Present Perfect Past Perfect Past Simple Key
Present Perfect Past Perfect Past Simple Key
Present Perfect Past Perfect Past Simple Key
1. Read the following sentences, choose and circle the most suitable tense.
s so tired that he has slept / had slept for more than ten hours.
met / had met Miriam on the corner of 8th Avenue yesterday.
he time I have arrived / arrived to the cinema, the film has nearly finished / had nearly finished.
you see / Have you seen my sunglasses anywhere? I think I have lost / had lost them.
nda couldnt get in because she has left / had left her keys in the office.
glas knew / has known that he has already seen / had already seen the man before.
n the police stopped / has stopped Jane this morning she realised that she left / had left her driving licence
e you heard / had you heard the news today?
2. Complete these sentences putting the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect, Past Perfect or Past Simp
_________ (return) home, they _____________ (do) a couple of hundred miles and they _____________ (be) compl
(never/fly) from New York to San Francisco before.
y) to contact an old English penpal when she _____________ (go) to London last summer but the boy __________
/Susan/finish) her research Project on Shakespeare?
(eat), we _____________ (sit) in the garden and _____________ (exchange) views about our childrens future ca
e) my sister Julie since 1995. She lives with her family in Paris.
_ (get) the cinema, the film _____________ (already/begin).
____ (buy) a new car after they _____________ (win) some money in the lottery.
Name: __________________ Mark:
Date: _____/ _____ / ______
Teacher:
1. Read the following sentences, choose and circle the most suitable tense.
s so tired that he has slept / had slept for more than ten hours.
met / had met Miriam on the corner of 8th Avenue yesterday.
he time I have arrived / arrived to the cinema, the film has nearly finished / had nearly finished.
you see / Have you seen my sunglasses anywhere? I think I have lost / had lost them.
anda couldnt get in because she has left / had left her keys in the office.
glas knew / has known that he has already seen / had already seen the man before.
en the police stopped / has stopped Jane this morning she realized that she left / had left her driving licenc
e you heard / had you heard the news today?
2. Complete these sentences putting the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect, Past Perfect or Past Sim
__________ (return) home, they _____________ (do) a couple of hundred miles and they _____________ (be) comp
(never/fly) from New York to San Francisco before.
y) to contact an old English penpal when she _____________ (go) to London last summer but the boy _________
y/Susan/finish) her research Project on Shakespeare?
_ (eat), we _____________ (sit) in the garden and _____________ (exchange) views about our childrens future ca
ee) my sister Julie since 1995. She lives with her family in Paris.
__ (get) the cinema, the film _____________ (already/begin).
____ (buy) a new car after they _____________ (win) some money in the lottery.
1.
a) has slept;
b) met;
c) arrivedhad nearly finished;
d) have you seen have lost;
e) had left;
f) knew had already seen;
g) stoppedhad left;
h) have you heard;
2.
a) returnedhad donewere;
b) has never flown;
c) triedwenthad moved;
d) has Susan already finished;
e) had eatensat exchanged;
f) havent seen;
g) got had already begun;
h) bought had won;
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