14.Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the simple past tense.
1. This is my house. ~ How long you (live) here? ~ I (live) here since 1990.
2. He (live) in London for two years and then (go) to Edinburgh.
3. Shakespeare (write) a lot of plays.
4. My brother (write) several plays. He just (finish) his second tragedy.
5. I (fly) over Loch Ness last week. ~ You (see) the Loch Ness monster?
6. I (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is.
7. He (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.
8. When he (arrive)? ~ He (arrive) at 2.00.
9. I can't go out because I (not finish) my work.
10. I never (drink) whisky. ~ Well, have some now.
11. I (write) the letter but I can't find a stamp.
12. The clock is slow. ~ It isn't slow, it (stop).
13. Here are your shoes; I just (clean) them.
14. I (leave) home at 8.00 and (get) here at twelve.
15. I (do) this sort of work when I (be) an apprentice.
16. He just (go) out.
17. He (go) out ten minutes ago.
18. You (have) breakfast yet? ~ Yes, I (have) it at 8.00.
19. I (meet) him last June.
20. You (see) the moon last night?
21. The play just (begin). You are a little late.
22. The newspaper (come)? ~ Yes, Ann is reading it.
23. We (miss) the bus. Now we'll have to walk.
24. Mr Pound is the bank manager. He (be) here for five years.
25. Mr Count (work) as a cashier for twenty-five years. Then he (retire) and (go) to live in the country.