Question

Use present perfect simple/continuous or past simple:
1. There is something wrong with my cat : it ....( sleep) for hours without moving a bit!
2. You ...... just .... (make) the bigger mistake of your life.
3. Our crew..... (manage) perfectly with the mission so we are winners again.
4. The hunter .... ( chase) their prey for three hours and haven't caught it yet.
5. The librarian ... ( register) books since he ( get)... this job.
6. The reporter ...( write) five new articles but (not send) .... any.
7. Excuse my dirty hands. I ... (paint) the fence.
8. What happend with your left hand? A fierce Doberman ..... (bite) me.
9. My neighbour....(drive) three fancy cars this year, as he( win) ... the lottery in March .
10. The Zoo keeper ... ( be) fascinated with leopards since he ....( camp) in savana.
11. The child ...( cry) for half an hour, but his mother ( not attend) .....him yet.
12. The workers (not start) ..... the reconstruction of the church yet, although yesterday their suppliers ( bring) .... all the tools and materials.
13. The flower ( already bloom) .... in my garden, although the winter (not go).... away yet.
14. My neighbour ( repair) ..... the wooden fence since the rams ( destroy) .... it in a fight.
15. The explorers ( never find) .... the mysterious cave although they ( looks)....for it since cannibals (flee)... the island.
16. Tge candidates ( wait) .... for the results since noon, but nobody ( tell) ....the anything yet.
17. We ( prepare) for this wedding al week, but we ( forget) to order the flowers.
18 . How many glasses( the little boy, break) ..... already? He ( run) ... around the house for three hours.
19. I ( not mow) ..... the grass in my yard since last year, si the weeds ( invade) .... the grounds.
20. The three cousins( play) ....a lot of games together lately.

Answer 1

1. There is something wrong with my cat : it has been sleeping for hours without moving a bit!
2. You have just made the biggest mistake of your life.
3. Our crew managed perfectly with the mission so we are winners again.
4. The hunters have been chasing their prey for three hours and haven't caught it yet.
5. The librarian has registered books since he got this job.
6. The reporter wrote five new articles but  he hasn't sent any.
7. Excuse my dirty hands. I have painted the fence.
8. What happened with your left hand? A fierce Doberman bit me.
9. My neighbour has driven three fancy cars this year, as he won the lottery in March .
10. The Zoo keeper has been fascinated with leopards since he camped in savana.
11. The child has been crying for half an hour, but his mother hasn't attended him yet.
12. The workers haven't started the reconstruction of the church yet, although yesterday their suppliers brought all the tools and materials.
13. The flowers have already bloomed in my garden, although the winter hasn't gone away yet.
14. My neighbour has repaired the wooden fence since the rams destroyed it in a fight.
15. The explorers have never found the mysterious cave although they have been looking for it since cannibals fled the island.
16. The candidates have been waiting for the results since noon, but nobody has told them anything yet.
17. We have been preparing for this wedding all week, but we have forgetten to order the flowers.
18 . How many glasses has the little boy already broken? He has been running around the house for three hours.
19. I haven't mowed the grass in my yard since last year, and the weeds have invaded the grounds.
20. The three cousins have played a lot of games together lately.