1. I ___________ (see) the twins in town last week.
2. _____________________(you/ever/meet) her brother?
3. Where __________________(you/be) last weekend?
4. ______________ (you/see) Kathleen?
5. We ________________ (not/go) on holiday last year.
6. I love clothes. I ______________ (buy) a lot this year.
7. What _____________ (you/do) last weekend?
8. Dad ______________ (repair) the car, you can use it now.
9. Agatha Christie _____________ (live) from 1890 to 1976.
10. Granny still _________________ (not/find) her glasses.
11. Where ______________ (you/buy) your laptop?
12. Oh! You ______________ (paint) the kitchen, I like the colour.
13. What time _______________ (you/get) home last night?
14. Emma! Your letter ________________ (arrive) at last!
15. The weather ______________ (be) good all week.
16. I _______________ (finish) work early yesterday.
17. Sue’s not here, she _______________ (go) out.
18. The weather ____________ (not/be) very good last week.
19. We ______________ (be) to the cinema twice this month.
20. Brian ____________ (live) in England until the age of 14.
PAST SIMPLE
Form: we add “ed” to all regular verbs,
Irregular verbs must be learnt by heart.
We use the Past Simple for something in the past
which is finished.
• He played tennis yesterday.
• The children went to the park this morning.
We use “did” to make questions and “didn’t” for
negatives. The verb stays in the base form.
• Did you see Bob yesterday?
• They didn’t come to the party on Sunday.
PRESENT PERFECT
Form: has/have + past participle
We use the present perfect for an action in the past with a
result now or when we talk about a time from the past until
now.
• I’ve lost my glasses. (I can’t find them now)
• I’ve been to Spain, but I haven’t been to Portugal.
We use: hasn’t/haven’t + past participle for negatives:
• John hasn’t seen the film.
We use: has/have + subject + past participle for
questions:
• Have you seen Jane today?
