Past Simple, Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous – Grade 10

1. I ___ this film three times, but I still find it exciting.

2. My brother ___ for his driving test for the last two months, and he is still practising.

3. We ___ to Italy on holiday last summer.

4. How long ___ your best friend?

5. Sarah looks exhausted because she ___ the house all morning.

6. I ___ my homework already, so I can go out now.

7. When ___ your parents ___ their new car?

8. The children ___ in the garden for two hours, and they are still outside playing.

9. This is the first time I ___ such an interesting documentary.

10. My grandmother ___ in a small village until she moved to London in 2015.

11. Why are your hands covered in paint? ___ the walls?

12. The company ___ five new employees since the beginning of September.

13. I ___ my phone yesterday, but luckily someone found it.

14. They ___ for the bus for over forty minutes, and it still hasn't arrived.

15. She ___ three novels so far this year.

A New Hobby That Changed My Life Two years ago, I   [have decided, have been deciding, decided, decide] to try something completely different, so I joined a local photography club. At first, I knew very little about photography, but I quickly became interested in it. Since then, I   [learned, have learned, have been learning, learn] a lot about cameras, lighting and editing techniques. I   [took, have been taking, take, have taken] hundreds of photographs, and some of them have even won competitions. For the past six months, I   [worked, had worked, have been working, work] on a special project about life in my hometown. I am still working on it. I want to show how ordinary people spend their days and what makes our community unique. Last weekend, I   [have met, have been meeting, met, meet] an elderly man who told me fascinating stories about the town's history. We spent almost three hours talking, and I took several portraits of him. Recently, my photography teacher   [had encouraged, has encouraged, has been encouraging, encourages] me to enter a national competition. I am quite nervous because I   [never participated, have never participated, have never been participating, never participate] in such an important event before. My friends are also excited about my project. They   [helped, had helped, have been helping, help] me with ideas and suggestions since I started working on it, and they are still doing so. I   [didn't select, haven't selected, haven't been selecting, don't select] all the photographs for my project yet, but I hope to finish everything next month. Photography   [became, has become, has been becoming, becomes] an important part of my life, and I can't imagine giving it up now.