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cause he (lose) ...............so much weight and (grow) ............. a beard. He looked totally different!

7. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their

culture (disappear, virtually) ................................. by the time Europeans first (arrive)

................................. in the New World.

8. I (visit) ................................. so many beautiful places since I (come) ....................... to Utah. Be-

fore moving here, I (hear, never) ............... of Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches or Canyonlands.

Verb Tense Tutorial Exercise 13

Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous

I'm sorry I left without you last night, but I told you to meet me early because the show started at

8:00. I (try) ................... to get tickets for that play for months, and I didn't want to miss it. By the

time I finally left the coffee shop where we were supposed to meet, I (have) ............. five cups of cof-

fee and I (wait) .............. over an hour. I had to leave because I (arrange) ............... to meet Kathy in

front of the theater.

When I arrived at the theater, Kathy (pick, already) ..................... up the tickets and she was waiting

for us near the entrance. She was really angry because she (wait) ............ for more than half an hour.

She said she (give, almost) .......... up and (go) ........into the theater without us.

Kathy told me you (be) ........... late several times in the past and that she would not make plans with

you again in the future. She mentioned that she (miss) ............ several movies because of your late ar-

rivals. I think you owe her an apology. And in the future, I suggest you be on time! several movies

because of your late arrivals. I think you owe her an apology.

Verb Tense Tutorial Exercise 14

Present Perfect / Past Perfect

Present Perfect Continuous / Past Perfect Continuous

1. It is already 9:30 pm and I (wait) .............here for over an hour. If John does not get here in the

next five minutes, I am going to leave.

2. I was really angry at John yesterday. By the time he finally arrived, I (wait) ……….. for over

an hour. I almost left without him.

3. Did you hear that Ben was fired last month? He (work) ........... for that import company for

more than ten years and he (work) ................in almost every department. Nobody knew the com-

pany like he did.

4. I (see) ............... many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt. Pictures of the monu-

ments are verymisleading. The pyramids are actually quite small.

5. Sarah (climb) .................. the Matterhorn, (sail) ..........around the world, and (go) ............. on

safari in Kenya. She is such an adventurous person.

6. Sarah (climb) ................ the Matterhorn, (sail) .............around the world and (go) ................. on

safari in Kenya by the time she turned twenty-five. She (experience) ............... more by that age

than most people do in their entire lives.

7. When Melanie came into the office yesterday, her eyes were red and watery. I think she (cry)

…..

Verb Tense Tutorial Exercise 15

Present Continuous / Simple Past

Present Perfect Continuous / Past Perfect Continuous

My English is really getting better. I (try) ............. to learn the language since 1985, but only recently

have I been able to make some real progress. By the time I started high school in 1988, I (study)

............... the language for almost three years; however, I was only able to introduce myself and utter

a few memorized sentences. For a couple more years, I (struggle) ..............through grammar and vo-

cabulary lessons, which made absolutely no difference. Nothing worked, so I decided to study abroad.

I found an exchange program in England that sounded like the perfect answer. I (stay) ....................

with a host family for one month. It was a huge disappointment! I (sit) ................. there the whole

time staring at the host mother and father hoping that there would be some breakthrough. Nothing.

When I returned, I mentioned to a friend that I (have) .............. problems with the language for years.

He recommended that I spend a year in an English speaking country. I decided to go abroad again. I

(research) ................ exchange programs for a couple of weeks and finally decided on a school in the

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