1. Quiz Present and Past Tenses Dragana Filipović

2. “Elvis has had 76 number 1 records.” Which is true? a)Elvis is still alive. b)Elvis is still making records. c)There could be another number 1 Elvis record in the future. > c

3. Which is correct? Since she heard the news a)she has smoked five cigarettes. b)she has been smoking five cigarettes. > a

4. “I first came to live here five years ago.” Make a sentence giving the same information using “for”. > (I have lived / I have been living here for five years.)

5. Which person expects flowers next year? a)My husband gave me flowers every year. b)My husband has given me flowers every year. > b

6. Which of these was said in February? a)I ate too much this Christmas. b)I have eaten too much this Christmas. > a

7. Who is talking about a film on TV last night? a)Have you seen American Pie? b)Did you see American Pie? > b

8. Which is correct? Before I went to England a)I had never eaten Chinese food. b)I have never eaten Chinese food. > a

9. Which of these is most logical? I was hungry. a)I didn’t eat for two days. b)I hadn’t eaten for two days. > b

10. Which of these sounds best? a)I had been sleeping for ten hours when the alarm went off. b)I had slept for ten hours when the alarm went off. > a

11. How many of these people still work here? a)I’ve worked here for two years. b)I worked here for two years. c)I’ve been working here for two years. > Two: a & c

12. Which is wrong? I’ve been working a)since breakfast. b)since 2 or 3 hours. c)since the sun rose. d)since you left. > b

13. There is little or no difference between the following? a)How do you feel? b)How are you feeling? True or false? > True.

14. Who waited for us? When we arrived a)they had eaten. b)they ate. c)they were eating. > b

15. I was covered in mud when I got home. Which is the most natural question? a)Why, what had you been doing? b)Why, what had you done? > a

16. Who are you talking to face to face? a)Hello John. Where have you gone? b)Hello Mary. Where have you been? > b

17. Which is incorrect? a)What do you want to do now? b)What are you wanting to do now? > b

18. Who had a haircut four months ago? a)I haven’t had a haircut for four months. b)I hadn’t had a haircut for four months. > a

19. Who was late for school? a)When I got to school, the lesson started. b)When I got to school, the lesson had started. > b

20. Who has definitely finished their book? a)I’ve been reading a very interesting book. b)I was reading a very interesting book. c)I’ve read a very interesting book. > c

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