{"id":73147,"date":"2020-03-21T05:39:10","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T05:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=73147"},"modified":"2023-05-18T03:11:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T03:11:28","slug":"present-perfect-or-past-tense-class-8-english-grammar-worksheets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/present-perfect-or-past-tense-class-8-english-grammar-worksheets\/","title":{"rendered":"Present Perfect Or Past Tense | Class 8 English Grammar Worksheets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Both present perfect and simple past<\/strong> are used to talk about finished events. Note that the present perfect is not used when we say when something happened. It cannot be used with definite past time adverbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Past Tense vs. Present Perfect Tense Worksheet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1. I ……………………………….. a woman in New Zealand three years ago. (met \/ have met)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. I ……………………………….. bought anything since a week ago. (haven\u2019t \/ hadn\u2019t)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. He ……………………………….. ill for three years before he died. (was \/ has been)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. \u2018Have you been here before?\u2019 \u2018Yes, I ……………………………….. here a year ago.\u2019 (was \/ have been)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. As soon as I saw her I knew that I ……………………………….. her before. (have met \/ had met)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. We will not begin the work until they ……………………………….. to our terms and conditions. (had agreed \/ have agreed)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. I will come back after I ……………………………….. my lunch. (have finished \/ had finished)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. He cannot be appointed before he ……………………………….. his examination. (has passed \/ had passed)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. I understand that you ……………………………….. from the committee. (have resigned \/ had resigned)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. I will call you after I ……………………………….. him. (saw \/ have seen)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

1. I met<\/strong> a woman in New Zealand three years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. I haven\u2019t bought<\/strong> anything since a week ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. He was<\/strong> ill for three years before he died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Yes, I was<\/strong> here a year ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. As soon as I saw<\/strong> her I knew that I had met<\/strong> her before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. We will not begin the work until they have agreed<\/strong> to our terms and conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. I will come back after I have finished<\/strong> my lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. He cannot be appointed before he has passed<\/strong> his examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. I understand that you have resigned<\/strong> from the committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. I will call you after I have seen<\/strong> him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Present perfect tense is used in the subordinate clause only when the verb in the principal clause is either in the present or future tense \u2013 not in the past tense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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