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Verb Tenses and Forms

Practice: Past Tense Verbs

Practice: Past Tense Verbs
Fill in the blank with the appropriate past tense form of the verb in parentheses. Use simple past, present perfect, or past perfect. Do not use past continuous (-ing form) or other past tenses.

This activity contains 11 questions.

	Last night I _______________to see an old classmate.   have gone went

	For a couple of days I _____________late to class.   have arrived arrived

	During the past 3 years, my grades_____________ fairly good.   have been were

	I____________ around 8:00 this morning.   had woke up woke up

	Whenever possible I _____________ extra homework.   did have done

	Before I (work)_____________for this company, I (be) _________ in school for six years.   worked/was had worked/ had been

	Several times last month my grades _____________ below average.   dropped have dropped

	Since 1980, this university _____________ many changes.   has made made

	From 9:00–10:00 last night I ______________ on this project.   have worked worked

	For a long time, the students _______________ independently instead of in teams.   have worked worked

	So far this year the students ________________very well.   have done did well

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