TEST 1 – PRESENT PERFECT / PÀST SIMPLE

1. Jack _____ (live) in Boston for the past 15 years.

 has lived
 lives
 lived
2. Janet ____ (work) for Smith and Brothers before she came to work for us.
 worked
 works
 has worked
3. Dad, ____ (you/finish) reading the paper yet?
 did you finish
 are you finishing
 have you finished
4. I would love to visit Prague sometime. Unfortunately, I ____ (be/never) there.
 have never been
 was never
 will never be
5. Peter _____ (play) Tennis for five years when he _____ (be) at school.
 has played - was
 played - was
 has played - has been
6. Can you help me? I _____ (finish) my homework, but I still don't understand number
seven.
 have finished
 didn't finish
 finish
7. I _____ (work) in Italy for five years. I ____ (begin) work as soon as I arrived.
 work - began
 have worked - have begun
 have worked - began
8. I'm afraid I'm not hungry. I _____ (eat/already).
 didn't eat already
  have already eaten
 haven't already eaten
9. When Jack was at school, he _____ (learn) to play the saxophone. He _____ (play) it
ever since.
 has learned - has played
 learned - has played
 learned - played
10. Could you give me some advice? I _____ (buy) this sweater at Macy's yesterday. Do
you think I should take it back?
 bought
 have bought
 buyed
11. Maria lives in Boston. Before she _____ (move) here, she ____ (live) in Seattle for
three years.
 moved - has lived
 moved - lived
 has moved - lived
12. Peter ____ (go) to Paris last year. That means that he ____ (be) to Paris three times!
 went - has been
 went - was
 has gone - was
13. Just a moment! I _____ (not think) of a good idea yet!
 haven't thought
 didn't think
 don't think
14. Maria _____ (believe) that for ages!
 believes
 has believed
 was believed
15. How long _____ (you/live) there before coming here?
 have you lived
 did you live
 do you live
16. She _____ (write) the email but doesn't know how to send it.
 has written
 writes
 written
17. I ____ (just/have) something done to my hair. Do you like it?
 have just had
 just have had
 just have
18. Hurry up! The concert _____ (begin) and we are late.
 begins
 has begun
 began
19. Madonna _____ (record) many albums and will probably make many more.
 records
 has recorded
 recorded
20. Nat King Cole _____ (record) many albums during his wonderful career.
 records
 has recorded
 recorded
TEST 2

1) Where ............ you born?

a. were

b. have

c. are

d. did

2) A: Where ....................... that jacket? B: In that new clothes shop in Piazza Kennedy.
a. have you bought

b. did you buy

3) How long .................. your best friend?

a. do you know

b. did you know

c. have you known

4) A: I lived in Milan when I was younger. B: Really? How long ........................ there?
a. did you live

b. have you lived

c. lived you

5) Gladstone ............... the Prime Minister of Great Britain 5 times during the reign of
Queen Victoria.
a. has been

b. had been
 c. was

6) My grandmother, who died five years ago, .............. abroad.

a. was never going

b. never went

c. has never been

7) A: Would you like a coffee? B: No thanks. ..................... one.

a. I just had

b. I've just had

c. I was just having

8) J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" books .................... in many countries.

a. have been published

b. were published

c. had been published

9) Many of Dickens's novels .................... in monthly magazines.

a. were first published

b. have been first published

c. had been first published

10) (at 10.30 a.m.) .................. Julie this morning?

a. Did you see

b. Have you seen

 c. Had you seen

11) (at 4.30 p.m.) .................... Julie this morning?

a. Did you see

b. Have you seen

12) Oh no! ...................... my keys!

a. I've lost

b. I lost

13) .................. my keys last week.

a. I've lost

b. I lost

14) ................... to the cinema yesterday.

a. I went

b. I've been

c. I've gone
THE PRESENT PERFECT OR SIMPLE PAST

1. I (know) ______Carl since I (be) ______ a little child.

a. have known, have been
b. have known, was
c. knew, have been
d. knew, was
e. -
2. ______ you (see) ______ Annemie today ? I (see) ______her this morning but I (not
see) ______her since.
a. Did you see... I saw ... I didn't see...
b. Did you see... I have seen ... I haven't seen...
c. Have you seen ... I have seen... I didn't see ...
d. Have you seen ... I saw ... I haven't seen ...
e. Have you seen ... I have seen ... I haven't seen ...
3. Since last year traffic (double) _____. It (increase) ______ from 25 cars per minute in
1997 to 50 now.
a. doubled, increased
b. doubled, has increased
c. has doubled, increased
 d. has doubled, has increased
e. is doubling, increased
4. Helen (work) ______ so hard today that she (have) ______no time to play her weekly
game of tennis.
a. worked, had
b. worked, has had
c. has worked, has had
d. has worked, had
e. had worked, had
5. We (spend) ______most of the time working on the project. April 1997 (be)
______work, no play!
a. have spend, was
b. have spent, was
c. have spent, has been
d. spent, was
d. spent, has been
6. The sun was shining. We quickly (check) ___all the locks and (drive) ___ off.
a. checked, have driven
b. have checked, drove
c. have checked, have driven
d. have checked, has driven
e. checked, drove
7. My late grandfather never (see)___ the sea. (late: dead)
a. never saw
b. has never seen
c. sees
d. saw never
e. ----
8. My uncle George never (see) ___ the sea. I (hear) ___ him make plans last week
though.
a. never saw, heard
b. never saw, have heard
c. has never seen, heard
d. has never seen, have heard
e. has never seen, has heard