**Instructions:** Choose the correct form of the verb (Present Perfect or Past Perfect) to complete each sentence.
Exercise: Fill in the Blanks
- Before they built the new museum, the city (never / have) such a large collection of ancient artifacts.
- Archaeologists (just / discover) a new Roman villa near the old city walls.
- By the time the conquerors arrived, the indigenous people (already / establish) a complex writing system.
- Since its opening last year, the exhibit on ancient Egypt (attract) thousands of visitors.
- Many historians believe that the decline of the empire (begin) long before the final invasion.
- Until recently, scholars (not / fully understand) the purpose of these mysterious stone circles.
- She (already / visit) three historical sites today, and it's only lunchtime.
- The Silk Road (connect) different cultures for centuries before the age of modern shipping.
- When the explorers landed, they realized that the local population (never / see) Europeans before.
- The government (invest) a lot of money in cultural preservation projects in the past decade.
- Before the advent of printing, monks (meticulously / copy) manuscripts by hand for centuries.
- I (always / be) fascinated by the history of ancient civilizations.
- By the time the artist completed his masterpiece, he (work) on it for over ten years.
- The local community (celebrate) this traditional festival every year since the 18th century.
- He couldn't enter the archive because he (forget) his identification.
- Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Germany (undergo) significant cultural and political changes.
- The curator explained that they (restore) the painting carefully before it went on display.
- For generations, the family (pass down) this valuable heirloom.
- We were surprised because we (not / hear) about the new historical discovery until yesterday.
- The internet (revolutionize) the way we access historical information and cultural knowledge.