1. Review

Choose between the words in parentheses.

1. You------well, (did, done)

2. Have you------what you promised to do? (did, done)

3. Have you------the man? (saw, seen)

4. I------him yesterday, (saw, seen)

5. Mary said she----- the new neighbors, (saw, seen)

6. Has Alice------the letter? (wrote, written)

7. Henry had------to inquire before the letter came (wrote, written)

8. Have you------to her about it? (spoke, spoken)

9. I wish you had ------ to me before, (spoke, spoken)

10. Bluebirds have already------. (come, came)

11. They------ten days ago. (come, came)

12. Have the new books for the library ------ yet? (come, came)

After you are sure your sentences are right, read them several times. Write full answers to these questions:

1. When did you see Mary? (I saw her yesterday.)

2. Have you seen the children?

3. When did you see my book?

4. Has your mother seen the picture?

5. Had you seen the threatening clouds before the wind began to blow?

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. 6. What did you see at the circus?

7. Have you done the work?

8. When did you do it?

9. Has she done the work well?

10. Have you written your composition?

11. Who has written the best composition?

12. Have you spoken to Mary about the party?

13. Who has spoken to the new pupil?

14. Have the children come?

15. Who has come to the party?

16. When did you come?

17. When did the wrens come this year?

2. Discovering A Rule

Exercise. What time is spoken of in each sentence? Notice which word, run or ran, is not used with have, has, or had. Read the sentences several times.

1. I ran to the house.

2. Mary and Alice ran to the barn.

3. The dog ran to his master.

4. I thought John ran home.

5. He has run for the doctor.

6. You have run too much to-day.

7. I thought he had run for help.

8. I saw him when he ran by.

9. The clock has run well since it was cleaned. 10. I think that horse ran in the races last fall.

3. Rule

To express past time use run with have, has, or had, and use ran without one of these words.

Exercise. Fill each blank with run or ran:

1. He------to town in five minutes.

2. He has------to the store for some thread.

3. Have you ever------that machine?

4. Yes, I------it when father was sick.

5. John and Henry------a race yesterday.

6. I thought the water had------out of the pipe.

7. Which of the boys------faster?

8. I feared the baby had------away.

When you are sure your sentences are right, read them several times.