Past Simple vs. Past Perfect vs. Present Perfect

Past Simple. What is the correct past form of understand?

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Past Simple. What is the correct past form of make?

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Past Simple. What is the correct past form of write?

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is the correct structure of Present Perfect?

• Subj + have/has + 2nd column

• Subj + have/has + 3rd column

• Subj + had/had + 3rd column

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

a. Where's Christine?

b. I don't know. She ______ the office fifteen minutes ago.

• left

• had left

• had been leaving

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

a. I love your car.

b. This old thing? We _______ it for fifteen years.

• had had

• used to have

• have had

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

a. Can't we just order a nice bit of cod?

b. Don't be ridiculous! We ________ all the way to eat fish and chips!

• haven't been coming

• haven't come

• hadn't come

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

a. What's wrong with Robert?

b. I don't know. He _____ up and slammed the door to exit the building.

• has got

• had got

• got

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

When I lived downtown, I _______ to the cinema every night

• went

• has gone

• had gone

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

a. How's Peter doing?

b. I don't know. I ________ from him for months

• didn't hear

• haven't heard

• hadn't heard

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D