Test-paper (IInd year)

Olari Alexandru, C-210

I. Fill in the table with the correct form of the verbs in the given tenses.
Infinitive Present Perfect Past Perfect Present Perfect Progressive
To talk I have talked She had talked We have been talking
To do You have done They had done She has been doing
To begin He has begun I had begun She has been beginning
To write She has writtten We had written He has been writing
To run We have run You had run She has been running

II. Underline the verb in each sentence. On the blank, write the tense of the verb.

1. The film house has not developed the pictures yet.- Present Perfect
2. He has been working for two hours on that project. - Present Perfect Progressive
3. Florence has been a vary gracious hostess. - Present Perfect
4. Andi had lost her transfer by the end of the bus ride. - Past Perfect
5. How long have you been teaching math? - Present Perfect Progressive
6. Before the discovery of the buried chest, Joe had not believed in buried treasure. - Past Perfect
7. We have worked over an hour on one math problem. - Present Perfect
8. My sister has been living in this town since 2015. - Present Perfect Progressive
9. The snow plows had cleared our street before the really heavy snowstorm. - Past Perfect
10. Have the Ortons found their dog yet? - Present Perfect

III. Complete each sentence by writing the form of the verb indicated in parentheses.
1. (finish, past perfect) We had finished our game before the
Meteors started theirs.
2. (study, present perfect progressive) Margie has been studying at this school for seven years.
3. (vote, past perfect) Union members had voted before they saw
the contract.
4. (exercise, present perfect) We have exercised three times this
week.
5. (talk, past perfect) The manager had talked to the pitcher twice
by that time.
6. (clean, present perfect progressive) I have been cleaning the kitchen all the morning.
7. (offer, present perfect) Angelica frequently has offered to help.
8. (write, present perfect progressive) How long has been writing the essay?
9. (picked, past perfect) He had picked ten bushels before the
truck showed up.
10. (search, present perfect) The rescuers have searched the area
for hours.
IV. The following is a journal entry of a girl of the mid-1800s in a wagon train heading for
California. Supply verbs to the narrative in the tenses indicated in parentheses.
Use verbs from the list below: be, expect, walk, insist, pack, keep

The first month on the trail (present perfect) has been challenging. Before we set out, I (past
perfect) had excepted that I would ride the wagon, but instead I (present perfect) have walked
miles every day. Mother (present perfect) had insisted that I always wear a bonnet because of the
sun. It’s a good thing that we (past perfect) had kept so many bonnets, because the wind keeps
blowing them off my head and across the prairie! I think I (present perfect progressive) have
been packing all my bonnets since my departure.

V. Complete the conversation with the verbs in the parentheses. Use Present Perfect or
Present Perfect Progressive. In some sentences both forms are possible.

1. A: Have you finished (you / finish) your assignment?

B: Yeah, and now I’m going to get something to eat.
2. A: Have you found (you / find) your keys?
B: No, I’m not sure where they are.
3. A: Is this your phone?
B: Yeah, thanks. (I / look for) I have been looking it everywhere.
4. A: You look exhausted.
B: I am. (I / work) had worked for hours.
5. A: Are you crying?
B: No, (I / chop) I have chopped onions.
6. A: Have you heard(you / hear) the news?
B: No, what happened?
7. A: How long (Pat / study)Pat has been studying Chinese?
B: He has been taking (he / take) classes for about a year now,and (he / learn) had learned a
lot.
8. A: (Julio / take) Has Julio taken his final exam?
B: Not yet, but (he / study)he has been studying all week.

VI. Choose the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Perfect).

1. They (show) showed me the pictures, they (take) had taken during their holidays.
2. In the evening, the children (tell) told their daddy what they (see) had seen at the zoo.
3. The boy (be) was very sorry for what he (do) had done.
4. My friend (eat) ate up all the biscuit we (bake) had baked.
5. The teacher (correct) corrected the tests we (write) had written.
6. I (give) gave them some of the candies I (buy) had bought.
7. My sister (see / not) did not see the note that I (leave) had left on the kitchen table for her.
8. We (want) wanted to watch a film that we (see / not) had not seen before.
9. When Simon (go) went out to play, he (do) had done his homework.
10. Before that day in winter, the African boy (not/see) had not seen snow in his life.
11. She (give) gave me the book that she (read) had read.
12. We (go) went to London because the Queen (invite) had invited us for tea.
4 Choose the correct time indicator: already, yet, never, ever, just, since, for.
1 They’ve already visited Venice.
2 Have you ever seen a ghost?
3 Has she finished work yet?
4 They’ve been married since October.
5 Lucy has worked in the circus since she was a child.
6 David has just got back from holiday.
7. I’ve been preparing for the exams for a month.
8. I have never seen such a beautiful scenery.
9. I have already done my homework, so I can go for a walk.
10. I have been working as a teacher since ten years.