English grammar Present perfect Past simple exercises

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.

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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