PRE-INTERMEDIATE Test 13

- Present Perfect - Present Perfect Continuous - Past Simple

- Vocabulary 6. Tom _____ as a postman for the past month.

A) has worked
1. How long _____ in Paris? B) worked
A) do you live C) works
B) are you living D) has been working
C) have you been living
D) you live

7. I _____ an essay all day.

A) write
2. Anna _____ a good job. B) have been written
A) finds C) am writing
B) has found D) have been writing
C) founded
D) has been finding

8. I _____ six pages.

A) am written
3. Pete and I _____ for over six month. B) have been writing
A) are gone C) have written
B) have gone out D) write
C) went out
D) have been going out

9. “Are you going out?” “_____. I don’t know yet.”

A) Carefully
4. I _____ a new flat a few months ago. B) Possibly
A) bought C) Mainly
B) have been buying D) Nearly
C) have bought
D) buy

10. The exam was _____ difficult. I couldn’t do any of it.

A) fluently
5. How long _____ your car? B) seriously
A) have you had C) exactly
B) you have D) real
C) are you have
D) have you been having

11. “How old are you?” “I’m _____ eight. It’s my birthday
next week.”

A) possibly
B) fluently
C) nearly
D) exactly

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12. I travel a lot in my job, _____ to Europe. 18. She’s tired because she _____ all day.

A) exactly A) shopped
B) nearly B) shops
C) really C) has been shopping
D) mainly D) has shopped

13. Sorry I’m late. _____ for a long time? 19. Sorry. I _____ one of your glasses.

A) Did you wait A) have broken

B) Have you waited B) broke
C) Have you been waiting C) break
D) Did you wait D) have been breaking

14. The streets are wet. _____? 20. How long _____ this book?

A) Was it raining A) do you read

B) Has it been raining B) are you reading
C) Has it rained C) have you been reading
D) Did it rain D) have you read

15. I’m hot because I _____! 21. They _____ here for three years.

A) have run A) lives

B) run B) are living
C) have been running C) live
D) am run D) have been living

16. I _____ my finger! It really hurts. 22. I _____ the living room, but I haven’t finished yet.

A) cut A) have painted

B) cutted B) paint
C) have cut C) painted
D) have been cutting D) have been painting

17. _____ Paul Simon’s latest record? 23. I _____ my wallet. Where did I last put it?

A) Have you heard A) lost

B) Have you been hearing B) have lost
C) Did you hear C) have been losing
D) Are you heard D) lose

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28. We __(26)__ in our new house for several months.

Since we __(27)__ in, we __(28)__ very busy. Everyone
__(29)__ to get the house ready. So far we __(30)__
24. Look what Pat _____ me for my birthday! A bike! the living room and the kitchen. Soon after we
arrived the central heating __(31)__ down, so we
A) gave __(32)__ to spend a lot of money to repair it. We
B) have been giving __(33)__ gardening very much, but we __(34)__ time
to do anything in the garden yet. And it __(35)__ very
C) gives
heavily recently, so we’ll just wait till the weather
D) has given gets better.  

A) are
B) have been being
C) were
25. There’s my wallet! I _____ for it for ages.
D) have been
A) have been looking
B) looked
C) have looked
D) look
29. We __(26)__ in our new house for several months.
Since we __(27)__ in, we __(28)__ very busy. Everyone
__(29)__ to get the house ready. So far we __(30)__
the living room and the kitchen. Soon after we
arrived the central heating __(31)__ down, so we
26. We __(26)__ in our new house for several months. __(32)__ to spend a lot of money to repair it. We
Since we __(27)__ in, we __(28)__ very busy. Everyone __(33)__ gardening very much, but we __(34)__ time
__(29)__ to get the house ready. So far we __(30)__ to do anything in the garden yet. And it __(35)__ very
the living room and the kitchen. Soon after we heavily recently, so we’ll just wait till the weather
arrived the central heating __(31)__ down, so we gets better.  
__(32)__ to spend a lot of money to repair it. We
__(33)__ gardening very much, but we __(34)__ time A) has been helping
to do anything in the garden yet. And it __(35)__ very B) has helped
heavily recently, so we’ll just wait till the weather
C) helps
gets better.  
D) helped
A) lives
B) lived
C) have lived
D) have been living
30. We __(26)__ in our new house for several months.
Since we __(27)__ in, we __(28)__ very busy. Everyone
__(29)__ to get the house ready. So far we __(30)__
the living room and the kitchen. Soon after we
arrived the central heating __(31)__ down, so we
27. We __(26)__ in our new house for several months. __(32)__ to spend a lot of money to repair it. We
Since we __(27)__ in, we __(28)__ very busy. Everyone __(33)__ gardening very much, but we __(34)__ time
__(29)__ to get the house ready. So far we __(30)__ to do anything in the garden yet. And it __(35)__ very
the living room and the kitchen. Soon after we heavily recently, so we’ll just wait till the weather
arrived the central heating __(31)__ down, so we gets better.  
__(32)__ to spend a lot of money to repair it. We
__(33)__ gardening very much, but we __(34)__ time A) decorated
to do anything in the garden yet. And it __(35)__ very B) decorate
heavily recently, so we’ll just wait till the weather
C) have decorated
gets better.  
D) have decorating
A) have moved
B) moved
C) have been moving
D) are moving

