Using the Present Perfect and Past Perfect Tenses

1. Question

   Some people claimed that in 1816 pirates _______________ treasure on one of the islands.

   A.

   Have buried

   B.

   Had buried

   Using the Present Perfect and Past Perfect Tenses: Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct form of the verb. - Some people claimed that in 1816 pirates _______________ treasure on one of the islands.

2. Question

   For years, the U.S. Navy _______________ an airport for its planes there, but that is gone.

   A.

   Has maintained

   B.

   Had maintained

   Using the Present Perfect and Past Perfect Tenses: Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct form of the verb. - For years, the U.S. Navy _______________ an airport for its planes there, but that is gone.

3. Question

   By the 1970s, the U.S. Energy Department _______________ that nuclear waste be dumped on these uninhabited islands.

   A.

   Has proposed

   B.

   Had proposed

   Using the Present Perfect and Past Perfect Tenses: Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct form of the verb. - By the 1970s, the U.S. Energy Department _______________ that nuclear waste be dumped on these uninhabited islands.

4. Question

   Until recently, a private owner _______________ control of the islands for many years.

   A.

   Has kept

   B.

   Had kept

   Using the Present Perfect and Past Perfect Tenses: Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct form of the verb. - Until recently, a private owner _______________ control of the islands for many years.

5. Question

   Investors _______________ to build a hotel and casino, but the owner refused.

   A.

   Have offered

   B.

   Had offered

   Using the Present Perfect and Past Perfect Tenses: Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct form of the verb. - Investors _______________ to build a hotel and casino, but the owner refused.

6. Question

   By 2000, the owner _______________ these fifty-two islands to a nature conservation organization.

   A.

   Has sold

   B.

   Had sold

   Using the Present Perfect and Past Perfect Tenses: Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct form of the verb. - By 2000, the owner _______________ these fifty-two islands to a nature conservation organization.

7. Question

   This group bought the islands because it _______________ that their natural beauty would be ruined.

   A.

   Has feared

   B.

   Had feared

   Using the Present Perfect and Past Perfect Tenses: Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct form of the verb. - This group bought the islands because it _______________ that their natural beauty would be ruined.

8. Question

   These nature lovers _______________ to protect the plants, animals, and coral reefs on the islands forever.

   A.

   Have promised

   B.

   Had promised

   Using the Present Perfect and Past Perfect Tenses: Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct form of the verb. - These nature lovers _______________ to protect the plants, animals, and coral reefs on the islands forever.

9. Question

   Since the islands were sold, scientists _______________ the plants and seabirds that thrive there.

   A.

   Have studied

   B.

   Had studied

   Using the Present Perfect and Past Perfect Tenses: Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct form of the verb. - Since the islands were sold, scientists _______________ the plants and seabirds that thrive there.

10. Question

    Tourists _______________ permission to visit these islands, but the nature group is not eager to have them.

    A.

    Have awaited

    B.

    Had awaited

    Using the Present Perfect and Past Perfect Tenses: Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct form of the verb. - Tourists _______________ permission to visit these islands, but the nature group is not eager to have them.