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Cheryl Pavlik
Margaret Keenan Segal
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Using the Simple Past Tense and the Present Perfect

Complete the following paragraph with the simple past or the present perfect form of the verb in parentheses.



1

I live in Caracas. My family (live) in Caracas for three years.
2

We (move) here when I (be) ten.
3

It (be) a difficult but an exciting time for all of us.
4

Before we (come) here, my father (work) on a farm with my uncles.
5

In Caracas, he (get) a job in a factory.
6

My mother never (work) outside the home before.
7

But here she (find) a job in a store.
8

She (work) there for two years.
9

In our small village, I (know) everyone.
10

I (be) here for three years, and I still (not meet) everyone in our apartment building!
11

It (not be) easy, but in the past three years I (learn) to love my new home.








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