1. Reports are coming in that a train (crash) near Birmingham. According to eyewitnesses, it (hit) a concrete block which somebody (put) on the line. 2. Halfway to the office Paul (turn) round and (go) back home, because he (forget) to turn off the gas. 3. I (do) housework all day today. I haven't finished yet. 4. I (lie) in bed thinking about getting up when the doorbell (ring). 5. It wasn't surprising that she (start) getting toothache. She (not go) to the dentist for two years. 6. I (play) a lot of bridge recently. 7. When I (get) home everybody (watch) TV. 8. We (not see) your mother for ages. 9. How long you (learn) English? 10. London (change) a lot since we first (come) to live here. 11. 'How many times you (see) this film?' 'This is the first time I (see) it.' 12. 'Who's that?' 'I never (see) him before in my life.' 13. I hear Joe (get) married last month. 14. I often (wonder) where she (get) her money. 15. You (read) Pam Marshall's latest book? 16. They just (discover) a new fuel - it's half the price of petrol, and much cleaner. 17. You (hear) the storm last month? 18. My sister (be) married three times. 19. While she (talk) on the phone the children (start) fighting and (break) her favourite vase. 20. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (see) in his life. 21. You know, she (stand) looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes. 22. I (spend) a lot of time travelling since I (get) this new job. 23. When I (meet) him he (work) as a waiter for a year or so. 24. When I (be) at school we all (study) Latin. 25. You (finish) with the bathroom yet?

Reports are coming in that a train has crashed near Birmingham. According to eyewitnesses, it hit a concrete block which somebody had put on the line.

Halfway to the office, Paul turned round and went back home, because he had forgotten to turn off the gas.

I have been doing housework all day today. I haven't finished yet.

I was lying in bed thinking about getting up when the doorbell rang.

It wasn't surprising that she started getting toothache. She hadn't gone to the dentist for two years.

I have been playing a lot of bridge recently.

When I got home, everybody was watching TV.

We haven't seen your mother for ages.

How long have you been learning English?

London has changed a lot since we first came to live here.

'How many times have you seen this film?' 'This is the first time I have seen it.'

'Who's that?' 'I have never seen him before in my life.'

I hear Joe got married last month.

I often wonder where she gets her money.

Have you read Pam Marshall's latest book?

They have just discovered a new fuel - it's half the price of petrol, and much cleaner.

Did you hear the storm last month?

My sister has been married three times.

While she was talking on the phone, the children started fighting and broke her favourite vase.

He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he had seen in his life.

You know, she has been standing looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.

I have been spending a lot of time travelling since I got this new job.

When I met him, he had been working as a waiter for a year or so.

When I was at school, we all studied Latin.

Have you finished with the bathroom yet?