Choose the correct word.
1. It is the first time I _ this season.
a. skated b. have skated
2. It’s ages since we _ the Harrissons.
a. saw b. have seen
3. My friend _ to Madame Tussaud’s.
a. has never been b. was never
4. My grand-grand father _ to any country. He lived all his life in this town.
a. has never travelled b. never travelled
5. Byron _ a lot of wonderful poems, which are famous all over the world.
a. has written b. wrote
6. John Grisham _ some of the most successful legal thrillers.
a. has written b. wrote
7. _ the question with Sally yet? – No, I _much of her lately.
a. have you discussed… haven’t seen
b. did you discuss… didn’t see
8. I _ the question with Sally last time.
a. haven’t discussed b. didn’t discuss
9. Who _ the telephone?
a. invented b. has invented
10. _ writing the essay? You may hand it in.
a. have you already finished b. did you finish
11. It is the worst programme I _ .
a. have ever seen b. ever saw
12. You _ really moody ever since that letter _ .
a. have been, arrived b. are, have arrived
13. The house _ on this spot for over two hundred years.
a. stands b. has stood
14. A beautiful cathedral _ on this spot two hundred years ago.
a. stood b. has stood
15. NASA _ probes to various planets in the solar system.
a. has sent b. sent
16. There _ a serious decline in the number of people qualifying as teachers in the last decade.
a. has been b. was
17. The prices on petrol _ considerably the last year.
a. have risen b. rose
18. The prices on food _ last year.
a. have risen b. rose
19. The film _ , we’d better hurry.
a. has just started b. just started
20. The show _ just now. Hurry up, take your seat.
a. has started b. started​