Question

Use the Simple Past, the Present Perfect or the Past Perfect.
1. When I (arrive) ________________home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) _________________a beautiful candle-lit dinner.
2. Since I began acting, I (perform) _____________________in two plays, a television commercial and a TV drama. However, I (speak, never even) ____________________publicly before I came to Hollywood in 1985.
3. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) _________________without me. My boss (be)_______________furious with me and he (fire)__________________ me.
4. When I (turn)________________the radio on yesterday, I (hear) ________________ a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (hear, not) ________________the song for years and it (bring)__________________back some great memories.
5. Last week, I (run)_________________into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We (see, not) ____________________each other for years and both of us (change)________________ a great deal. I (enjoy) _________________talking to her so much that I (ask) ____________________ her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner.
6. When Jack (enter)__________________the room, I (recognize, not) __________________him because he (lose)______________________so much weight and (grow)____________________ a beard. He looked totally different!
7. The Maya established very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture (disappear, virtually) ______________________by the time Europeans first (arrive) _______________________ in the New World.
8. I (visit)___________________so many beautiful places since I (come) ________________ to Utah. Before moving here, I (hear, never) _______________of Bryce Canyon, Zion, arches or Canyon lands.
9. Five thousand years ago the Egyptians (build) ______________the Great Pyramids near modern-day Cairo.
10. Edmund (see, never) ___________________________an elephant before his trip to Kenya.

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. When I arrived home last night, I discovered that Jane had prepared a beautiful candle-lit dinner.

2. Since I began acting, I have performed in two plays, a television commercial and a TV drama. However, I had never even spoken publicly before I came to Hollywood in 1985.

3. By the time I got to the office, the meeting had already begun without me. My boss was furious with me and he fired me.

4. When I turned the radio on yesterday, I heard a song that was popular when I was in high school. I hadn't heard the song for years and it brought back some great memories.

5. Last week, I ran into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We hadn't seen each other for years and both of us had changed a great deal. I enjoyed talking to her so much that I asked her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner.

6. When Jack entered the room, I didn't recognize him because he had lost so much weight and had grown a beard. He looked totally different!

7. The Maya established very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture had virtually disappeared by the time Europeans first arrived in the New World.

8. I have visited so many beautiful places since I came to Utah. Before moving here, I had never heard of Bryce Canyon, Zion, arches or Canyon lands.

9. Five thousand years ago the Egyptians built the Great Pyramids near modern-day Cairo.

10. Edmund has never seen an elephant before his trip to Kenya.