Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: present perfect or simple past.
1 I (buy) a new house last year, but I (not sell) my old house yet, so at the moment I have two houses. 2 When Ann (be) on her way to the station it (begin) to rain. Ann (run) back to her flat for her umbrella, but this (make) her late for her train. 3 She (catch) the next train but it (not get) in till 9.00, so she (arrive) at her office ten minutes late. 4 Her boss (look) up as she (come) in. 'You (be) late every morning this week, ;' he (growl). 5 At 7 a.m. Charles (ring) Peter and (say), 'I'm going fishing, Peter. Would you like to come?' 'But it's so early,' (say) Peter. 'I (not have) breakfast yet. Why you (not tell) me last night?' 6 Tom (meet) Paul at lunch time and (say), 'I (not see) you at the bus stop this morning. You (miss) the bus?' 'I (not miss) it,' (reply) Paul. 'I (not miss) a bus for years. But this morning George (give) me a lift.' 7 Ann (go) to Canada six months ago. She (work) in Canada for a while and then (go) to the United States. 8 Mary (be) in Japan for two years. She is working there and likes it very much. ~ How she (go)? - She (go) by air. 9 When I (buy) my new house I (ask) for a telephone. The Post Office (tell) me to wait, but I (wait) a year now and my phone still not come). 10 Bill usually has breakfast at 8.00. Yesterday at 8.30 Peter (meet) Bill and (offer) him an apple. 'No, thanks,' (say) Bill. 'I just (have) breakfast.' 11 Just as Ann (arrive) at the airfield a plane (land) and a girl (climb) out. To her surprise Ann (recognize) her cousin, Lucy. 'Hello, Lucy," she (exclaim). 'I (not know) that you (know) how to fly a plane.' I only just (learn),' (say) Lucy. I (go) solo for the first time last week.'
Ответы
1. I bought a new house last year, but I have not sold my old house yet, so at the moment, I have two houses.
2. When Ann was on her way to the station, it began to rain. Ann ran back to her flat for her umbrella, but this made her late for her train. She caught the next train, but it did not get in till 9:00, so she arrived at her office ten minutes late.
3. Her boss looked up as she came in. 'You have been late every morning this week,' he growled.
4. At 7 a.m., Charles rang Peter and said, 'I'm going fishing, Peter. Would you like to come?' 'But it's so early,' said Peter. 'I have not had breakfast yet. Why did you not tell me last night?'
5. Tom met Paul at lunchtime and said, 'I did not see you at the bus stop this morning. Did you miss the bus?' 'I did not miss it,' replied Paul. 'I have not missed a bus for years. But this morning George gave me a lift.'
6. Ann went to Canada six months ago. She worked in Canada for a while and then went to the United States.
7. Mary has been in Japan for two years. She is working there and likes it very much. ~ How did she go? - She went by air.
8. When I bought my new house, I asked for a telephone. The Post Office told me to wait, but I have been waiting for a year now, and my phone still has not come.
9. Bill usually has breakfast at 8:00. Yesterday at 8:30, Peter met Bill and offered him an apple. 'No, thanks,' said Bill. 'I just had breakfast.'
10. Just as Ann arrived at the airfield, a plane landed, and a girl climbed out. To her surprise, Ann recognized her cousin, Lucy. 'Hello, Lucy," she exclaimed. 'I did not know that you knew how to fly a plane.' 'I only just learned,' said Lucy. 'I went solo for the first time last week.'