A
The Chinese (invented/have invented) paper.
invented
DOUBLE POINTS!!!
This is the third piece of cake that you (ate/have eaten) today.
have eaten
She (left/ has left/ had left) four months ago.
left
My notebook isn’t here anymore. Someone (took/has taken) it.
has taken
The car industry (suffered/ has suffered/ had suffered) since pandemic years.
has suffered
They (finished/had finished) eating dinner when I got home.
had finished
When they (arrived/have arrived) at the party, Sue (already went/had already gone) home.
arrived, had already gone
When he (slammed/has slammed) the door, the picture (fell/has fallen) off the wall.
slammed
fell
After she (paid/ has paid/ had paid) the bill we went back to our hotel.
had paid
How long (were you/have you been/ had you became) a doctor?
have you been
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)
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
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
DOUBLE POINTS!!!
She said that her husband ___ fishing the previous night.
a. had go
b. has gone
c. would go
d. had gone
d. had gone
After I ___ dinner, I sat down to watch TV.
a. ate
b. had eaten
c. have eaten
d. was eating
b. had eaten
When I (open) the window, the cat jumped in.
opened
He can’t drive us today because he (lost) his car keys.
has lost
DOUBLE POINTS!!!
After I (finished / has finished/ had finished) washing the dishes, I did some vacuuming.
had finished
The police found that the criminal _______ (leave) his house at least two hours before the robbery took place.
had left
TRIPLE POINTS!!!
I ______ (finish) all the homework exercises.
finished
Correct the mistake:
The movie had already finished after we arrived.
catch → have caught (past perfect--reported speech of completed past action)
Correct the mistake:
I studied English for the past five years, but I still have difficulty speaking and writing.
studied → have studied
Correct the mistake:
He had finished the report for 2 hours.
had finished → has finished
Correct the mistake:
When I was in high school, I had often wished to be taller.
had often wished → often wished
Correct the mistake:
The students returned to their rooms after the bell rang.
rang → had rung