The perfect tenses 1) i … a decision yet. haven’t made am making will make made 2) this is the first time i … a car. that’s why i am so exhausted. drove was driving have driven am driving 3) i … in love with bill since 1984. was have been am had been 4) after john … his clothes, he began to study. was washing washed washes had washed 5) i … bananas since i was a child. have disliked will dislike disliked dislike 6) i … in moscow before i moved to st. petersburg. lived has been living had living live 7) the life of dorothy and patrick … immeasurably since they both got new jobs. have improved had improved has improved improved 8) was bill still in the office? - sorry, he … home. had gone is gone has gone was gone 9) at first i thought i … the right thing but it was a mistake. had done did had been doing have done 10) maudlin … for years on her own before she decided to get married. had managed managed was managing has managed
haven’t made
2) This is the first time I … a car. That’s why I am so exhausted.
have driven
3) I … in love with Bill since 1984.
have been
4) After John … his clothes, he began to study.
had washed
5) I … bananas since I was a child.
have disliked
6) I … in Moscow before I moved to St. Petersburg.
have been living
7) The life of Dorothy and Patrick … immeasurably since they both got new jobs.
has improved
8) Was Bill still in the office? - Sorry, he … home.
had gone
9) At first I thought I … the right thing but it was a mistake.
had done
10) Maudlin … for years on her own before she decided to get married.
had managed