Past simple or present perfect ?

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Past simple or present perfect ?
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English exercise "Past simple or present perfect ?" created by anonyme (10-08-2007) with The test builder
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1. Anne : Hi, Fred, I (not/see) you for ages!
2. Fred : Hi. No, I'm sorry. I (not/be) in touch with anyone recently.
3. I (be) really busy
4. Anne : Oh, what (you/been) up to then?
5. Fred : Well, you know I (leave) my job in January?
6. So that I (can) go freelance as a graphic designer.
7. Anne : Yes, I remember, you (talk) a lot about that last year. How's it going?
8. Fred : Well, it (be) a really difficult year so far.
9. I (never/do) anything like this before...
10. It's much harder work than I (imagine).
11. (you/ever/be) self-employed?
12. Anne : No, never, although I (often/think) about it. So, why has it been so difficult?
13. Fred : Well, at the beginning I (have) two or three good clients.
14. You know, they were people that I (know) for many years, like Johnny Wint.
15. And since then I (have) a lot of interest from different companies.
16. But none of them (become) regular customers.
17. Anne : What about advertising in the specialist magazines? (you/already/do) that?
18. Fred : Yes, I (put) an advert in Design Monthly a couple of months ago. No replies...
19. Anne : Oh, dear, well, (put) up a website with examples of your work?
20. Fred : Yes, I (just/finish) it. Would you mind having a look at it and tell me what you think of it?

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