Lily never (a)   (go) to school alone, always with her friends.

Yesterday at 6 o'clock I (a)   (write) a letter to my grandparents.

This time last year I (a)   (study) at a primary school.

George (a)   (choose) to shift to a ground floor apartment a month ago.

At 6.30 yesterday evening, my friends and I (a)   (plan) the activities for our club.

We (a)   (grill) sausages for breakfast now.

He (a)   (already receive) the acceptance letter for admission into university.

Poisonous gases (a)   (destroy) the ozone layer.

Our grandparents (a)   (look after) us since we were small.

When I last saw him, he (a)   (live) in London.

John (a)   (read) a book when I called him.

The man got out of the car, (a)   (walk) to the bench, opened his notebook and wrote something on it.

The man (a)   (be hit) by the train.

My aunt (a)   (live) in New York since last year.

The weather (a)   (be) very bad yesterday.

We (a)   (build) this house five years ago.

Lucy (a)   (work) for this fashion company for ages.

My parents (a)   (buy) this apartment twelve years ago.

We have saved enough money. We (a)   (buy) a new car next month.

I (a)   (be) to the national library several times this year.

Keep silent! The baby (a)   (sleep) in the room.

My brother and I (a)   (learn) Chinese for 2 years.

Daniel (a)   (leave) here three hours ago.

My brother usually (a)   (play) badminton in the morning.

Look at those black clouds! It (a)   (rain) soon.

My mother (a)   (learn) English for ten years.

(a)   (he) (go) fishing very often when he was nine years old?

Linda is working in this department. She (a)   (work) here for two years.

Mr. Parker (a)   (read) a book at 8p.m last night.

My parents (a)   (live) in Melbourne from 2003 to 2011.

Claire (a)   (tell) you the truth soon.

On my way to school, I (a)   (remember) that I had left my essay at home.

I will come and see you before I (a)   (leave) for America.

It (a)   (be) a long time since we were apart. I did not recognize her.

His health has improved a lot since he (a)   (start) doing exercises regularly.

She hurt herself when she (a)   (play) hide-and-seek with her friends.

Water (a)   (freeze) at zero degrees.

We (a)   (catch) this bus every morning.

Last night when I (a)   (play) my electric guitar, the neighbors knocked on my door and complained about the noise.

As it (a)   (rain) heavily yesterday afternoon, the football match was cancelled.

This survey (a)   (show) that Harvard students often stay up late to study.

The Earth (a)   (revolve) around the Sun.

Three articles (a)   (be write) by him during last year.

Claudia (a)   (loose) her car key last weekend and she has reported it to the security.

He (a)   (live) in Paris a year ago, but now he's living in Jakarta.

Mr. Jacob only (a)   (eat) fish.

I (a)   (play) with my cousins in the park yesterday.

I'm so hungry. I (a)   (make) a sandwich to eat.

(a)   Tony done his homework yet?

Josie (a)   (meet) my sister before.

My best friend (a)   (live) too far away hence we only talk on the phone.

I (a)   (be) 32 years old.

I (a)   (wait) for you for three hours. Where have you been?

If I (a)   (be) you, I would buy those shoes!

I (a)   (make) a big mistake. I will never forget it.

We (a)   (have) a problem, but it's ok now.

I (a)   (do) a test next week.

Helen (a)   (enjoy) teaching very much.

British consumers (a)   (buy) more clothes and shoes than ever before.

When (a)   (you) (arrive) here? - I came here last night.

I (a)   (take) Sunny out for lunch last Tuesday.

She (a)   (be bear) in Korea.

When I (a)   (arrive) at the bus stop, the bus wasn't there.

Marie Curie (a)   (marry) Pierre Curie in 1895.

Would you like (a)   (be) my pen friend?

He (a)   (take) many photographs since 2022.

Austin often wears T-shirt, but today he (a)   (wear) a shirt.

(a)   (you) (pick up) the laundry yet?

Will we come to her birthday party? If yes, I (a)   (buy) a cake at the bakery.

The train (a)   (come) late last night.

Right now I'm still in Melbourne, but we (a)   (move) to Sydney next week.

My sister (a)   (cook) when the phone rang.

He (a)   (never be) to Japan before.

The village (a)   (be) great but we had to move to a bigger city for work.

How long (a)   (you) (be) here?

Up to now, I (a)   (not have) any opportunity to talk to her.

Please be quiet! You (a)   (bother) other guests!

The waiter (a)   (not pay) attention while we were giving our order. As a result, half of our order was wrong.

(a)   (they) (listen) while he was talking?

Tina (a)   (know) Anna for five years

He (a)   (not study) when his mom came home yesterday.

Alex was cleaning the floor while his roommate (a)   (not do) anything.

When we saw him at the party, he (a)   (wear) a black suit.

She (a)   (submit) her homework and went out.

What (a)   (she) (do) at 9pm yesterday?

That man is the writer who  (a)   (be) (interview) yesterday.

You (a)   (enjoy) this book. It has interesting information about recent inventions.

When (a)   (people) (invent) steam engine?

The last student that was interviewed (a)   (be) Tom.

My sister (a)   (not talk) to me for a month. I miss her so much!

The train (a)   (leave) half an hour ago.

He fell down when he (a)   (run) towards the church.

What (a)   (you) (do) here in the last 2 hours?

I (a)   (try) to fix this computer since yesterday.

He always (a)   for a walk in the evening.

Her father (a)   (die) when she was a small girl.

Pasteur (a)   (live) in the 19^th century.

They often (a)   (take) a nap at noon.

I (a)   (never feel) this happy!

My grandparents are madly in love with each other, even though they (a)   (live) together for 30 years.

Harry (a)   (meet) Sally last year through their mutual friends.

1. Nobody was watching the TV so I (a)   (switch) it off.

There's no watermelon left in our fridge. I (a)   (buy) one on my way home.

By the end of last year, Frank and I (a)   (work) together for 10 years.

Our grandmother (a)   (cook) for two hours.

My sister (a)   (spend) a lot of money yesterday when she went shopping.

I (a)   (be) to the Bahamas twice.

Sarah (a)   (run) since she's late for her class.

When the children were visiting the zoo, an elephant (a)   (escape).

Are they still (a)   (swim) now?

She (a)   (not have) breakfast. She only eat two meals a day.

Mary (a)   (know) Anna for a long time.

When we met them in the street, they (a)   (go) to the market.

It (a)   (rain) this morning when we got up.

we are ... (watch) a movie

(a)  

Tony and Tina (a)   (play) chess yesterday.

It (a)   (smell) very delicious in the kitchen.

Phone and Anna (a)   (not like) horror films.

1. I found my old doll when I (a)    (tidy) the closet.

Anna (a)   (talk) on the phone, while Tina's washing the dishes.

"Now, right now, at the moment, ...." are signal words of (a)   tense.

What (a)   (you) (wait) for?

(a)   (she) (register) for the new course?

It’s 7.00 p.m. now and they (a)   (have) meal together in the dining room.

While people were talking to each other, he (a)   (read) his book.

What (a)   (you) (do) yesterday?

Where (a)   (Anna) (go) last Saturday?

The first time he met her, he (a)   (write) his phone number on her notebook.

(a)   (Tina) (wash) the dishes by herself last night?

We believe that she (a)   (recover) from her illness soon.

I promise I (a)   (arrive) at the train station on time.

If it rains, he (a)   (stay) at home.

I think he (a)   (not buy) that house. He doesn't like its location.

(a)   (you) (take) me to the zoo tomorrow?

We (a)   (have) a football match this evening. Will you come?

"So far, just, yet, never, already, ever, up to now, recently" are signal words of (a)   tense.