Question

Present Perfect and Past Perfect: 1. It was the beginning of a new year. Both young women were full of good spirits and happier than they (to be) ____________ for years. 2. “I’m a little tired. All these people in the Market. I never (to see) _____________ it so busy”. 3. Betty said she (to have) ___________ enough of crowds for one day. 4. After Maggie (to wash) ____________ and (to dry) _____________ her hands, she went to the child’s bed. 5. It’s lovely to see you, Gven. I (to miss) ___________ you a lot. 6. As soon as John (to finish) _________ his painting he went for a stroll. 7. The light (to change) __________ in the last few hours and High Street looked different. 8. It didn’t seem possible that Jane (to leave) ___________ for New York the day before. 9. When Jill (to do) ______________ the ironing she felt she was exhausted. 10. The storm (to stop) ____________ and a light breeze was blowing.

Answer 1

1.been.2.seen.3.had.

Answer 2

1. it was the beginning of a new year. Both young women were full of good spirits and happier than they had been for years. In this sentence, the Past Perfect tense is used to compare their level of happiness at that moment with their level of happiness in the past. It shows that their happiness in the past was not as strong as it was at the beginning of the new year.

2. “I’m a little tired. All these people in the market. I have never seen it so busy”. In this sentence, the Present Perfect tense is used to express an experience that happened in the past but has a connection to the present. The speaker is tired because of the busy market, which is a new experience for them.

3. Betty said she had had enough of crowds for one day. In this sentence, the Past Perfect tense is used to express an action that happened before another action in the past. Betty's feeling of having enough of crowds happened before she said it.

4. After Maggie had washed and dried her hands, she went to the child’s bed. In this sentence, the Past Perfect tense is used to show that the action of washing and drying her hands happened before she went to the child's bed. It emphasizes the order in which the actions occurred.

5. It’s lovely to see you, Gven. I have missed you a lot. In this sentence, the Present Perfect tense is used to express a past action or state that has a current impact or relevance. The speaker is expressing the feeling of missing Gven, which is still relevant in the present.

6. As soon as John finished his painting, he went for a stroll. In this sentence, the Past Simple tense is used to indicate a completed action. The action of finishing the painting is presented as a single event that happened in the past.

7. The light had changed in the last few hours and the high street looked different. In this sentence, the Past Perfect tense is used to show that the action of the light changing happened before the high street looked different. It emphasizes the sequence of events.

8. It didn’t seem possible that Jane had left for New York the day before. In this sentence, the Past Perfect tense is used to express an action that happened before another action in the past. Jane's leaving for New York happened before the moment of realizing it was not possible.

9. When Jill had done the ironing, she felt she was exhausted. In this sentence, the Past Perfect tense is used to show that the action of doing the ironing happened before feeling exhausted. It emphasizes the order in which the actions occurred.

10. The storm had stopped and a light breeze was blowing. In this sentence, the Past Perfect tense is used to show that the storm stopping happened before the light breeze blowing. It emphasizes the sequence of events.