Present perfect simple, present perfect continuous and past simple 1. jack ……………. (live) in boston for the past 15 years, but now he lives in bristol. 2. janet …………. (work) for smith and brothers before she came to work for us. 3. dad, ……………. (you/finish) reading the paper yet? 4. you look really great! ………… (you, work) out at the fitness centre recently? 5. i …………(have) the same car for more than ten years. i'm thinking about buying a new one. 6. i came to england six months ago. i started my economics course three months ago. when i return to australia, i ……………. (study) for nine months and i ……… (be) in england for exactly one year. 7. the other day i …………………………….. (meet) our friend chris 8. she is very ill, she ………………………(not be) here for two weeks 9. sam ……………….(arrive) in san diego a week ago. 10. it ……………… (rain) all week. i hope it stops by saturday because i want to go to the beach. 11. he ……………………… (go) to leeds last week. 12. we ………………………………) many new roads in poland. 13. listen donna, i don't care if you ……………………(miss) the bus this morning. you (be) ………………..late to work too many times. you are fired! 14. peter ……………… (play) tennis for five years when he ………….. (be) at school. 15. i'm afraid i'm not hungry. i ………………… (eat/already). 16. the old woman ……………………(fall) as she was crossing the street. 17. in the last hundred years, travelling …………………… (become) much easier and very comfortable. in the 19th century, it ………………… (take) two or three months to cross north america by covered wagon. the trip ……………….(be) very rough and often dangerous. things ……………….(change) a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years. now you can fly from new york to los angeles in a matter of hours. 18. judy: how long ………………………(be) in canada? claude: i ……………………… (study) here for more than three years. 19. they ………………………….(live) here for the last seven years. 20. they …………….. (go) home after the concert last night. 21. i …………………….(not meet) him for three months. 22. when jack was at school, he ………………. (learn) to play the saxophone. he …………………….. (play) it ever since. 23. john …………………….. (work) for the government since he graduated from harvard university. until recently, he ………………….. (enjoy) his work, but now he is talking about retiring. 24. could you give me some advice? i ……………….. (buy) this sweater at macy's yesterday. do you think i should take it back? 25. i ……………………… (see) judy for more than five years and during that time i …………………………… (see) many changes in her personality. 26. frank, where have you been? we ………………………… (wait) for you since 1 pm. 27. ……………………(you / read) you the papers this morning? 28. yesterday, my brother ……………….. (come) home from school, ………………(switch) on the tv and………………….. (watch) tv until dinner………………. (be) ready. 29. oh no, it's raining and i ………………) my umbrella at home. 30. he ……………………….. (be) in vienna several times. 31. i think the waiter ………………… (forget) us. we ………………….(wait) here for over half an hour and nobody………………… (take) our order yet. 32. he must realize we …………….. (order, not) yet! we ………………….(sit) here for over half an hour staring at him. 33. up to the present time i never …………………. (visit) this museum. 34. i…………………….. (work) for this company for more than thirty years, and i intend to stay here until i retire! 35. come on, let's celebrate! our team ………………(win) the match.