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I. Practicing the PAST PARTICIPLES
Instructions: Change each of the following verbs, which are in the Base Form , to the PAST PARTICIPLE FORM . After typing each verb in the white box, press the *Correct Answer* button, and you will see the correct answer.
Hint: If you need help, refer to Understanding & Using English Grammar (Azar & Azar), Chart 1-11.
1. listen
*Correct Answer* listened
2. win
*Correct Answer* won
3.know
*Correct Answer* known
4. swim
*Correct Answer* swum
5. eat
*Correct Answer* eaten
6. write
*Correct Answer* written
7. forget
*Correct Answer* forgotten
8. grow
*Correct Answer* grown
9. cost
*Correct Answer* cost
10. drive
*Correct Answer* driven
11. make
*Correct Answer* made
12. save
*Correct Answer* saved
13. be
*Correct Answer* been
14. take
*Correct Answer* taken
15. go
*Correct Answer* gone
16. leave
*Correct Answer* left
17. fly
*Correct Answer* flown
18.oversleep
*Correct Answer* overslept
19. rise
*Correct Answer* risen
20. start
*Correct Answer* started
21. begin
*Correct Answer* begun
22. ride
*Correct Answer* ridden
23. wear
*Correct Answer* worn
24. send
*Correct Answer* sent
25. see
*Correct Answer* seen
II. Practicing the Prepositions - for & since
Instructions: Type the correct word -- for or since -- in the white box. Then, press the *Correct Answer* button, and you will see the correct answer.
Hint: If you need help, refer to Understanding & Using English Grammar (Azar & Azar), Chart 1-15.
1. l994
*Correct Answer* since
2. April
3. the last 3 years
*Correct Answer* for
4. a few weeks
5. nearly a decade
6. that day
7. I was a baby
8. a long time
9. the end of summer
10. my nephew's birthday
11. the eighteenth century
12. Dec. 27, l951
13. 9 hours
14. seven days and seven nights
15. the day I met you
16. more than six nights
17. we were in high school together
18. I began studying English
19. an eternity
20. this class started
III. Practicing the Present Perfect in Sentences
Instructions: Change each of the following verbs, which are in the Base Form , to the PRESENT PERFECT or SIMPLE PAST TENSE . After typing each verb in the white box, press the *Correct Answer* button, and you will see the correct answer.
Hint: If you need help, refer to Understanding & Using English Grammar (Azar & Azar), Charts 1-12 and 1-15.
1. (take) We several exams since the start of the session.
*Correct Answer* have taken
2. (take) We an exam last week.
*Correct Answer* took
3. (call) You me only once last week.
*Correct Answer* called
4. (call) You me many times this month.
*Correct Answer* have called
5. (eat) My boyfriend and I at that restaurant twice since Thursday.
*Correct Answer* have eaten
6. (eat) Sharon told me that she there yesterday.
*Correct Answer* ate
7. (win) The basketball team only two games so far this season.
*Correct Answer* has won
8. (win) They their last game by only two points.
9. (send) My mother me a get-well card when I was ill.
10. (send) Then she me a box of my favourite homemade cookies.
11. (live) I here for only three months.
*Correct Answer* have lived
12. (live) I there for only four months.
*Correct Answer* lived
13. (be) That man on that bench since yesterday afternoon.
*Correct Answer* has been
14. (be) The same man in my neighbourhood all day Wednesday.
*Correct Answer* was
15. (sleep) We for ten hours after we got home.
*Correct Answer* slept
16. (oversleep) Jerry twice since last weekend.
*Correct Answer* has overslept
17. (do) Maria and Tommy the dishes every day this week.
*Correct Answer* have done
18. (do) I'm sure they them all last week too.
*Correct Answer* did
19. (have) We a wonderful time on our recent trip to India.
*Correct Answer* had
20. (have) I sure hope you fun since you arrived here.
*Correct Answer* have had
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Copyright © 1996 Dr. Sheryl Beller-Kenner revised: 4/20/98
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