Choose the right variant.
1. I have been / was in a bank for fifteen years. Then I gave it up.
2. Molly is a very good teacher. She has been / was a teacher for fifteen years
already.
3. When we have been / were on holiday the weather was awful.
4. The weather has been / was very nice recently, don‟t you think?
5. Is Alan here? – No, I‟m afraid he has gone out / went out.
6. When exactly has he gone out / did he go out? – About ten minutes ago.
7. Last night I have arrived / arrived home at half past twelve.
8. Mr. Brown is in his office. He has just arrived / just arrived.
9. My bicycle is not here anymore. Somebody has taken / took it.
10. He has come up / came up to the shelf, has taken / took a book and has gone /
went back to his room.
11. Have you visited / did you visit many museums when you were in Paris?
12. How many museums have you visited / did you visit?
13. Mary is my best friend. I have known / knew her for ten years.
14. I haven’t known / didn’t know you five years ago.
15. My parents are not here. They have gone / went on holiday.
16. I haven’t gone / didn’t go to school yesterday because I was ill.
17. Have you eaten / did you eat all the chocolate cake last night?
18. I want to lose weight. I haven’t eaten / didn’t eat anything today yet.
19. The teacher has found / found a lot of mistakes in my test yesterday.
20. My cousin hasn’t found / didn’t find a new job yet.