Quiz: B1. Present Perfect (Second Language - 4º E.S.O.


B1. Present PerfectOnline version Test your knowledge on the Present perfect for the B1 level of English. by Teacher Ismael 1 I ... a car last week. a bought b have bought c have been buying d did buy 2 My grandfather ... 30 years ago. a died b has died c has been dying d did die 3 I ... a lot of sweets, when I was a child. a ate b have eaten c have been eating d did eat 4 I ... a new car. Do you want to see it? a bought b have bought c have been buying d did buy 5 Your car looks very clean. ... a Have you just washed it? b Did you just wash it? c Just have you washed it? d Have you washed it just? 6 Ian lives in London. He ... there for seven years. a has lived b lived c did live 7 Tom ... his key yesterday. He couldn't get into the house. a lost b losed c has lost d did lose 8 The weather ... cold recently. a was b were c has been 9 How many plays ...? a did Shakespeare write b has Shakespeare written c did Shakespeare wrote 10 Look! There's an ambulance over there! There ... an accident. a was b were c has been 11 It's the first time ... our flat, isn't it? a you've visited b you visited c you visit 12 They ... the baby a name yet. a haven't given b didn't give c doesn't give 13 ... New York when you went to the States? a Have you been to b Have you gone to c Have you been in d Did you go to 14 Jo has already ... Shirley to dinner. a invited b been inviting 15 I've ... an interview with Brad Pitt, but I haven't finished it yet. a read b been reading 16 Have the boys ... computer games since this morning? a played b been playing 17 The sentence "Sue and Alan are married since July" is... a right b wrong. It should be "have married". c wrong. It should be "have been married". d wrong. You cannot use "since" in this sentence. 18 The sence: "It is raining all day" is... a right. b wrong. It should be "has rained". c wrong. It should be "has been raining". 19 The sentence: "How long has George been unemployed?" is... a right. b wrong. it should be "is George unemployed?". c wrong. d wrong. It should be "has George unemployed?". 20 My friend has been looking for this CD ... a long time. a since b for c yet 21 I have phoned him seven times but we ... haven't spoken. a still b yet c already 22 I have ... met your father. a ever b just c still d yet 23 The police have known the truth ... yesterday. a since b for c during d just 24 You don't have to go to the supermarket. I have ... gone. a yet b since c already d still 25 "What was that noise?" "The child has ... broken a vase". a already b yet c just d still 26 Have you studied English ...? a yet b already c still 27 Colin isn't here; he ... to football practice. a has gone b has been c goes 28 I have lived in Spain ... I was ten. a ever b for c since 29 John has ... finished his homework. a yet b already c since d for 30 How long ... you ... the piano? a are / playing b has / played c have / been playing 31 I have ... been to the theatre before. a never b ever c seldom 32 Craig has been a doctor ... ten years. a since b for c yet 33 ... have you been working as a teacher? a When b How long ago c How long 34 You're talking to your friend from school. You've never seen him with glasses on before. a "How long have you worn glasses?" b "How long have you been wearing glasses?" c "How long do you wear glasses?" d "How long did you wear glasses?" 35 You are talking with some friends about your favourite team games. a I love basketball. I've played it three times this week. b I love basketball. I've been playing it three times this week. 36 You're gossiping about other people with your best friend. a Tom's seen Anna a lot recently. b Tom's been seeing Anna a lot recently. 37 Somebody says that you look very tired. a I've ironed all afternoon. b I've been ironing all afternoon. 38 ... been swimming at night? a Have ever you b Have you ever c Have never you d Have you never 39 My best friend and her dad ... just finished a pottery course. a has b have 40 Which one is CORRECT? a Where have you been? b Where you have been? 41 Jack has ... to Freya and she is coming to the party. a spoke b spoken 42 I have lived here ... I was a child. a for b since 43 I've ... tried this game. Written answer 44 .. Graham sent you an email about the party? Written answer 45 My computer hasn't been repaired ... . Written answer 46 Pam has ... printed out her project. Written answer 47 Jason has won this prize ... the last three years. Written answer

1

I ... a car last week.

a

bought

b

have bought

c

have been buying

d

did buy

2

My grandfather ... 30 years ago.

a

died

b

has died

c

has been dying

d

did die

3

I ... a lot of sweets, when I was a child.

a

ate

b

have eaten

c

have been eating

d

did eat

4

I ... a new car. Do you want to see it?

a

bought

b

have bought

c

have been buying

d

did buy

5

Your car looks very clean. ...

a

Have you just washed it?

b

Did you just wash it?

c

Just have you washed it?

d

Have you washed it just?

