PAST TENSE & PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

1. Ten years ago, the minister ... to begin a food program.

has decided
is deciding
decides
to decided
decided

2. Amin : “Did the man .... the beggar?”

Ella : “Yes, he did. And he .... some money”.

helped – had given

help - give
help - gives
help - gave
helped - gave

3. Mira : “When do you plan to get married?”

Susan : “After … school”.

I have been finished

I finish
I am finishing
I finished
I had finished

4. Thomas Alfa Edison … electricity which is very important for us nowadays.

invention
invents
to invent
invent
invented

5. I had five books on my table two days ago but now … only two on it.
there is no
there is
there was
there are
there were

6. I always bring my dictionary everyday to my school, but I … to bring it yesterday.

forgot
forget
forgetting
forgotten
to forget

7. I … my bike when it was dirty, but now I am lazy to wash it

washed
washing
washes
to wash
wash

8. Having caught the thief, ….

the police took the thief and the evidence to the police station
 the thief was taking to the police station with the evidence
the evidence and the thief were taken to the police station
the police station would be the best place to question the thief
the thief would be questioned by the police in the police station

9. Mother warned her … the newly painted wall.

not touch
not touched
do not touch
not to touch
not touching

The text is for questions no. 10-13

I go (16) to Bandung last week. I am (17) there for three days. I walk (18) in the streets of
Bandung and visited Vanda Park. I take (19) a lot of pictures of this beautiful city. I was so
happy.

10. go
goes
gone
has
went

11. is
was
am
were
are

12. walked
walking
walk
walks
was walking

13. takes
take
tooks
took
taken

14. Hen : Why did you …… my children?

Eagle : Because I’m hungry.

catch
catched
caught
was catch
catching

15. Bagas : You look so unhappy, Nata. What’s the problem?

Nata : My father....his job.

has just lost

have just lost
losing
 loses
loss

16. We ....in Bandung for several years.

lived
was living
lives
have lived
have been lived

17. Have you ever …her?

met
meet
been met
meeting
been meeting

18. They….resigned their current jobs this year.

has
have
are
were
was

19. They have visited their shop ….

today
last week
yesterday
now
several times

20. Marco : What did you do last holiday, Sony?

Sony : I....to my grandfather’s house.

go
went
have gone
is going
are going

21. Robert : Did you.... the movie last night?

Tony : Sure. It was very interesting.

saw
watch
watched
seen
looked

22. Rony : .... you write the poem this morning?

Paul : Yeah. How about you?.

Do
Have
Did
Was
Were
23. They passed their test because they ....very hard.
study
studies
was studying
studied
have been studied

24. Marie …………….. in Dublin since 1980.

Has lived
Lives
Is leaving
Live
Left

25. Mark …………….. the entire book.

Had been reading
Read
Has already read
Is reading
Has been reading