The Verb Exercises 7.: Present Perfect vs. Simple Past




Use the present perfect or the simple past in the questions in the following text:

  • Are you a soldier by profession?
  • Yes!
  • How long you (to be) in the army?
  • 29 years.
  • When you (to join) in the army?
  • In 1983.
  • Where you (to see) action?
  • First in Iraq then in Bosnia.
  • You (to see) much fighting in Iraq?
  • Not too much.
  • How long you (to remain) there?
  • For over a year.
  • Why you (to be) sent to England?
  • I (to be) wounded.
  • What sort of wound it (to be)?
  • A bullet through the shoulder.
  • How many times you (to be) wounded) so far?
  • Three times.
  • They (to be) serious wounds?
  • Rather.
  • When you (to be) wounded the last time?
  • In 1994.
  • How you (to feel) since the army?
  • Not very strong.
  • Why you (not to leave) the army?
  • I can't imagine my life outside the army.
  • Where you (to serve) lately?
  • In Pakistan mostly. The climate there suits my health.
KEY:
  • have ...... been
  • did ......... join
  • did ......... see
  • did ........ remain
  • were
  • was
  • was
  • have ...... been
  • were
  • were
  • have ........... been feeling (or have ....... felt)
  • haven't ........... left
  • have ........... been serving