Question 1.

Circle the correct answer.

1. The scientist __________________ research on motor skills since

2007.
a. Have been doing
b. Have done
c. Are doing
d. Do
2. Do you know how much a human brain ____________________?
a. Is weighing
b. Weigh
c. Weighs
d. Are weighing
3. _______________ in New York till Saturday; we’re coming back on
Friday.
a. Are we staying
b. We aren’t staying
c. We stay
d. We don’t stay
4. Greta _________________ us about the body language – its really
interesting. Listen.
a. Has been telling us
b. Tells us
c. Tell
d. Have told
5. Dr. Stan ____________________ at the research centre for ten years.
a. Has worked
b. Is working
c. Works
d. Work

Question 2.
Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets.
Change to either present perfect simple/continuous.

1. Tina did her homework yesterday (this week)

2. My father started working 2 hours ago (for 2 hours)

3. The police are still looking for the murderer. (not.. yet)

4. The doctor checked my brother already. (So far)

5. Mr. Blake is working this weekend. (never)

Question 3.
In three sentences describe a past event using would.

Question 4.
Replace the words in bold with the correct form of the phrasal verb.
Call round call back call off call out call on
call for call in

1. They asked the manager to make a speech.

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2. I cant talk now so I’ll phone you later.
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3. Tina came to visit yesterday but I wasn’t at home.

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4. We got an electrician to come to fix the broken heater.

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5. Let’s phone Tom and Jerry and ask them to join.

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6. The job requires honesty, responsibility and hard work

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7. Mr. Jones read the names aloud and then the lesson started.

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8. We had to cancel our trip due to bad weather.

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Use two of your own phrasal verbs in separate sentences.

1. ________________________________________________________
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2. ________________________________________________________
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Question 5.  Complete the sentences using the correct past perfect
simple or past perfect continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1.  By the time he was 29 he ___________________________ (write) ten

books.

2.  I ______________________________________(enter) competitions for

years before I won.

3.  I ______________________________ (think) of what to write when

suddenly I had a great idea for a story.

4. Before I was fifteen I ______________________not

________________________________ (enjoy) reading.

5.  It was New Year’s Day and it ______________________________

(snow) for about twelve hours