6

Ian lives in London. He ... there for seven years.

a

has lived

b

lived

c

did live

7

Tom ... his key yesterday. He couldn't get into the house.

a

lost

b

losed

c

has lost

d

did lose

8

The weather ... cold recently.

a

was

b

were

c

has been

9

How many plays ...?

a

did Shakespeare write

b

has Shakespeare written

c

did Shakespeare wrote

10

Look! There's an ambulance over there! There ... an accident.

a

was

b

were

c

has been

11

It's the first time ... our flat, isn't it?

a

you've visited

b

you visited

c

you visit

12

They ... the baby a name yet.

a

haven't given

b

didn't give

c

doesn't give

13

... New York when you went to the States?

a

Have you been to

b

Have you gone to

c

Have you been in

d

Did you go to

14

Jo has already ... Shirley to dinner.

a

invited

b

been inviting

15

I've ... an interview with Brad Pitt, but I haven't finished it yet.

a

read

b

been reading

16

Have the boys ... computer games since this morning?

a

played

b

been playing

17

The sentence "Sue and Alan are married since July" is...

a

right

b

wrong. It should be "have married".

c

wrong. It should be "have been married".

d

wrong. You cannot use "since" in this sentence.

18

The sence: "It is raining all day" is...

a

right.

b

wrong. It should be "has rained".

c

wrong. It should be "has been raining".

19

The sentence: "How long has George been unemployed?" is...

a

right.

b

wrong. it should be "is George unemployed?".

c

wrong.

d

wrong. It should be "has George unemployed?".

20

My friend has been looking for this CD ... a long time.

a

since

b

for

c

yet

21

I have phoned him seven times but we ... haven't spoken.

a

still

b

yet

c

already

22

I have ... met your father.

a

ever

b

just

c

still

d

yet

23

The police have known the truth ... yesterday.

a

since

b

for

c

during

d

just

24

You don't have to go to the supermarket. I have ... gone.

a

yet

b

since

c

already

d

still

25

"What was that noise?" "The child has ... broken a vase".

a

already

b

yet

c

just

d

still

26

Have you studied English ...?

a

yet

b

already

c

still

27

Colin isn't here; he ... to football practice.

a

has gone

b

has been

c

goes

28

I have lived in Spain ... I was ten.

a

ever

b

for

c

since

29

John has ... finished his homework.

a

yet

b

already

c

since

d

for

30

How long ... you ... the piano?

a

are / playing

b

has / played

c

have / been playing

31

I have ... been to the theatre before.

a

never

b

ever

c

seldom

32

Craig has been a doctor ... ten years.

a

since

b

for

c

yet

33

... have you been working as a teacher?

a

When

b

How long ago

c

How long

34

You're talking to your friend from school. You've never seen him with glasses on before.

a

"How long have you worn glasses?"

b

"How long have you been wearing glasses?"

c

"How long do you wear glasses?"

d

"How long did you wear glasses?"

35

You are talking with some friends about your favourite team games.

a

I love basketball. I've played it three times this week.

b

I love basketball. I've been playing it three times this week.

36

You're gossiping about other people with your best friend.

a

Tom's seen Anna a lot recently.

b

Tom's been seeing Anna a lot recently.

37

Somebody says that you look very tired.

a

I've ironed all afternoon.

b

I've been ironing all afternoon.

38

... been swimming at night?

a

Have ever you

b

Have you ever

c

Have never you

d

Have you never

39

My best friend and her dad ... just finished a pottery course.

a

has

b

have

40

Which one is CORRECT?

a

Where have you been?

b

Where you have been?

41

Jack has ... to Freya and she is coming to the party.

a

spoke

b

spoken

42

I have lived here ... I was a child.

a

for

b

since

43

I've ... tried this game.

Written answer

44

.. Graham sent you an email about the party?

Written answer

45

My computer hasn't been repaired ... .

Written answer

46

Pam has ... printed out her project.

Written answer

47

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