Question

Supply the correct tense, Simple Past or Present Perfect, of the verbs in parentheses (from 1 to 10):

1. We are now living on 72nd Street where we ______________ (live) for two years.

2. We _______________ (live) in Washington from 1950 to 1955.

3. Before he came to the United States, John ______________ (work) as a carpenter.

4. Since coming here, however, he ________________ (work) as a clerk.

5. My former teacher was Miss Smith. I _________ (study) with her for one year.

6. My present teacher is Mr. Jones. I __________________ (study) with him for six months.

7. It is natural that Mary speaks English well because she _______________ (speak) English all her life.

8. John ___________ (work) hard all his life. (He is dead)

9. John ________________ (work) hard all his life. (He is alive)

10. Smith ________________ (leave) New York last month and _______________ (work) in Pittsburgh since then.

Answer 1

have lived
lived
worked
has worked
studied
have studied
has spoken
worked
has worked
leaved
has worked