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1 | | Choose the sentence that includes a verb in present perfect tense. |
| | A) | Throughout this seemingly endless war, I hear the thunder of the distant guns. |
| | B) | Throughout this seemingly endless war, I heard the thunder of the distant
guns. |
| | C) | Throughout this seemingly endless war, I have heard the thunder of the
distant guns. |
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2 | | Choose the sentence that includes a verb in present perfect tense. |
| | A) | The diver has descended to the ocean floor. |
| | B) | The diver will descend to the ocean floor. |
| | C) | The diver
descends to the ocean floor. |
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3 | | Choose the sentence in which the main verb is in present
perfect tense. |
| | A) | Immigrants bring new customs to Canada, stimulating
continual change. |
| | B) | Immigrants are bringing new customs to Canada, stimulating
continual change. |
| | C) | Immigrants have brought new customs to Canada, stimulating
continual change. |
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4 | | Choose the sentence that includes a verb in past perfect tense. |
| | A) | The wind chimes had hung from the kitchen window since their first anniversary. |
| | B) | The wind chimes hung from the kitchen window since their first anniversary. |
| | C) | The wind chimes hang from the kitchen window since their first anniversary. |
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5 | | Choose the sentence that contains
a verb in past perfect tense. |
| | A) | After many years, the mighty oak
grew from a tiny acorn. |
| | B) | After many years, the mighty oak had grown from a
tiny acorn. |
| | C) | After many years, the mighty oak has grown from a tiny
acorn. |
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6 | | Choose the sentence in which the main verb is in past perfect tense. |
| | A) | Nick went to school in Kingston before joining the navy. |
| | B) | Nick has gone to school in Kingston before joining the navy. |
| | C) | Nick had gone to school in Kingston before joining the navy. |
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7 | | Choose the sentence in which the main verb is in past perfect
tense. |
| | A) | Although she now regretted it, she had given him the best
years of her life. |
| | B) | Although she now regretted it, she gave him the best years
of her life. |
| | C) | Although she now regretted it, she was giving him the best years
of her life. |
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8 | | Choose the sentence that includes a verb in past perfect tense. |
| | A) | By the end of the thirteenth century, the Tartar invaders slew thousands of Poles. |
| | B) | By the end of the thirteenth century, the Tartar invaders had slain thousands of
Poles. |
| | C) | By the end of the thirteenth century, the Tartar invaders were slaying
thousands of Poles. |
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9 | | Choose the sentence in which the main verb is in past perfect
tense. |
| | A) | The Arab soldiers just finished their meal when the Berbers
attacked them. |
| | B) | The Arab soldiers were just finishing their meal when the
Berbers attacked them. |
| | C) | The Arab soldiers had just finished their meal when
the Berbers attacked them. |
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10 | | Choose the sentence in which
the main verb is in past perfect tense. |
| | A) | In all of the
survivors' stories, the Titanic had sunk rapidly beneath the freezing waters. |
| | B) | In all of the survivors' stories, the Titanic was sinking rapidly beneath the freezing waters. |
| | C) | n all of the survivors' stories, the Titanic sank rapidly beneath the freezing
waters. |
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