Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous of the verbs in brackets

1) This time last year we _____________ that big concert. (plan)

2) The museum was quite crowded when I visited it. A teacher _____________ a group of schoolchildren round and they _____________ some of the objects. (take, draw)

3) The police_____________ his story. (not believe)

4) It was eight o’clock in the morning. I was still in bed and my brother _____________ ready for school. (get)

5) I didn’t eat anything for lunch because I_____________ the food in the cafeteria. (not like)

6) We_____________ anything at ten. We were really tired. (not do)

7) It was chaos last night at the airport. Thousands of people _____________ for flights. (wait)

8) We_____________ to go, but we had to. (not want)

9) Rachel called earlier this morning. She_____________ very upset. (sound)

10) I_____________ to my new CD, so I didn’t hear the phone. (listen)

11) Sarah wasn’t here in June. She ____________ round Europe. (travel)

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Present perfect for recent events

• We use the present perfect to talk about an action that happened at some time in the recent past. We don’t say when it happened because this isn’t important. We are thinking about the present result of the action: I’ ve met Tom. (= I know him now.) He ’s broken his leg. (= His leg is broken now.)

• We use the past simple (not the present perfect) to talk about an action that happened at a specific time in the past. We usually say when it happened: I met Tom last year. He broke his leg two years ago. She passed her driving test yesterday.

• To emphasise that something happened in the very recent past, we can use just, recently (= a short time ago), already (= before now or before a particular time) or yet (= up to now). Note that we can’t use just at the end of a sentence: Sophie ’s just left. Have you seen Molly recently? Jack 's already left. Have you already eaten? The film’ s started already. I haven’t read that book yet. Have you finished yet?

• We use the past simple (not the present perfect) to give more details about recent events: ‘Have you heard? Mary’s had a baby! ’ ‘When did she have it?’ ‘Last night!’