ENGLISH TEST

1. Put in simple past, present perfecto or present perfect continuous:

a) ‘I ____________ my job.’ ‘Why?’ ‘I _______________ the hours.’ (change; not like)

b) ‘Look – I _______________ some money.’ ‘Where ______________ you _____________
it?’ (find; find)
c) Mike ____________________ his new watch. (already lose)
d) The company _____________________ a lot of money last year. (lose)
e) ____________________ Andrew _____________________ to the boss yet? (speak)
f) It _____________________ since Sunday. (snow)
g) You can have the newspaper. I ________________ it. (finish)
h) I __________________ mathematics from 1996 to 19998. (study)
i) How long __________________ you ____________________ Mary? (know)
j) ‘Where’s Robert?’ ‘He ___________________ out’ (just go)

2. Circle the correct answers:

I know / have known Adrian for a very long time – we are / have been friends since our first day
at school, thirty years ago / before / since. He came / has come round to see me last night to
ask for my advice. His company did / has been doing very well for the last few years, and they
opened / have opened several new offices. They just asked / have just asked Adrian to move to
Scotland, to run an office there. He didn’t decide / hasn’t decided what to do yet. He doesn’t
really want to move: he never lived / has never lived outside Manchester, and he bought / has
bought a new house there last year. But the new job would be interesting, and very well paid.
We talked / have talked / have been talking about it for a long time last night, but of course I
couldn’t tell him what to do.
3. Read the following text and answer the questions

A person in a
hotel employed
to carry bags for
customers and
perform other
services
a) How often has Marcus been traveling to Los Angeles?
b) For how many years has Benjamin been working at the hotel?
c) What has Benjamin been doing lately?
d) Why is Marcus proud of Benjamin? (Proud=satisfied)

4. Choose the correct answer

a) Which sentence is correct?

I’ve see that film before.
I’ve seen that film before.
I’ve saw that film before.

b) Which word completes this sentence?

Tom ____ worked here for long.
haven’t
‘s not
not

c) Which sentence does NOT use the present perfect in the correct way?
Maria has worked here for many years.
William has gone to the doctor last week.
My children have been to France twice.

d) How can you complete this question correctly?

Have you seen Karen ____?

last week
today
yesterday

e) Complete the sentence using the correct form of the present perfect.

Iona is exhausted these days. She (work) too hard recently.

5. Somebody has just said these sentences. Read the questions and circle the correct
answer.

a) ‘I’ve made coffee.’ Is there coffee now? YES / PROBABLY NOT

b) ‘So Eric made soup.’ Is there soup now? YES / DON’T KNOW
c) ‘And Bill has started Japanese lessons.’ Is he taking lessons now? YES / DON’T KNOW
d) ‘Jill and Bob opened a driving school.’ Is the school still running? YES / DON’T KNOW
e) ‘… because Pete lost his glasses.’ Has he got glasses now? NO / DON’T KNOW
f) ‘Alan has gone to America.’ Is he there now? YES / DON’T KNOW
g) ‘We had a good time in Italy.’ Are they there now? YES / NO
h) ‘July has been a good month for business.’ Is it still July? YES / NO