Question

Complete the conversation with the past simple or the present perfect. Tom: Hey, Alex. Are you waiting for the guys for our basketball game? Alex: Yes, I 1-_________________ (be) here since lunch time. Where are the other guys? Tom: Well, Matt 2-____________________(call) me yesterday to say that he was sick and he couldn’t play basketball today. So he’s not coming. Alex: That’s a pity, because I also 3-____________________(speak) to Mason last night and he’s not coming, either. What about Joe? Tom: Joe 4-_____________________(ask) me to pick him up at 11 o´clock, but he 5-_________________(not be) at home when I passed there ten minutes ago. Alex: And Russell? Tom: 6- ______________ (not have) you 7-________________(hear) about him? Alex: No! Tom: He 8-__________________(meet) a girl and he’s in love with her. Alex: And what does it have to do with our basketball game? Tom: It’s very simple: she’s more beautiful than us. Alex: Well, that is a good excuse.

Answer 1

1. am
2. called
3. spoke
4. asked
5. wasn't
6. Haven't
7. Heard
8. Met