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Simple Past, Present Perfect, Past Perfect

March 6, 2025 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with a simple past, present perfect or past perfect tense form.

1. She asked if I ............................. her cat.

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2. Suddenly I realized that I ................................ him before.

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3. I ................................ there before.

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4. I called him and he .......................... at once.

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5. I finished my job and ............................ home.

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6. I .............................. I am not hungry.

Please select 2 correct answers

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7. I ................................ I was not hungry.

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8. I was hungry and quickly ................................ my meal.

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9. You ......................... a whole loaf.

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10. He ........................... his mistake and promptly apologized.

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11. He ............................... so we will not take any further actions against him.

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12. He ............................... so they took him back.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. She asked if I had seen her cat.
2. Suddenly I realized that I had seen him before.
3. I have been there before.
4. I called him and he came at once.
5. I finished my job and went home.
6. I have just eaten. I am not hungry.
7. I had just eaten. I was not hungry.
8. I was hungry and quickly ate my meal.
9. You ate / have eaten a whole loaf.
10. He realized his mistake and promptly apologized.
11. He has apologized so we will not take any further actions against him.
12. He apologized / had apologized so they took him back.

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