1> put in the present perfect or past simple of the verb in brackets
1. I ____________ ( tidy) my desk, but now it's in a mess a gain.
2. The last time I___________ ( go ) to Brighton was in August.
3.I'd like to meet a ghost, but I _________ (never/ see) one.
4.my father __________ ( work) as a chief engineer for twenty years before his retirement.
5.Harry __________ ( work) in the same job for thity years.
6.What time ______________ ( you/ get) to work this morning?
7.Martin ___________ (be) to Greece five times. He loves the place.
8.They _________ ( not/ go ) to the party last Sunday.
9.It's the fifth time you _____________ ( ask ) me the same question.
10.Of course I can ride a bike, but I ____________ ( not/ ride ) one for years.
11.Put your wallet away. I __________________ ( already/ pay) for ererything.
12.I __________ ( know ) her sinceI _______ (study ) in the United States.
13. My best friend _________ ( leave ) for Paris two month ago, but I __________ ( not/ receive) a letter from him yet.
14. We _______ (move) here in 1993. We ___________ ( be )here a long time now.