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Simple past tense exercise

April 24th, 2011 in English Quiz

Fill in the blanks with simple past or present perfect tense forms. Choose your answers from the options given in the brackets.

1.       He ………………….. from London. (has returned / have returned / returned)

2.       I ………………….. to him yesterday. (wrote / have written / has written)

3.       I ………………….. to Mumbai recently. (had been / have been / went)

4.       We ……………………… to the pictures last night. (went / have gone / had gone)

5.       I …………………… my grandparents last week. (visited / have visited / had visited)

6.       See that the patient ………………………. complete rest. (has / is having / has had)

7.       We …………………….. here since 1998. (lived / have lived / had lived)

8.       He ……………………. for us till 2005. (worked / has worked / had worked)

9.       I ……………………….. football in a long time. (have not played / has not played / did not play)

10.   He ……………………. ill for a long time. (was / has been / had been)

 

Answers

1.       has returned, 2. wrote, 3. went, 4. went, 5. visited, 6. has, 7. have lived, 8. worked, 9. have not played, 10. has been