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Put The Verb in Brackets Into The Correct Tense

The document contains a grammar exercise that provides examples of verbs in brackets that need to be conjugated into the correct tense. The summary provides 3 key points: 1) The document tests conjugating verbs into different tenses by providing examples with verbs in brackets and indicating what tense is required. 2) A second section tests use of the present perfect tense by choosing the right time expression to use with examples like "since", "for", and "yet". 3) A third section provides sentences using various tenses incorrectly and asks the reader to correct the tense of the verbs.

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Put The Verb in Brackets Into The Correct Tense

The document contains a grammar exercise that provides examples of verbs in brackets that need to be conjugated into the correct tense. The summary provides 3 key points: 1) The document tests conjugating verbs into different tenses by providing examples with verbs in brackets and indicating what tense is required. 2) A second section tests use of the present perfect tense by choosing the right time expression to use with examples like "since", "for", and "yet". 3) A third section provides sentences using various tenses incorrectly and asks the reader to correct the tense of the verbs.

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Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense.

1. He_______________ (live) in London for two years and then _______________ (go)
to Edinburgh.
2. When I left school I_______________ (cut) my hair and_______________ (wear) it short ever
since.
3. My brother_______________ (write) several plays. He_______________ (just/finish) his second
tragedy.
4. I_______________ (not see) him for three years, I wonder where he is.
5. He_______________ (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give up.
6. I_______________ (do) this sort of work when I_______________ (be) an apprentice.
7. I_______________ (write) the letter but I can't find a stamp.
8. _______________ you_______________ (see) the moon last night?
9. The clock isn't slow, it_______________ (stop).
10. A: Who_______________ (you/vote) for in the last election?
B: I_______________ (vote) for Mr. Pitt.
A: He_______________ (not/be) elected, _______________ (be) he?
B: No, he_______________ (lose) his deposit.
11. A: _______________ (you/like) your last job?
B: I_______________ (like) it at first but then I_______________ (quarrel) with my employer and
he_______________ (dismiss) me.
A: How long_______________ you there?
B: I_______________ there for two weeks.
12. A: _______________ (Mary/feed) the cat?
B: Yes, she_______________ (feed) him before lunch.
A: What_______________ (she/give) him?
B: She_______________ (give) him some fish.
13. A: I_______________ (not see) your aunt recently.
B: No, she_______________ (not be) out of the house since she_______________ (buy) her colour
TV.
14. A: How_______________ (you/get) that scar?
B: I_______________ (got) it in a car accident a year ago.
15. She_______________ (say) she'd ring me this morning, but it's now 12.30 and
she_______________ (not/ring) yet.
16. It_______________ (rain) for two hours and the ground is too wet to play on, so the match
_______________ (be) postponed.
17. A: Why_______________ (you/make) such a horrible noise?
B: I_______________ (lose) my key and I_______________ (try) to wake up my wife by throwing
stones at her window.
A: You_______________ (throw) stones at the wrong window. You live next door.
18. He_______________ (not/stop) since he arrived.
19. He_______________ (ride), that's why he's wearing a riding hat.
20. A: How long_______________ (you/drive)?
B: I_______________ (drive) for ten years.
21. _______________ (you/lock) the house before you left?
22. I can't go out because I_______________ (not/finish) my homework yet.
23. A: Where_______________ (you/be or go)
B: I_______________ (be or go) to the dentist.
A: _______________ (he/take) out your bad tooth?
B: Yes, he_______________ .
A: _______________ (it/hurt)?
24. I_______________ (ride) all the horses in this stable.
25. A: What_______________ (you/do)?
B: We_______________ (pick) apples.
A: How many_______________ (you/pick)?
B: We_______________ (pick) ten basketfuls.
26. The car_______________ (make) a very funny noise ever since it _______________ (run out) of
petrol.
27. Originally, horses used in bull fights_______________ (not/wear) any protection, but for some
time now they_______________ (wear) special padding.
28. That pipe_______________ (leak) for ages. We must get it fixed.
29. A: _______________ (you/ever/try) to give up smoking?
B: Yes, I_______________ (try) last year, but then I_______________ (find) that I was getting fat so
I_______________ (start) again.
30. A: _______________ (be) the plumber here yet?
B: Yes, but he_______________ (only/stay) for an hour.
A: What_______________ (he/do) in that time.
B: He_______________ (turn off) the water and_______________ (empty) the tank.

Conjugate the verb in parentheses using the form indicated. In the


case of questions, use the indicated subject as well.
1. How long ______ (he / live) in New Jersey?
2. Peter ______ (not play) baseball since 1987.
3. I ______ (speak) Russian for twenty years.
4. We _____ (not see) Tom since Christmas.
5. ________ (Alan / fly) in an airplane before?
6. Shannon _____ (not / go) to lunch yet.
7. Our class _____ (take) a field trip three times this year.
8. Where _____ (they / move) to?
9. Jennifer _____ (ask) that question four times today.
10. You _____ (not eat) lunch yet, have you?
11. Jason _____ (want) to move to New York since he was five years old.
12. How long _____ (they / know) Peter?
13. Alexandra _____ (work) for IBM since 2002.
14. Jeff _____ (buy) a few books this week.
15. Sally ______ (not read) that book yet.
16. _____ (they / leave) for work yet?
17. Bill _____ (not / drive) very far today.
18. We _____ (enjoy) eating seafood all of our lives.
19. _____ (he / watch) the documentary yet?
20. I _____ (not / finish) the job yet.

Choose the correct time expression used with the present perfect
tense.
1. They have lived in that house (since / for) ten years.
2. She has (just / yet) gone to the bank.
3. Franklin hasn't arrived in Boston (yet / already)
4. We have worked at this company (since / for) 2008.
5. Jason hasn't telephoned me (since / for) two weeks.
6. How (long / much) have you known Susan?
7. They've (already / yet) studied the past simple tense.
8. Our mothers have (just / yet) left for the station.
9. The President has traveled to more than twenty countries (since / for) he was elected.
10. Thomas hasn't had time to read the book (just / yet).
11. Alice has told me she's (yet / already) been to that park.
12. My daughter's (just / since) finished her homework.
13. Have they (already / yet) spoken to Mr. Peters?
14. I've (just / for) interviewed the best candidate for the job.
15. Our coach hasn't chosen the starting team (already / yet).
16. Bob and Tim have (already / yet) decided where they are going on vacation.
17. Have you purchased the new computer (just / yet)?
18. Sam has wanted to go to Japan (for / since) he was a little child.
19. Jason hasn't worked here (since / for) very long.
20. Our boss has (just / yet) hired a new engineer.

Correct the sentences


Example:
Sentence: He lived in that house since 1999.
Correction: He has lived in that house since 1999.
 Did you finish that job yet? I haven't seen the finished product.
 Tom worked in our company for 10 years. He started in 2000.
 They've lived in New York for 10 years before they moved in 1987.
 I saw that film three times in my life.
 How long did you have your current car? When did you buy it?
 She has known Tom for fifteen years. They have met in Paris.
 Jason has wanted to go to Disneyland since he has been a child.

 I have gone to San Francisco in 1993. I've been there a total of three times.
 He went to lunch but should be back soon.
 The criminals have committed three crimes. The have committed the first crime at 10 o'clock
last night.

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