verb table
be
was/were, been
I live in this apartment since I finish high school.
False
I have lived/I have been living at this apartment since I finished high school.
They _________ (know) each other since Primary One.
have known
It was the most beautiful photo I ever saw.
saw --> had ever seen
Then I join the university boxing team and I really started to train hard.
join --> joined
become
became, become
Did he ordered some juice?
False. No 'ed' for order.
Did + present participle (V1)
He couldn't make a sandwich because he _________(forget) to buy bread.
had forgotten
I have already done twenty five tests on my experiment and I have even record all the results in my notebook.
record --> recorded
But then I had broken my arm and that was the end of my boxing career!
had broken --> broke
hide
hid, hidden
I was wondering if you could send me the PPT.
True.
When the police arrived, the thief __________ (escape).
had escaped
For the past few years, great changes took place in my hometown.
took --> have taken / have been taking
Sadly, the author died before he finished the series.
finished --> had finished
We can also use the past perfect followed by before to show that an action was not done or was incomplete when the past simple action happened.
ride
rode, ridden
Harold had known about it for a while.
True. Past perfect tense (First he knew about it, then others knew about it)
My sister _________ (wake) up already.
has woken
In my first year at university, I ran for an hour every morning before breakfast.
ran --> would run
every morning so it's habitually done
She has read that book all day.
has read --> has been reading
Says 'how long'
run
ran, run
I have gone on holiday last month.
False. I went on holiday last month.
Microsoft ___________ (change) the way that people used computers.
has changed
Have you ever laid down and looked at the stars on a beach?
laid --> lain
The grass looks wet. Was it raining?
Was it raining? --> Has it been raining
When we can see evidence of recent activity