Instructions: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the simple past or the present perfect (nothing else!). Page 2 of 2
Dear Bobby,
________I've been_____________ in New York for two months now, but __I haven't seen___________
(I, be) (I, not see)
the Statue of Liberty yet. Yesterday, __________I went_________________ to Macy's and
(I, go)
______I bought____________ you some beautiful shirts. ____I still haven't gone____ to
(I, buy) (I, still not go)
Bloomingdale's or A&S yet.
_____I've had________ a lot of trouble since _____I got__________ here. In Times
(I, have) (I, get)
Square, one awful day, two teenagers ______stole_____________ my purse. Since that day,
(steal)
______I've been_______ a lot more careful than _____I was_______ when I lived in Ohio.
(I, be) (I, be)
Last night, _________I took_______________________ a cab to the theater, and the
(I, take)
driver _____gave___________ me a real scare! ______He drove__________ dangerously, and
(give) (He, drive)
___he didn't slow down__ when ___I told______ him to. ____I didn't give_____ him
(he, not slow down) (I, tell) (I, not give)
a tip, so _______he swore_________ at me. I used to be quiet before ____I left_______
(he, swear) I, leave)
Ohio and ___came______ here, but ___I screamed_____ last night, and ____it felt_______
(come) (I, scream) (it, feel)
good! Screaming in New York helps sometimes. _________I've changed_____________ a lot
(I, change)
since _______I arrived___________________ here last December.
(I, arrive)
___Have you heard_________ from Dad recently? ____I haven't gotten_____ a letter
(you, hear) (I, not get)
from him for several weeks. I hope he's okay. How _____have you been___________ lately?
(you, be)
____Have you done_______ today's homework yet? Don't put it off!
(you, do)
Anyway, take care of yourself. As for me, _______I was_____________ sick for
(I, be)
a week last month, but I'm better now. ____I caught_____________ the flu one day after
(I, catch)
I went out for a walk without a hat. I hope _______you haven't caught_____________ the
(you, not catch)
flu or anything so far this winter! It's awful to be sick and miss classes at school! Love, Katie
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