B2+ Unit 1 Past tenses p8e2

We have made/made friends with some Swiss

students on holiday last summer.

• have made

• made

I ’ve/’d been writing to a pen pal in Italy for the last

three years. We get on really well.

• 've

• 'd

On the way to school, we chatted/have been

chatting to some people on the bus.

• chatted

• have been chatting

I know quite a lot about psychology because I’ve

been reading/read six books about it.

• read

• been reading

My dad has been/was in a football team, but he

stopped playing a few years ago.

• has been

• was

He couldn’t tell us the end of the joke because

he ’d forgotten/has been forgetting it.

• 'd forgotten

• has been forgetting

I had/have been having problems with my computer

for ages, so I got my brother to fix it.

• had

• have

They left/were leaving the cinema when they saw an

old friend, so they went back to see him.

• left

• were leaving

She’s my best friend. We always saw/

have always seen eye-to-eye.

• always saw

• have always seen

I have to go now. My train has arrived/been arriving.

• been arriving

• arrived