Question

Fill in the present perfect simple, the past simple or the past progressive.
1. ...she ...ever in a foreign country? (live)
2. While we ... TV, the lights out. (watch / go)
3. My mother ... in the living room when someone ... into our garage. (sit / break)
4. He ... at the airport. (already arrive)
5. Someone ... poison into the glass while we .. . in the kitchen. (put / talk)
6. I to the radio when the fire . (listen / break out)
7. ...you ...tennis last weekend? (play)
8. I ...the window because it ... to rain. (close / start)
9. First she ... the lawn and then she ... shopping. (cut / go)
10. He ... to school for a week. (not be)
11. She ... while I ... in the sun. (surf / lie)
12. In the middle of the night the phone ... (ring)
13. I ... her since her birthday. (not meet)
14. They ... back yesterday at nine in the evening. (come)
15. I ... the housework when you ... at work. (do / be)

Answer 1

1. ..Has.she.ever lived in a foreign country? (live)

2. While we were watching... TV, the lights went out. (watch / go)

3. My mother .was sitting.. in the living room when someone broke... into our garage. (sit / break)

4. He ...has already arrived at the airport. (already arrive)

5. Someone .put.. poison into the glass while we ..were talking . in the kitchen. (put / talk)

6. I was listening to the radio when the fire broke out. (listen / break out)

7. Did...you ..play .tennis last weekend? (play)

8. I ..closed .the window because it started.. to rain. (close / start)

9. First she .cut.. the lawn and then she ..went. shopping. (cut / go)

10. He ..hasn't been. to school for a week. (not be)

11. She .was surfing.. while I ...was lying in the sun. (surf / lie)

12. In the middle of the night the phone .rang.. (ring)

13. I ..haven't met. her since her birthday. (not meet)

14. They came back yesterday at nine in the evening. (come)

15. I .was doing.. the housework when you .were.. at work. (do / be)