Question

Ex.4 Fill in the blanks with Present Perfect or Past Perfect Tenses 1. I never get up from the table before others _____ (finish). 2. It is already 9:30 pm and I _____ (wait) here for over an hour. If John does not get here in the next five minutes, I am going to leave. 3. Did you hear that Ben was fired last month? He _____ (work) for that import company for more than ten years and he _____ (work) in almost every department. 4. I _____ (see) many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt last summer. Pictures of the monuments are very misleading. The pyramids are actually quite small. 5. Sarah ____ (climb) Mount Everest, _____ (sail) around the world, and ____ (go) on safari in Kenya. She is such an adventurous person. 6. Susan _____ (climb) Mount Everest, ____ (sail) around the world, and ____ (go) on safari in Kenya by the time she was twenty-five. She ____ (experience) more by that age than most people do in their entire lives. 7. Before my trip to Paris two years ago, I _____ (never be) to France. 8. When we finally stopped him, the squirrel _____ (already eat) five cookies. 9. Ben _____ (try) to open his own restaurant for the last few years. He ____ (just finish) the painting, but he _____ (not do) the decorating yet. 10. You look tired. How long _____ (run)?

Answer 1

1. I never get up from the table before others _____ (have finished).
2. It is already 9:30 pm and I _____ (have been waiting) here for over an hour. If John does not get here in the next five minutes, I am going to leave.
3. Did you hear that Ben was fired last month? He _____ (had been working) for that import company for more than ten years and he _____ (had worked) in almost every department.
4. I _____ (had seen) many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt last summer. Pictures of the monuments are very misleading. The pyramids are actually quite small.
5. Sarah ____ (has climbed) Mount Everest, _____ (sailed) around the world, and ____ (gone) on safari in Kenya. She is such an adventurous person.
6. Susan _____ (had climbed) Mount Everest, ____ (sailed) around the world, and ____ (gone) on safari in Kenya by the time she was twenty-five. She ____ (had experienced) more by that age than most people do in their entire lives.
7. Before my trip to Paris two years ago, I _____ (had never been) to France.
8. When we finally stopped him, the squirrel _____ (had already eaten) five cookies.
9. Ben _____ (has been trying) to open his own restaurant for the last few years. He ____ (has just finished) the painting, but he _____ (has not done) the decorating yet.
10. You look tired. How long _____ (have you been running)?