in the draught.
have left
I __________ just ___________ (to meet) our teacher.
have met
__________ you __________ (to play) the piano today?
have played
What _____ you __________ (to prepare) for today?
have prepared
Where _____ you ___________ (to put) my pen? I cannot find it.
have put
Where _____ you ___________ (to put) the newspaper? I want to read it, but cannot find it anywhere.
have put
I ___________ (to read) this book this year.
have read
_____ you __________ (to read) all the books on this shelf?
have read
I ___________ (to see) Pete today!
have seen
We _________________ (see) many animals in the zoo.
have seen
_________ you ever (to see) __________ the eruption of a volcano?
have seen
__________ you __________ (to see) Mary today?
have seen
We __________ already ___________ (to solve) the problem.
have solved
_____ you ever (to spend) __________ your holidays in the Crimea?
have spent
I ____ never ___________ (to speak) to him.
have spoken
It is very late, and trams ___________ (to stop) running: we must find a taxi to get home.
have stopped
At last I ___________ (to translate) this article: now I shall have a little rest.
have translated
I _______ never _______ (to visit) that place.
have visited
They ___________ (not to come) from the south yet.
haven't come
I ___________ (not to eat) today yet.
haven't eaten
We __________________ (not go) to the swimming pool because it's very cold.
haven't gone
I ___________ (not to read) the newspaper today.
haven't read
I ___________ (not to see) him for ages.
haven't seen
I ___________ (not to see) him since 1987.
haven't seen
I ___________ (not to see) my cousin since last year.
haven't seen
We ___________ (not to solve) the problem yet.
haven't solved
They ______________ (not sing) in the karaoke.
haven't sung
She ___________ (to leave) the room a moment ago.
left
They ___________ (to leave) England when he was still a child.
left
She ___________ (to live) there last year.
lived
Alex ___________ (to meet) his friend two hours ago.
met
While travelling in the Crimea I ___________ (to meet) your friend.
met
Nick ___________ (to play) football yesterday.
played
I ___________ (to read) this book last year.
read
I ___________ (to see) you walking along the street yesterday with a heavy bag.
saw
She ___________ (to see) this film last Sunday.
saw
We went to the country yesterday, but the rain ___________ (to spoil) all the pleasure.
spoiled
The rain ___________ (to stop) half an hour ago.
stopped
We ___________ (to travel) around Europe last year.
travelled
He ___________ (to visit) that place last year.
visited
It ___________ (to be) very cold yesterday.
was
Не ___________ (to be) abroad five years ago.
was
I (have been/went) to California last year.
went