Question

Put the verbs in brackets into Present Perfect or Past Simple. 

Mr Briggs: Hello, darling. How are you? Is everything okay? 
Mrs Briggs: I'm fine. I 1) _ (be) very busy since you 2) _ (leave). 
Mr Briggs: What 3) _ (you/do) so far? 
Mrs Briggs: I 4) _ (do) the painting, I 5) _ (mend) the bookshelf and I 6) _ (build) a cupboard. I 7) _ (have) my hair cut and I 8) _ (go) to the dentist's. Oh, and yesterday I 9) _(speak) to a builder about the garage. 
Mr Briggs: A builder? The garage? What 10) _ (happen) to the garage? 
Mrs Briggs: Well, the garage wall 11) _ (fall down) two days ago. 
Mr Briggs: WHAT????
Mrs Briggs: I… I 12) _ (not/finish) yet. We, well, the neighbour 13) _(have) a little accident. He 14) _ (drive) into the garage wall. 
Mr Briggs: Oh no! He 15) _ (not/crash) into my new car, did he? 
Mrs Briggs: No! Your car 16) _ (be) fine. Don't worry! 

Answer 1

1 have been
2 left
3 have you done
4 have done
5 have mended
6 have built
7 have had
8 have gone
9 spoke
10 happened
11 fell down
12 haven’t finished
13 had
14 drove
15 didn’t crash
16 is