5. Choose the right tense. Choose between the simple past and the present perfect for each sentence: 1) When Goldilocks sat down in Baby Bear’s little chair she ______ it. 2) When Baby Bear looked at his chair, he said in his little voice, “Oh, someone ______ my chair!” 3) After Goldilocks tried the porridge in Father Bear’s great big bowl, she ______ his spoon in it. 4) When Father Bear saw that his spoon was not in its place, he said in a great big voice, “Look, someone ______ my spoon in the bowl?” 5) The porridge in Baby Bear’s bowl was just right and Goldilocks ______ it. 6) When Baby Bear saw there was no porridge in his bowl, he said in his little baby voice, “Oh, someone ______ my porridge!” 7) When Goldilocks lay on Father Bear’s great big bed, she ______ his blanket. 8) When Father Bear saw that his blanket was rumpled, he said, “Look, someone ______ my blanket!”

1. When Goldilocks sat down in Baby Bear’s little chair she broke it.
2. When Baby Bear looked at his chair, he said in his little voice, “Oh, someone has broken my chair!”
3. After Goldilocks tried the porridge in Father Bear’s great big bowl, she put his spoon in it.
4. When Father Bear saw that his spoon was not in its place, he said in a great big voice, “Look, someone has put my spoon in the bowl!”
5. The porridge in Baby Bear’s bowl was just right and Goldilocks ate up it.
6. When Baby Bear saw there was no porridge in his bowl, he said in his little baby voice, “Oh, someone has eaten up my porridge!”
7. When Goldilocks lay on Father Bear’s great big bed, she rumpled his blanket.
8. When Father Bear saw that his blanket was rumpled, he said, “Look, someone has rumpled my blanket!”

Simple past is used for completed actions in the story; present perfect is used for actions whose present result the bears can see.