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English 14 Public

Complete the sentence with the correct tense (simple past or present perfect) according to the context.

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#irregular verbs #Past Simple #present perfect simple #Past participle #present perfect #simple past

We …….. (begin) studying this topic one week ago. (action started and finished in the past)

Began

5

We …….. (begin) to understand the topic after 3 classes. (result of an action)

have begun

5

They …….. (build) the house in 2010. (specific moment in the past)

built

5

My family and I …….. (build) sandcastles on the beach. (unspecified moment in the past)

have built

5

My high school group …….. (go) to the museum last month. (specific moment in the past)

went

5

My family and I …….. (go) on vacation to another country 2 times. (unspecified moment in the past)

have gone

5

They …….. (hear) the news last night. (specific moment in the past)

heard

5

We …….. (hear) about it many times. (unspecified moment in the past)

have heard

5

The teacher …….. (speak) about the past participles last Friday. (specific moment in the past)

spoke

5

We …….. (speak) about experiences in previous classes. (unspecified moment in the past)

have spoken

5

We …….. (write) an essay in yesterday’s class. (specific moment in the past)

wrote

5

We …….. (write) some letters for people from other groups. (unspecified moment in the past)

have written

5

The students …….. (understand) the instructions at the beginning of the class. (specific moment in the past)

understood

5

We …….. (understand) the uses of the simple past and the present perfect. (unspecified moment in the past)

have understood

5