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The document consists of an exercise with multiple-choice questions focused on selecting the correct verb tenses in various sentences. It includes 22 questions that test knowledge of past, present, and perfect tenses in different contexts. Each question provides three options to choose from, aiming to assess understanding of English grammar.
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Exercise 1:
Choose the correct tenses.
1. ....................... Frank in Toronto?
a) Did you meet
b) Have you met
c) Were you meeting
2. He had a break after he ...................... for two hours.
a) was walking
b) had been walking
c) has walked
3. I ......................................... her for a long time.
a) know
b) b) have known
c) c) have been knowing
4We ............................ the windows and the car on Saturday morning.
a) were cleaning
b) cleaned
c) have been cleaning
5. I ............................ in York for a week in 1998.
a) worked
b) have been working
c) have worked
6.I ......................... you in your office with a girl!
Really? We .......................................... .
a) saw - 've just talked
b) 've seen - just talked
c) saw - were just talking
7.How many cupboards .............................. since yesterday?
a) did they move
b) have they moved
c) have they been moving
8.As he ................... a bike, a dog ................ him.
a) was riding - bit
b) rode - bit
c) was riding - has bitten
9.When the dog ................ him, he ...................... his bike.
a) was biting - fell off
b) bit - was falling off
c) bit - fell off
10.I didn't notice that you .................................... .
a) had come
b) came
c) have been coming
11. I can't stand it anymore. I ............... the furniture since breakfast.
a) am polishing
b) have been polishing
c) have polished
12. ................................................... the dishes yet?
a) Has he washed
b) Has he been washing
c) Did he wash
13.They .................... a hotel in York, but then they ............ it.
a) have bought - sold
b) bought - have sold
c) bought - sold
14. She couldn't play yesterday because she .................. her ankle the day before.
a) have sprained
b) sprained
c) had sprained
15. I can't find Todd. Where is he? - He ..................... in the garage.
a) 's been working
b) worked
c) was working
16. She .............. books on the shelves all day. That's why she is so exhausted.
a) was putting
b) has put
c) has been putting
17. The sun ..................... and we ............... on the white sand.
a) shone - were lying
b) was shining – were lying
c) shined – lay
18. You ................... at last! Where .................... so long?
a) arrived - have you been
b) have arrived - have you been
c) arrived - were you
19. I was so relaxed because I ......................... anything all day.
a) have not been doing
b) didn't do
c) had not been doing
20. What's your teaching experience? ........................ anyone?
a) Have you ever taught
b) Did you ever teach
c) Have you ever been teaching
21. She's hurt her arm. - When ........................... it?
a) has she hurt
b) has she hurted
c) did she hurt
22. Where is Mum? - She .................. the shopping all the morning.
a) has done
b) has been doing
c) was doing
At 9.30 I .............. a documentary on TV. It ............. at 9.20.
a) was watching - had started
b) watched - has started
c) watched - started