A. Fill in the blanks with the past simple or past perfect of
the verbs in brackets:
1. Dave finally ……………………… (reject) the promotion that
his manager …………………………… (offer) him due to his hard work.
2. I ………………………… (never/ travel) abroad until I
…………………………… (move) to Germany.
3. As soon as Patrick ……………………… (get) the telegram, he
……………………… (know) what …………………………… (happen).
4. Once the party ………………………… (finish) everybody
……………………… (leave) except for Sue that …………………… (help) us to tidy the house.
5. Carl ………………………… (not/ tell) me about our economic
problems until everything …………………………… (be settled).
6. Alice
finally ……………………… (buy) her wedding dress after she …………………… (try on) at least
twenty of them. What a bore!
7. Carol …………………… (resit) her exam in September since
she ……………………… (fail) it in June.
8. Lewis …………………………… (not/ change) as much as his
wife! I ………………………… (not/ see) them for five years.
9. When Tina’s mother …………………… (die), she ……………………………
(inherit) a fortune and a fabulous mansion in Los Angeles.
10. Kim ………………………… (not/ get) the job because she
…………………………… (not/ prepare) herself for the interview.
11. When I ……………………… (wake up) this morning,
everything ………………… (be) white. Definitely, it ……………………… (snow) during the
night.
12. Pam …………………… (never/ forget) that they ……………………………
(not/ invite) her to their wedding reception.
13. Our daughter ……………………… (send) an e-mail as soon as
she ……………………… (arrive) in London.
She ……………………… (promise) to phone us, but she …………………… (not).
14. Dick …………………………… (recognise) that he …………………………
(not/ work) as hard as his teacher …………………… (expect).
B. Fill
in the blanks with the past simple or present perfect of the verbs in brackets:
1. Mary …………………………… (never/ go) to Paris, so she’s very excited about her
journey.
2. McDonalds …………………………… (open) a new restaurant near
my house, but I …………………… (not/ go) there yet.
3. My father ……………………… (give up) smoking two years ago
and he …………………… (not/ smoke) a cigarette since then.
4. It’s ten years since I last ……………………… (see) Jim.
5. She ……………………… (live) in Rome for ten years, but she ………………………… (not/
return) there since she ……………………… (move) to Florence.
6. I need the car, Sue. Where ……………………… (you/ park)
it?
7. The postman ……………………………… (just/ deliver) the
letters. Here you are, Sam!
8. I …………………… (learn) to drive when I ………………… (be) 20,
but I ……………………… (never/ enjoy) driving.
9. It ……………………… (rain) since this morning.
10. Mum ……………………… (buy) a new type of cheese. Do you
want to taste it?
11. Luke ………………………… (not/ ride) a motorbike since his
accident.
12. I suppose you ……………………………… (not forget) that we’re
meeting Terry tonight, ………………?
13. My mother ……………………… (work) as a teacher until
2009, but since last year she …………………… (be) a cook. She’s happier now.
14. It ……………………… (be) very hard to get used to living
in a village after having lived in a big city for years.
15. I ……………………… (not/ hear) much of Tom lately.
16. What time ……………………… (you/ go) to the gym
yesterday? I …………………… (not/ see) you.
17. Have a look at the hotel we …………………… (choose) for
this summer holiday.
18. ……………………… (Jim/ tell) you about his new girlfriend
yet?
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