Past and Perfect Tenses

Report are coming in that a train ..................................near Birmingham. According to eyewitnesses, it......................... a concret block which somebody...........................on the line.

• crashed, / hit / put

• has crashed/ hit/ put

• has crashed/ hit / had put

Halfway to the office Paul.............................round and .................................back home, because he......................to turn the gas off.

• turn/ go/ forget

• turned /go / forgot

• turned/ went / had forgotten

I ...................................housework all day. I .........................every room in the house.

• did/ cleaned

• did/ have cleaned

• Have been doing/ have cleaned

• Had done/ had cleaned

I ......................................in bed thinking about getting up when the phone .....................................

• have lied/ was ringing

• was lying/ rang

• have lied/ rang

It wasn't surprising that she...................................getting toothache. She ................................to the dentist for two years.

• started/ was not going

• was starting/ has not been

• started / has not been

• started/ had been

I ......................................a lot of bridge recently.

• played

• have played

• have been playing

When I ....................................home everybody.............................TV.

• got / had watched

• got/ was watching

• got / watched

We ..................................your mother for ages.

• had not seen

• have not seen

• have not been seeing

How long............................................English?

• have you learned

• have you been learning

• did you learn

London.....................................................................a lot since we first............................to live here.

• had changed/ came

• changed/ was coming

• has changed/ came