[StitsVobsaith]

RANT: My biggest pet peeve is when people can't differentiate when using the words "Saw" or "Seen." I have no idea why it bugs the shit out of me so much, but it sounds hillbillyish when used incorrectly.

EDIT: This wasn't directed at anyone on the forums, I just needed to vent because some cousins on Facebook I have as friends are idiots. I think English is their second language.

Examples:

She saw the movie last night..................... simple past tense
She has already seen the movie................ present perfect tense
We have seen too many accidents............ present perfect tense
No one had seen him at the party.............. past perfect tense

Any form of to have, used as a helping verb, is a clue that the main verb is in the present perfect or past perfect tense.

Write saw or seen in the blank to make the sentence correct. The helping verb will not be highlighted. The first two have been done for you.

1._ Have you seen my pink hammer?
2._ I think I saw it in the kitchen.
3. Jamie has never _________ a chipmunk before.
4. The girls _________ a strange light in the sky.
5. I've _________ your face on a poster! (Remember contractions.)
6._ I _________ you running in the park.
7._ In spite of the forecast, we never _________ a single snowflake.
8._ You were so pale, I thought you'd _________ a ghost.
9. _Actually, I _________ two ghosts.
10. Stan was still upset when Barbara _________ him at church.
11. Kathy has _________ the new report cards.
12. Jerry says that he's _________ them too.
13. I thought I'd _________ everything until you wore that dress.
14. Father _________ what you had for breakfast.
15. We have _________ the largest mall in the world.
16. Please don't believe what you think you _________!
17. I _________ a blue jay in that tree.
18. She liked the house when she _________ it in the daylight.
19. Oscar _________ where I hid the gold.
20. Ryan and Connor _________ what you had in your hands.


Answers below...













1._ Have you seen my pink hammer?
2._ I think I saw it in the kitchen.
3. Jamie has never SEEN a chipmunk before.
4. The girls SAW a strange light in the sky.
5. I've SEEN your face on a poster! (Remember contractions.)
6._ I SAW you running in the park.
7._ In spite of the forecast, we never SAW a single snowflake.
8._ You were so pale, I thought you'd SEEN a ghost.
9. _Actually, I SAW two ghosts.
10. Stan was still upset when Barbara SAW him at church.
11. Kathy has SEEN the new report cards.
12. Jerry says that he's SEEN them too.
13. I thought I'd SEEN everything until you wore that dress.
14. Father SAW what you had for breakfast.
15. We have SEEN the largest mall in the world.
16. Please don't believe what you think you SAW!
17. I SAW a blue jay in that tree.
18. She liked the house when she SAW it in the daylight.
19. Oscar SAW where I hid the gold.
20. Ryan and Connor SAW what you had in your hands.