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31. We __(26)__ in our new house for several months.
Since we __(27)__ in, we __(28)__ very busy. Everyone
__(29)__ to get the house ready. So far we __(30)__
the living room and the kitchen. Soon after we
arrived the central heating __(31)__ down, so we
__(32)__ to spend a lot of money to repair it. We
__(33)__ gardening very much, but we __(34)__ time
to do anything in the garden yet. And it __(35)__ very
heavily recently, so we’ll just wait till the weather
gets better.   gets better.
A) have broken
B) broke
C) breaks
D) are breaking
32. We __(26)__ in our new house for several months.
Since we __(27)__ in, we __(28)__ very busy. Everyone
__(29)__ to get the house ready. So far we __(30)__
the living room and the kitchen. Soon after we
arrived the central heating __(31)__ down, so we
__(32)__ to spend a lot of money to repair it. We
__(33)__ gardening very much, but we __(34)__ time
to do anything in the garden yet. And it __(35)__ very
heavily recently, so we’ll just wait till the weather
gets better.   gets better.
A) have been having
B) have
C) had
D) have had
33. We __(26)__ in our new house for several months.
Since we __(27)__ in, we __(28)__ very busy. Everyone
__(29)__ to get the house ready. So far we __(30)__
the living room and the kitchen. Soon after we
arrived the central heating __(31)__ down, so we
__(32)__ to spend a lot of money to repair it. We
__(33)__ gardening very much, but we __(34)__ time
to do anything in the garden yet. And it __(35)__ very
heavily recently, so we’ll just wait till the weather
gets better.  
A) are liking
B) liked
C) have liked
D) like
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34. We __(26)__ in our new house for several months.
Since we __(27)__ in, we __(28)__ very busy. Everyone
__(29)__ to get the house ready. So far we __(30)__
the living room and the kitchen. Soon after we
arrived the central heating __(31)__ down, so we
__(32)__ to spend a lot of money to repair it. We
__(33)__ gardening very much, but we __(34)__ time
to do anything in the garden yet. And it __(35)__ very
heavily recently, so we’ll just wait till the weather
 
A) don’t have
B) haven’t had
C) had not
D) aren’t having
35. We __(26)__ in our new house for several months.
Since we __(27)__ in, we __(28)__ very busy. Everyone
__(29)__ to get the house ready. So far we __(30)__
the living room and the kitchen. Soon after we
arrived the central heating __(31)__ down, so we
__(32)__ to spend a lot of money to repair it. We
__(33)__ gardening very much, but we __(34)__ time
to do anything in the garden yet. And it __(35)__ very
heavily recently, so we’ll just wait till the weather
 
A) is raining
B) rained
C) have been raining
D) has rained
36. “Can I speak to Mr. Thompson, please?” “I’m afraid
he’s just _____ out of the office.”
A) been
B) has
C) gone
D) *
37. I _____ to most countries in Europe, but I’ve never
_____ to Russia.
A) was / gone
B) have gone / been
C) have been / been
D) went / gone
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38. _____ me that you’ll always tell the truth.

A) Advise
B) Waste 44. I had a few problems, but Bob gave me some good
_____.
C) Promise
D) Invent A) advice
B) promises
C) inventions
D) *
39. He was taken to hospital by ambulance, but he was
_____ on arrival.

A) mad
B) dead 45. I was sitting at home when suddenly I had a funny
_____ that I wasn’t alone.
C) alive
D) various A) belief
B) government
C) mystery
D) feeling
40. I love the _____ and quite of the countryside.

A) peace
B) feeling
46. I used to speak French _____, but I’ve forgotten it now.
C) comfort
D) wealth A) successfully
B) fluently
C) honestly
D) carefully
41. I saw a(n) _____ for a job as a waiter.

A) invention
B) mystery
47. Please drive _____. The roads are so dangerous.
C) waste
D) advertisement A) carefully
B) seriously
C) comfortably
D) wealthy
42. The sofa was so ______ that I felt asleep.

A) successful
B) comfortable
48. I have _____ £5.17 until the end of the week.
C) honest
D) comforting A) exactly
B) suddenly
C) peacefully
D) really
43. I gave the police a(n) _____ of the man who attacked
me.

A) beauty
B) describing
C) advice
D) description

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49. There was an accident, but fortunately no one was 50. “Where does their money come from?” “They have a
_____ injured. very _____ business.”

A) mainly A) wealthy
B) seriously B) comfortable
C) possibly C) successful
D) exactly D) various

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Answer Key:

1: C 26: D
2: B 27: B
3: D 28: D
4: A 29: A
5: A 30: C
6: D 31: B
7: D 32: C
8: C 33: D
9: B 34: B
10: B 35: D
11: C 36: C
12: D 37: C
13: C 38: C
14: B 39: B
15: C 40: A
16: C 41: D
17: A 42: B
18: C 43: D
19: A 44: A
20: C 45: D
21: D 46: B
22: D 47: A
23: B 48: A
24: D 49: B
25: A 50: C

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