Batman
Superman
Catwoman
The Hulk
Elektra
100

The Chinese (invented/invents) paper.

invented

(simple past--historical fact)

100

That was the third piece of cake that you (ate/eaten) yesterday.

ate

(past- finished action in the past)

100

She (died/dies) four months ago.

died

(simple past--completed action, finished time period)

100

My notebook isn’t here anymore. Someone (took/has taken) it last week.

took

(simple past--completed action, finished time period)

100

The car industry (suffered/can suffer) huge losses since the factory workers began their strike.

 suffered

(simple past--completed action, finished time period)

200

Correct the mistake: Did she went to the park yesterday?

Did she go to the park yesterday?

200

Correct the mistake: When they arrived to the party, Sue was drinking a coke.

When they arrived at the party, Sue was drinking a coke.

200

Correct the mistake

slammed, fell

(simple past--past actions connected to each other)

200
She said she (paid/had paid) the bill a week before.
had paid

(past perfect--reported speech of completed past action)

200
How long (were you/have you been) a doctor?
have you been

(present perfect--from past until present)

300
At last, I ___ my project. Now I can take a break.

a. completed

b. had completed

c. have completed

d. was completed

c. have completed

(present perfect--recent completed action)

300
When I ___ shut off my computer, it crashed.

a. tried to

b. had tried to

c. have tried to

d. try to

a. tried to

(simple past--past actions connected to each other)

300
How many times ___ to this CD today?

a. were you listening

b. had you listened

c. have you listened

d. do you listen

c. have you listened

present perfect--from past until present

300
She said that her husband ___ fishing the previous night.

a. had go

b. has been

c. would go

d. had been

d. had been

(past perfect--reported speech of completed past actions)

300
After I ___ dinner, I sat down to watch TV.

a. ate

b. had eaten

c. have eaten

d. was eating

b. had eaten

(past perfect--unconnected past actions)

400
When I (open) the window, the cat jumped in.
opened

(simple past--past actions connected to each other)

400
He can’t drive us today because he (lost) his car keys.
has lost

(present perfect--recent past action affecting/related to past)

400
When I (finish) washing the dishes, I did some vacuuming.
had finished

(past perfect--unconnected past actions)

400
The police found that the criminal (leave) his house at least two hours before the robbery took place.
had left

(past perfect--past even completed before a second past event)

400
At last I (finish) all the homework exercises.
have finished

(present perfect--recent completed action)

500
He is said to catch the train for Chicago at seven yesterday morning, but nobody knows of his wherebouts now.
catch → have caught

(past perfect--reported speech of completed past action)

500
I studied English for the past five years, but I still have difficulty speaking and writing.
studied → have studied

(present perfect--from past until present)

500
He had given me the report yesterday, but I haven’t looked at it at all yet.
had given → gave
500
When I was in high school, I had often wished to be taller.
had often wished → often wished

(simple past--completed action, finished time period)

500
He has wished to remarry, but ended up not doing so, probably because of his daughter’s objections.
has wished → had wished

(past perfect--unrealised past hope)

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