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PART A
All of the following sentences should be completed using the Simple Past, the Present Perfect or the Past Perfect. You must use the words in the parentheses to fill in the blanks. If you are confused, go to the Simple Past Page, the Present Perfect Page or the Past Perfect Page.
EXAMPLES
A) Five thousand years ago the Egyptians
(build) built the Great Pyramids near modern-day Cairo.
B) Frank (swim, never) has never
swum in the Pacific Ocean.
C) Edmund (see, never) had
never seen an elephant before his trip to Kenya.
1. When I (arrive) ___________________ home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) _______________ a beautiful candle-lit dinner.
2. Since I began acting, I (perform) ___________________ in two plays, a television commercial and a TV drama. However, I (speak, never even) _____________________ publicly before I came to Hollywood in 1985.
3. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) __________________ without me. My boss (be) _____________ furious with me and I (fire) ___________________.
4. When I (turn) ________________ the radio on yesterday, I (hear) _________________ a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (hear, not) ____________________ the song in years and it (bring) ____________________ back some great memories.
5. Last week, I (run)_______________ into an exgirlfriend of mine. We (see, not) ____________________ each other in years and both of us (change) ___________________ a great deal. I (enjoy) __________________ talking to her so much that I (ask) _____________________ her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner.
6. When Jack (enter) ___________________ the room, I (recognize, not) ______________________him because he (lose)____________________ so much weight and (grow) ____________________ a beard. He looked totally different!
7. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture (disappear, virtually)_____________________ by the time Europeans first (arrive)____________________ in the New World.
8. I (visit)_____________________ so many beautiful places since I (come)__________________ to Utah. Before moving here, I (hear, never)_____________________ of Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches or Canyonlands.
PART B
All of the following sentences should be completed using the Present Perfect, the Present Perfect Continuous, the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous. You must use the words in the parentheses to fill in the blanks. If you are confused, go to the Present Perfect Page, the Present Perfect Continuous Page, the Past Perfect Page or the Past Perfect Continuous Page.
EXAMPLES
A) I knew how to get to Ronald's house
because I (go) had gone there twice before.
B) Sally had no problems while she was
traveling through Mexico because she (take) had been taking
Spanish lessons for over two years at that point.
1. It is already 9:30 pm and I (wait)_______________________ here for over an hour. If John does not get here in the next five minutes, I am going to leave.
2. I was really angry at John yesterday. By the time he finally arrived, I (wait)_________________________ for over an hour. I almost left without him.
3. Did you hear that Ben was fired last month? He (work) _________________________ for that import company for more than ten years and he (work)________________________ in almost every department. Nobody knew the company like he did.
4. I (see)_______________________ many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt. Pictures of the monuments are very misleading. The pyramids are actually quite small.
5. Sarah (climb)_______________________ the Matterhorn, (sail)_______________________ around the world and (go)_______________________ on safari in Kenya. She is such an adventurous person.
6. Sarah (climb)_______________________ the Matterhorn, (sail)_______________________ around the world and (go)_______________________ on safari in Kenya by the time she turned twenty-five. She (experience)____________________ more by that age than most people do in their entire lives.
7. When Melanie came into the office yesterday,
her eyes were red and watery. I think she (cry)_______________________.