{"id":1343,"date":"2016-07-02T13:12:10","date_gmt":"2016-07-02T13:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=1343"},"modified":"2023-05-18T03:12:23","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T03:12:23","slug":"simple-past-or-present-perfect-tense-worksheet-for-class-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/simple-past-or-present-perfect-tense-worksheet-for-class-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple past or present perfect tense worksheet for class 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Complete the following sentences using a simple past or present perfect tense form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. my grandparents last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) visited
\nb) had visited
\nc) have visited<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 in this office since 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) worked
\nb) have worked
\nc) had worked<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. There \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. an explosion near the railway station last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) has been
\nb) was
\nc) had been<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. He \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. since yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) was absent
\nb) has been absent
\nc) had been absent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. him for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) knew
\nb) have known
\nc) had known<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. He \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. to Germany last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) went
\nb) has gone
\nb) had gone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. We \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 in the morning and \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 our destination before sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) started, reached
\nb) have started, have reached
\nc) started, have reached
\nd) have started, reached<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. He \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. ill for several weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) was
\nb) has been
\nc) have been<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. He \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. ill for several months before he died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) was
\nb) has been
\nc) had been<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. I \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 this parcel in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a) received
\nb) have received
\nc) had received<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. I visited<\/strong> my grandparents last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. I have worked<\/strong> in this office since 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. There was<\/strong> an explosion near the railway station last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. He has been<\/strong> absent since yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. I have known<\/strong> him for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. He went<\/strong> to Germany last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. We started<\/strong> in the morning and reached<\/strong> our destination before sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. He has been<\/strong> ill for several weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. He was<\/strong> ill for several months before he died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. I received<\/strong> this parcel in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tenses Worksheets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n