1. What are you doing? I'm repairing my son's bicycle. I (do) it for two hours.
2. I'll call for an ambulance. She (get) weaker and weaker since she had breakfast.
3. Hurry up, John. I'm waiting for you. You (have a bath) for an hour.
4. Who is that man standing on the comer? He (stand) there for the last half an hour.
5. Where is Dad? I (wait) for him since 6 p.m. We are going to be late to the concert.
6. I can't stand it anymore. Those people (quarrel) since breakfast.
7. Jim works as a sales manager. Really? He (sell) washing machines for three months.
8. Dora is playing the piano. She (play) the piano since I came.
9. Aren't you going to tell me what (you / do) in my absence?
10. How long you (sit) here?
11. Michael, I (try) to get you all day!
12. I'll go and wash my eyes. I don't want my husband to see I (cry).
13. The amount of crime (increase) for the last ten years and we can't stop this process.
Present Perfect/Present Perfect Continuous
1) He knows Africa well because he (travel) a lot there.
A has been travelling B has travelled
2) You (write) this composition for two hours and can't complete it.
A have been writing B have written
3) John is still repairing his car. He must be tired. He (repair) it all day.
A has repaired B has been repairing
4) Alice promised to come, but she's absent. Something (happen) to her.
A has been happening B has happened
5) The children are drawing. They (draw) since they came home.
A have been drawing B have drawn
6)... they (tell) anything about their summer plans?
A Have they been telling B Have they told
7) My aunt (have) the big house in the country.
A has always been having B has always had
Past Tenses
Past Simple -
Past Simple , , . Past Simple , five days ago ( ), last year ( ), yesterday (), in 1980 ( 1980 ) ..
Past Simple
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| I played | We played |
| You played | You played |
| He / she / it played | They played |
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| Did I play? | Did we play? |
| Did you play? | Did you play? |
| Did he / she / it play? | Did they play? |
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| I did not play | We did not play |
| You did not play | You did not play |
| He / she / it did not play | They did not play |
, Past Simple, . -ed:
examine examin ed, enjoy enjoy ed, close clos ed
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We saw your dog two blocks from here.
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do did, (!) :
Did you wash your hands?
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Did they sign the contract?
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did not. (!) :
We did not find our car.
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I did not understand this question.
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Past Simple:
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I saw Jeremy in the bank.
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The old man often visited me.
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I noticed this charming shop girl each time I went to buy something.
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I heard a strange sound, looked back, and saw a huge cat sitting on the table.
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