CATEGORY A
The Chinese (invented/have invented) paper.
invented
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This is the third piece of cake that you (ate/have eaten) today.
have eaten
She (died/has died) four months ago.
died
My notebook isn’t here anymore. Someone (took/has taken) it.
has taken
MINUS POINTS!!!
The car industry (suffered/has suffered) huge losses since the factory workers began their strike.
has suffered
MINUS POINTS!!!
They (finished/had finished) eating dinner by the time I got home.
had finished
MINUS POINTS!!!
When they (arrived/have arrived) at the party, Sue (already went/had already gone) home.
arrived, had already gone
When he (slammed/had slammed) the door, the picture (fell/has fallen) off the wall.
slammed, fell
She said she (paid/had paid) the bill a week before.
had paid
How long (were you/have you been) 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
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
When 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
MINUS POINTS!!!
When I (finish) 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
At last I (finish) all the homework exercises.
have finished
He is said to catch the train for Chicago at seven yesterday morning, but nobody knows of his wherebouts now.
catch → have caught
I studied English for the past five years, but I still have difficulty speaking and writing.
studied → have studied
He had given me the report but I haven’t looked at it at all yet.
had given → gave
When I was in high school, I had often wished to be taller.
had often wished → often wished
MINUS POINTS!!!
He has wished to remarry, but ended up not doing so, probably because of his daughter’s objections.
has wished → had wished