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I'm so sorry, I ____(break) your pen. I'll get you another one.

have broken

20

She ___(break) her leg when she was skiing last winter.

broke

15

We ___(drive) to the supermarket and did our shopping.

drove

15

They ____(never/eat) such a good paella!

have never eaten

20

We ____(eat) a pizza before going to the discotheque.

ate

25

She ____(sell) her car so we will take the train to Madrid.

has sold

20

He ___(sell) his flat before moving to Canada.

sold

20

Maria ___(swim) across the river and ran to safety.

swam

20

I ___(already/speak) to Peter, and he says we can have the day off.

have already spoken

20

We ___(speak) French all day when we lived in Paris.

spoke

25

Oh, what a relief! I ___(find) the keys I was looking for!

have found

20

Where ___(you/find) my glasses? Thank you!

did you find

20

I ___(tell) you a hundred times! Don't write on the desk!

have told

20

Dad ___(tell) a terrible joke at the wedding! We were so embarrassed.

told

20

I can't lend you any money as I ___(spend) it all!

have spent

20

We ___(spend) too much money last month. We have to be careful this month.

spent

15