Question

Поставьте глаголы в скобках в present perfect или present perfect or the past indefinite tense.
1. this is my house. - how long you (to live) here? - i (to live) here since 1995.
2. he (to lose) his job two months ago since then he (to be) out of work. - why he (to lose) his job? - he (to be) very rude to mr williams.
3. my daughter (not to start) to work yet. she’s still at high school. - how long she (to be) at school? - she (to be) at high school for three years; before that she (to spend) five years at primary school in blue street.
4. i (to begin) to study english at secondary school and (to do) it for five years. then i (to drop) it for a couple of years and (to forget) most of it. then i (to spend) three years at a secretarial college, where i studied business english, and for the last six months i (to study) english in london.
5. hello, nick! i (not to see) you for ages! where you (to be)? - i (to be) to sweden. i (to mean) to send you a postcard but i (not to have) your address with me. - never mind. you (to have) a good time in sweden? how long you (to be) there? - i (to be) there for two weeks. i only just (to get) back.

Answer 1

The Present Perfect or the Past Indefinite tense.

1. This is my house. - How long have you (lived) here? - I (have lived) here since 1995.

2. He (lost) his job two months ago since then he (has been) out of work. - Why did he (lose) his job? - He (was) very rude to Mr Williams.

3. My daughter (has not started) to work yet. She’s still at High School. - How long has she (been) at school? - She (has been) at High School for three years; before that she (spent) five years at Primary School in Blue Street.

4. I (began) to study English at Secondary School and (have done) it for five years. Then I (dropped) it for a couple of years and (forgot) most of it. Then I (spent) three years at a Secretarial College, where I studied Business English, and for the last six months I (have studied) English in London.

5. Hello, Nick! I (have not seen) you for ages! Where have you (been)? - I (have  been) to Sweden. I (meant) to send you a postcard but I (did not have) your address with me. - Never mind. Did you (have) a good time in Sweden? How long were you there? - I (was) there for two weeks. I have only just (got) back.