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FACOLTÀ DI ECONOMIA (A.A. 2013-2014)
Worksheet on Past tenses
NAME _______________SURNAME__________________ DATE___________________
Complete the sentences with the Past simple or the Present perfect of the verbs in brackets.
1. _______ you _______ (visit) Trendy’s e-commerce division yet?
2. When _______ you _______ (start) working at this company?
3. Neil Burns _______ (join) Trendy in 1982 and _______ (be) with the company since then.
4. Francesca _______ (spend) a lot of time with Tim yesterday afternoon.
5. I _______ (already reply) to all faxes, but I _______ (not answer) all my e-mails yet.
6. Sam _______ (work) in Milan for three years and then _______ (decide) to return to the UK.
7. _______ you _______ (see) Francesca today? Tim is looking for her.
8. The mail _______ (arrive): can you sort it out, please?
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using no more than three words.
1.
Paul didn’t remember to lock the garage door last night.
Paul ______________________ the garage door last night.
2.
I answered only 85 out of 100 questions.
I ______________________all the questions
3.
Was your holiday expensive?
Did ______________________very much?
4.
I felt sick yesterday morning.
I______________________ very well yesterday morning
5.
Pat missed the 10.20 train this morning.
Pat didn’t ______________________10.20 train this morning.
6.
What was your address ten years ago?
Where ______________________ ten years ago?
7.
He broke his leg during a game of tennis.
He broke his leg while ______________________ tennis.
8.
Bill had a job in Rome when he first met his wife.
Bill first met his wife when ______________________in Rome
9.
We received a phone call from Ken at dinner time.
When Ken ______________________, we were having dinner.
10. The accident happened on a rainy day.
It ______________________the accident happened.
11. Liz hasn’t eaten pasta or bread for five months.
It’s five months since ______________________ pasta or bread.
12. It’s three years since we last had a long holiday.
We ______________________ a long holiday for three years.
13. You last sent me an e-mail ten days ago.
You ______________________me an e-mail for ten days.
14. I bought this computer three years ago.
I ______________________ this computer for three years.
15. It’s 20 minutes since the lecture started.
The lecture ______________________ ago.
Put the verb in brackets into past perfect simple or past perfect continuous
I'm sorry I left without you last night, but I told you to meet me early because the show started at 8:00. I
(try) ______________________(1) to get tickets for that play for months, and I didn't want to miss it. By
the time I finally left the coffee shop where we were supposed to meet, I
(have) ____________________ five cups of coffee and I (wait) ______________________ (2) over an
hour. I had to leave because I (arrange) ______________________ (3) to meet Kathy in front of the
theater.
When I arrived at the theater, Kathy (pick, already) ______________________ (4) up the tickets and she
was waiting for us near the entrance. She was really angry because she (wait) ________________ (5) for
more than half an hour. She said she (give, almost) ______________________ (6) up and
(go) ______________________
(7)
into
the
theater
without
us. Kathy
told
me
you
(be) ______________________ (8) late several times in the past and that she would not make plans with
you again in the future.
Transform this sms into an e-mail. Write complete sentences using the Past perfect simple or
continuous or the Past simple.
Dear Monica,