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1. 1.

   Fill in the blanks with the present perfect of the verbs given in the box.

   make, sign, sprain, water, travel

   1.  Celina _____________ her ankle so she is not playing with us.
   2.  The gardener _______________ the garden.
   3.  We _______________ the dinner tonight.
   4.  The Principal _______________ all the report cards on her table.
   5.  I _____________ never ______________ by plane.
2. 2.

   Rewrite this note using the present perfect tense of the verbs given in brackets.

   Dear Ma,

   I (just reach) school. I (not bring) my project work with me. My teacher (ask) me to get it from home. I (send) Ramu Bhaiyya to fetch it from home. Please hand it over to him. He (come back) with it as fast as possible.

   Bittu

3. 3.

   Use the simple past or the present perfect tense (with the help of the helping verbs) to complete these sentences.

   1.  Our school _____________ Rs. Five lakhs for the flood victims yesterday. (donate)
   2.  I ____________ the Qutab Minar several times. (visit)
   3.  _____________ Rahul _______________ my CDs? (return)
   4.  In the accident, two buses _____________ (collide) and _______________ (overturn). The police _____________ already ______________ (arrive) on the scene of the accident.
   5.  We _____________ (not to see) the neighbours for a long time.
   6.  Sanjay ________________ me last night and _______________ me about his birthday party. (phone-tell)
   7.  She _____________ ill since last month. (be)
   8.  I _______________ (seldom see) such a hillarious movie. Who _____________ (direct) it?
   9.  The children ______________ (drink) the chocolate milkshake and ___________ (go) to play.
   10.  He ___________ not _____________ (be) out of the house since the accident.
4. 4.

   Change the verbs in the brackets to the simple past or the past perfect tense:

   1.  I ______________ already (discuss) the matter with my father before I _____________ (write) to my Principal.
   2.  By the time I ______________ (reach) home, everybody ___________to sleep. (go)
   3.  Vikky ___________ (say) that he was not feeling tired because he ______________ already. (nap)
   4.  When we ______________ (buy) the tickets we ___________ the movie hall. (enter)
   5.  Dad ___________ the electricity bill before he ___________ the reminder. (receive)
   6.  He cut a sorry figure because he ____________ something illegal. (do)
   7.  By the time I ______________ (get) your message, I ___________ for work. (leave)
   8.  We _____________ (leave) the building before _____________ fire. (catch)
   9.  The baby _____________ (begin) to cry as someone _____________ his toy. (snatch)
   10.  My Math teacher ______________ (given) me a good report last term.
5. 5.

   Fill in the blanks with the future perfect tense.

   1.  Mother _____________ something special for our guests tonight.(prepare)
   2.  God willing, we ____________ (shift) to our new house next month.
   3.  Vikram Seth ______________ his latest novel by the end of this year. (complete)
   4.  My dad _____________ (retire) by 2023.
   5.  I expect you ______________ (change) your mind by tomorrow.
   6.  She ______________ (submit) her project by the end of this week.
   7.  We ______________ all the invitations by tomorrow morning. (send)
   8.  I _____________ (see) most of the country by the time I am a teenager.