Present perfect versus past simple exercises - test 3, exercise 1

Find incorrect verb forms and write them correctly.

Example:I know Lisbon very well. I was already there twice. - I have already been there twice.

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She is trying to stop smoking. She did not smoke a single cigarette for a week.
He has waited for an hour. Then he went away.
Here is your car. I just washed it.
Have you closed the window before you left? ?
Were you here before? - Yes, last year. ?
Shakespeare has written famous tragedies.
I practise skiing since my childhood.
Did you order the magazine yet? ?
I never saw the film. But I'd like to see it.
I did not finish the letter yet.
Where is Timmy? Did he go out? ?
We've done nothing like this at that time.
It's quite complicated. Have you understood? ?
She always loved Spain. She is going there again in June.
Aren't you hungry? When have you eaten? ?
It's time we went to bed. By the way, have you called Alice this morning? ?
Did you meet Bill today? ?
Do you know Greg? - No, I don't. But I heard all about him.
We missed the plane! What shall we do now?
He is our headmaster for four years now.

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