1 Complete the sentences with present tenses, present perfect and past simple.

1 The Bible ……………………….. (sell) more copies than any other book.

2 In his thirties David …………….. (spend) many years travelling around Asia.

3 A: What’s the noise? B: Jim ……………. (snore). He ....................... (suffer) from this
condition for years.

4 Because of the immediate threat of war, many people ………………. (leave) the country.

5 This month we …………………………. (work) at the weekend too. I just can’t get used ………………….(not have)
little free time.

6 Since Hank ………….. (win) the lottery, his telephone ……………… (not stop) ringing. He …………………… (ask)
by his friends whether he will lend them any money.

7 The airline currently ………………… (reduce) tickets to Spain, but for one month only.

8 Ella loves learning languages. She ……………… (speak) four languages fluently.


2 Correct any mistakes.

1 I go swimming in the evenings because I can’t get used to get up early.

2 Fred is collecting stamps in his free time. He collected hundreds of stamps already.

3 Mum still recovers from the operation and spends most of her time resting in bed.

4 I have known him when we were both working at IBM.

5 Monica has hated living in Rome ever since she moved there in 2016. If only she could go back to
Madrid.

6 A lot of people asked me about the bankruptcy but I always say it’s none of their business.

7 The sportsman has represented his country very well, but forced to retire after an injury.

8 Jane is admitting she can’t do her job as well as she used to. Yesterday she has given her
notice.