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Exercise of Chapter 2: PERFECT TENSE

Write down the correct grammar according to the clue (verbs, adverbs of time/time signals) by
using:
Simple Past / Past Perfect / Present Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous / Future Perfect

Past Perfect Tense (The action/verb had


Simple Past Tense (Clue: LAST NIGHT) finished before another action/verb)

When I (arrive) ARRIVED home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) HAD PREPARED
o a beautiful candlelight dinner.
o Ketika saya tiba di rumah tadi malam, saya menyadari bahwa Jane sudah menyiapkan
sebuah makan malam cantik bernuansa lilin.
He (work) HAS BEEN WORKING in this company since 1985.
o Dia sudah dan masih bekerja di perusahaan ini sejak tahun 1985.

1. Why is he so tired? He (play) .... tennis for five hours.


2. Mary (live) .... in Germany since 1992.
3. We (be) .... in London for three years next week.
4. They wouldn't let him in because he (forget) .... his membership card.
5. How long (learn / you) .... English?
6. (you, see) .... the new film by Spike Lee?
7. I (do) .... the task from Pak Diki before he comes to the class.
8. They (drink) .... a lot of carbonated soft drink when the party ended.
9. Since I began acting, I (perform) .... in two plays, a television commercial and a TV drama.
However, I (speak, never even) .... publicly before I came to Hollywood in 1985.
10. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) .... without me. My boss (be)
.... furious with me and I (be) .... fired.
11. When Jack (enter) .... the room, I (recognize, not) .... him because he (lose) .... so
much weight and (grow) .... a beard. He looked totally different!
12. The locals were amazed because they (never see) .... a horse before.
13. John (live) .... in Paris for 4 years before he could speak French fluently.
14. I (wait) .... for you since two o'clock.
15. (you/finish) .... the report by the deadline?

Diki Roy Nirwansyah, S.Pd SMAN 1 Baleendah

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