The present perfect and the simple past 1 This is my house. ~ How long you (live) here? ~ ………………………………………………………. I (live) ……………………….here since 1970. 30 It (be)……………………….. very cold this year. I wonder when it is going to get warmer. 31 Cervantes (write) …………………….Don Quixote. 32 We (miss)……………………… the bus. Now we`ll have to walk. 33 He (break)…………………….. his leg in a skiing accident last year. 34 Mr Pound is the bank manager. He (be) …………………………….here for five years. 35 Mr Count (work)……………………………. as a cashier for twenty-five years. Then he (retire) ……………………….and (go) ………………………….to live in the country. 36 You (be) here before? ~………………………………………….. Yes, I (spend) ………………………….my holidays here last year. ~ You (have) a good time? ~………………………………………….. No, it never (stop)……………………………. raining.