Question

1)In the following, supply either the past tense or the present perfect tense of the verbs in parentheses
a)I___________(try)that restaurant again and again but i do not like the food there
b)When i was a boy, i often____________(go) fishing with my father
c)I____________(complete)writing my exercise at last
d)He____________(start) to study english last winter
e)The day before yesterday, we_____________(have) a bad storm
f)I hear that you____________(give)up the idea of studying Russian
g)I_________never________(be)to Radio City
h)It_________(be) very cold yesterday
i)We____________(learn)many new words in this course
j)The first world war_________(begin)in 1914 and_________(end) in 1918
k)She says that she_________(lose)her pocketbook

Answer 1

a) tried
b) went
c) completed
d) started
e) had
f) gave
g) was
h) was
i) learnt
j) started/finished
k) lost