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Hello,1. I ________ (wrote/have written) the letter already.As the word "already" is used with past tense and perfect tense.  Both seem all right to me.2. The boy _________ (brushed/has brushed) his teeth and went to sleep.    The words in bold suggest past tense so (brushed) is correct.3. She ________ (ran/has run) to catch. But the bus did not stop.This also suggests past tense. so (ran) is ok.Please check my answers.

Inchoateknowledge · Accepted Answer

Yes

Philip · Answer

Hanuman_2000Hello,

1. I ________ (wrote/have written) the letter already.

As the word "already" is used with past tense and perfect tense. Both seem all right to me.

2. The boy _________ (brushed/has brushed) his teeth and went to sleep.

The words in bold suggest past tense so (brushed) is correct.

3. She ________ (ran/has run) to catch. But the bus did not stop.

This also suggests past tense. so (ran) is ok.

Please check my answers.

My "feeling" is to put already closer to the verb: I've already written or I already wrote.

J Lewis · Answer

In no. 1, I as a Brit would say "have written", but I know that AmE accepts both.

Clive · Answer

Hi,

A small comment.

She ________ (ran/has run) to catch. But the bus did not stop. 'Catch' here requires an object. eg 'she ran to catch it'. This lack of an object makes me think this test question was not written by a native speaker.

Best wishes, Clive

Marius Hancu · Answer

CliveShe ________ (ran/has run) to catch. But the bus did not stop.

'Catch' here requires an object. eg 'she ran to catch it'. This lack of an object makes me think this test question was not written by a native speaker.

Goot catch, Clive

Anonymous · Answer

hanuman_2000have written

hanuman_2000brushed

hanuman_2000ran

wrote/has written

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