Answer :
Let's work through each of these sentences to correctly fill in the blanks using the appropriate tense: Present Perfect, Present Continuous, Present Simple, or Past Simple.
I (not to have) any news from them since they (to leave) Kyiv.
- I haven't had any news from them since they left Kyiv.
It (to be) dark in the street now. The sun already (to sit).
- It is dark in the street now. The sun has already set.
It (to rain) now? - No, it (to stop) raining an hour ago and now the sun (to shine).
- Is it raining now? - No, it stopped raining an hour ago and now the sun is shining.
There (to be) nobody here now. All the students (to go) home.
- There is nobody here now. All the students have gone home.
They already (to discuss) this question? - Yes, they (to discuss) it last week.
- Have they already discussed this question? - Yes, they discussed it last week.
What you (to do) now? - I (to write) a letter to my friend. - When you (to receive) his letter? - I (to receive) it today.
- What are you doing now? - I am writing a letter to my friend. - When did you receive his letter? - I received it today.
What you (to read) now? - I (to read) 'White Fang'. You ever (to read) this book?
- What are you reading now? - I am reading 'White Fang'. Have you ever read this book?
When she (to return) to Kyiv? - She (to return) this week.
- When will she return to Kyiv? - She is returning this week.
When you (to hear) the news? - I (to hear) it last Saturday.
- When did you hear the news? - I heard it last Saturday.
Where mother (to put) my magazine? I (to look) for it now.
- Where has mother put my magazine? I am looking for it now.
Where your sister (to be)? - She just (to go) to school. She (to leave) home ten minutes ago.
- Where is your sister? - She has just gone to school. She left home ten minutes ago.
Whom you (to wait) for? - We (to wait) for the doctor. - The doctor (to go) out some minutes ago.
- Whom are you waiting for? - We are waiting for the doctor. - The doctor went out some minutes ago.
You (to remember) me? We (to meet) here this month.
- Do you remember me? We met here this month.
Your children already (to read) this text? - Yes, they (to read) it at the last lesson.
- Have your children already read this text? - Yes, they read it at the last lesson.
Your son already (to do) his lessons? - Yes, he just (to finish) doing them and now he (to watch) TV.
- Has your son already done his lessons? - Yes, he has just finished doing them and now he is watching TV.
Each of these sentences involves choosing the correct tense based on the context of when actions take place or time expressions within the sentences.
