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Directions: Complete The Sentences With The SIMPLE PAST or The PRESENT PERFECT of The Verbs in Parentheses

The document contains two passages about using the simple past and present perfect tenses in sentences. The first passage provides examples of completing sentences with either the simple past or present perfect of verbs in parentheses. The second passage provides prompts to use either the present perfect or present perfect progressive tenses of verbs. It contains examples related to activities that have ongoing duration or have been completed recently.

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Directions: Complete The Sentences With The SIMPLE PAST or The PRESENT PERFECT of The Verbs in Parentheses

The document contains two passages about using the simple past and present perfect tenses in sentences. The first passage provides examples of completing sentences with either the simple past or present perfect of verbs in parentheses. The second passage provides prompts to use either the present perfect or present perfect progressive tenses of verbs. It contains examples related to activities that have ongoing duration or have been completed recently.

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THE SIMPLE PAST AND THE PRESENT PERFECT

Directions: Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST or the PRESENT PERFECT of the verbs in
parentheses.

1. I _________________ Steve when he was a child, but I haven’t seen him for many years. I
____________________ Eric, my best friend, for more than 25 years. (know)
2. The union and the company finally __________________ on salary increases three days
ago. Since then, they ____________________ on everything, and the rest of the
negotiations have gone smoothly. (agree)
3. Jenna _____________________ a trip to Thailand last July. She ________________ many
trips to Thailand since she started her own import-export business. (take)
4. Mario ____________________ the cello with the Philadelphia Orchestra since 1990. Last
year he ___________________ Beethoven’s violin concerto at one of the concerts. (play)
5. When she was in university, July ______________________ home at least once a week.
Now she has a job and lives in Honolulu. In the last seven months, she
_____________________ only three letters to her parents. (write)
6. Our university _______________ 225 students to study in other countries last year. In
total, we ________________________ more than 800 students abroad over the last ten
years. (send)
7. Mark is a pilot for American Airlines. He ____________________ nearly 8 million miles
during the last 25 years. Last year, he ___________________ 375,000 miles. (fly)
8. Daniel missed his physics exam this morning because he _________________. He
_____________________ a lot since the beginning of the semester. He’d better buy a new
alarm clock. (oversleep)

THE PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE


Directions: Use either the PRESENT PERFECT or the PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE of the given
verbs.

1. The kids are at the park. The (skateboard) __________________________ for the last two
hours, but they don’t seem tired or bored yet.
2. Jerry (play) ______________________ tennis only a few times, so he’s not very good at it.
He’s much better at basketball.
3. Part A: Jane (sleep) ______________________ for almost ten hours. Don’t you think we
should get her up?
Part B: I guess we probably should.
4. Kevin (sleep) ______________________ in the downstairs bedroom only once. He usually
sleeps upstairs in the bedroom he shares with his brother.
5. I (fly, not) ______________________ on a plane since 2015 when I was on a plane that
had a small fire in one of its engines. Now I’m scared to even think about getting on a
plane.
6. Part A: How much longer until we arrive at the Tokyo airport?
Part B: Let me see. It’s about 10:35. We (fly) ______________________ for almost six
hours. We should be there in another couple of hours.
7. Part A: Is the rescue crew still searching for the survivors of the helicopter crash?
Part B: Yes, they (search) _______________________ the area for hours, but they haven’t
found anyone else. They will keep searching until night falls.
8. Karla (raise) ________________________ three children to adulthood. Now they are
educated, and they are working in successful careers.
9. Sandra is falling asleep at her desk. Dr. Wong (lecture) _______________________ since
ten, and it’s now past noon.
10. Molly is a med student. Ever since she enrolled in medical school, she (miss, never)
_____________________________ a class due to illness.
11. The team members (make, finally) __________________________ their decision. They
(choose) __________________________ a new team leader. Matt Post is now the team
leader.

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