Past simple vs present perfect
1)The play just (begin). You are a little too late.
2)The newspaper (come)?~
Yes, Ann is reading it.
3)The actors (arrive) yesterday and (start) rehearsals early this morning.
4)It (be) very cold this year. I wonder when it is going to get warmer.
5)Cervantes (write) Don Quixote.
6)We (miss) the bus. Now we'll have to walk.
7)He (break) his leg in a skiing accident last year.
8)Mr Pound is the bank manager. He (be) here for five years.
9)Mr count (work) as a cashier for twenty-five years. Then he (retire) and (go) to live in the country.
10)You (be) here before?~
Yes, I (spend) my holidays here last year. ~
You (have) a good time? ~
No, it never (stop) raining. ​