1. They _________ (write) their exams yesterday. 2. They _________ (start) building their new

... house 18 months ago. 3. I ________ (meet) the company manager two weeks ago. 4. I ________ (be born) in 1964. 5. That was the best concert I _____ ever _______ (see). 6. I __________ (not eat) anything since breakfast. 7. I _________ (study) English for 10 years. 8. You ___________ (change) your address recently. 9. When I was 15 I _________ (go) to Dublin. 10. My students _________ (raise) a lot of money for charity. 11. We _________ (not go) to the cinema last night. 12. My uncle ________ (arrive) in Lisbon last night but he _________ (not call) 13. We _________ (not see) Pedro Almodovar’s new film yet. 14. _________ (you go) abroad this year? 15. The shop is probably closed because they _______ (go) for lunch. 16. When I ______ (be) at school I ______ (not like) Maths. 17. What’s the matter with your brother? He ________ (lose) his mobile. 18. Mark Spitz ________(win) seven Olympic gold medals in 1972. 19. Why are you crying? Because I _______ (cut) my finger. 20. When Mary was young she _______ (love) skiing. 21. There _______ (be) a lot of accidents last year, and there _________ (be) a lot this year, too. 22. My students __________ (not study) hard last term, but they ______ (study) hard this term. 23. When my niece ______ (be) at school, she ________ (play) in a handball team. 24. After I _____ (leave) school, I ______ (take) a job on the library. 25. I’m afraid the last train ________ (leave) an hour ago. 26. Thank you for your offer but I _________ (decide) not to accept. 27. Yesterday I __________ (lose) my wallet. 28. We ________ (not speak) to your sister for a long time. 29. When we ________ (reach) the cinema, there _______ (not be) any tickets left. 30. Take your umbrella with you. It ________ (start) raining.