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Put in the Present Perfect or Simple Past
tense ( active or passive ) of the verb in the brackets |
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I ( see ) her at the
cinema once but I ( not meet ) her since then.
I
saw her at the cinema once
but I have not met her since
then. |
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We ( not visit ) the zoo for many
months. We ( want ) to go yesterday but ( prevent ) from doing
so by the rain. |
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I ( find ) the watch that you (
lose ) yesterday but I ( leave ) it at home. |
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I'm afraid that I ( not see ) your
cat. Perhaps it ( wander ) into the neighbor's garden. |
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I ( know ) him for many years but I
( not see ) him cry before. |
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She just ( return ) from the
hospital where she ( go ) to visit her mother. |
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This is the first time that he ( go
) to a dentist. His teeth always ( be ) in good condition ever
since he ( be ) a child and he ( have ) no reason to visit the
dentist before. |
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I ( not see ) your aunt for some
time. She ( return ) from her world trip yet ? I ( telephone )
her at the house yesterday but no one ( answer ). |
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Someone ( leave ) a banana peel on
the pavement. Eddie ( slip ) on it just now and ( have ) a bad
fall. |
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We ( try ) to persuade her to think
otherwise, but she ( convince ) that she ( be ) right and (
refuse ) to listen to anyone. |
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The members finally ( agree ) to
pay the increased subscription. They ( not want ) to do so
before, not until we ( explain ) everything to them. |
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I ( borrow ) a book from the
library last week. I ( not return ) it because I ( not finish )
reading it yet. |
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You ever ( scold ) by the teacher
before ? Yes, I ( have ) but for a very good reason. |
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She ( be ) in Australia for a month
now but she ( not send ) us any letters. She ( promise ) to
write the minute that she ( arrive ) there. |
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My brother ( give ) a new scooter
by my father. Since then, he ( seize ) every chance to show it
off to his friends. |
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Two strangers ( catch ) in the rain
and ( take ) shelter in front of our house just now. They (
leave ) because the rain ( stop ). |
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The water-meter in her house (
break ) down last month. She ( report ) the matter to the
authorities but no one ( come ) to repair it so far. |
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I always ( want ) to tour this
country but ( have ) no time. In fact, I ( postpone ) a trip
last month because something urgent ( crop ) up at the last
minute. |
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Contraband goods successfully (
smuggle ) across the border many times. The police ( plan ) more
effective measures to catch the smugglers. |
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We ( see ) the film last night but
they ( not see ) it yet. We ( enjoy ) it so much that we want to
see it a second time. |
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We ( ring ) the airline office an
hour ago but all the seats for the flight already ( book ). |
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We have
not visited the zoo for many months. We
wanted to go yesterday but
were prevented from doing so
by the rain. |
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2. |
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I have
found the watch that you
lost yesterday but I have
left it at home. |
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3. |
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I'm afraid that I
have not seen your cat.
Perhaps it has wandered into
the neighbor's garden. |
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I have
known him for many years but I
have not seen him cry before. |
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She has just
returned from the hospital where she
went to visit her mother. |
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This is the first time that he
has gone to a dentist. His
teeth have always
been in good condition ever
since he was a child and he
has had no reason to visit
the dentist before. |
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I have not
seen your aunt for some time. Has she
returned from her world trip
yet ? I telephoned her at the house yesterday but no one
answered. |
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Someone
has left a banana peel on the pavement. Eddie slipped
on it just now and had a bad
fall. |
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We tried
to persuade her to think otherwise, but she
was convinced that she
was right and
refused to listen to anyone. |
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The members have finally
agreed to pay the increased
subscription. They did not want to do so before, not until we
explained everything to
them. |
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I borrowed
a book from the library last week. I
have not returned it because I
have not finished reading it yet. |
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Have
you ever been scolded by the
teacher before ? Yes, I have
but for a very good reason. |
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She has
been in Australia for a month now but she
has not sent us any letters.
She promised to write the
minute that she arrived
there. |
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14. |
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My brother
was given a new scooter by my father. Since then,
he has seized every chance to show it off to his friends. |
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15. |
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Two strangers
were caught in the rain and
took shelter in front of our house just now. They
have left because the rain
has stopped. |
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16. |
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The water-meter in her house broke
down last month. She reported
the matter to the authorities but no one
has come to repair it so far. |
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I have
always wanted to tour this
country but have had no
time. In fact, I postponed a
trip last month because something urgent
cropped up at the last minute. |
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18. |
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Contraband goods
have been successfully
smuggled across the border
many times. The police have planned
more effective measures to catch the smugglers. |
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We saw
the film last night but they have not
seen it yet. We enjoyed
it so much that we want to see it a second time. |
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We rang
the airline office an hour ago but all the seats for the flight
have already
been booked. |
