Past Tenses (Past Simple or Present Perfect)

Question 1

... (you/see) the news today? - No, not yet. I'll watch it at ten.

Accepted Answer

Have you seen

Question 2

We moved here in 1993. We ... (be) here a long time now.

Accepted Answer

have been

Question 3

Janet ... (be) very ill three years ago.

Accepted Answer

was

Question 4

Rupert has left a message for you. He ... (ring) last night.

Accepted Answer

rang

Question 5

Of course I can ride a bike. But I ... (not/ride) one for years.

Accepted Answer

haven't ridden

Question 6

... (you/ever/bake) your own bread? - No, but I might try it some time.

Accepted Answer

Have you ever baked

Question 7

I'd like to meet a ghost, but I ... (never/see) one.

Accepted Answer

have never seen

Question 8

Marilyn Monroe ... (be) in about thirty films.

Accepted Answer

was

Question 9

I ... (have) these shoes since my eighteenth birthday.

Accepted Answer

have had

Question 10

The President ... (come) out of the building and is going to make a speech.

Accepted Answer

has come

Question 11

I've finished my homework. I ... (do) it before tea.

Accepted Answer

did

Question 12

I ... (work) for a computer company for a year. That was after college.

Accepted Answer

worked

Question 13

You won't believe this, but I've got some tickets for the concert. - How ... (you/get) them?

Accepted Answer

did you get

Question 14

And the race is over! Micky Simpson ... (win) in a record time!

Accepted Answer

has won

Question 15

I ... (tidy) my desk yesterday, but now it's a mess again.

Accepted Answer

tidied

Question 16

The last time I ... (go) to Brighton was in August

Accepted Answer

went

Question 17

Martin ... (be) to Greece five times. He loves the place.

Accepted Answer

has been

Question 18

What time ... (you/get) to work this morning?

Accepted Answer

did you get

Questions 18