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Grammar practice – standard

1 Circle the correct options. 3 Circle the correct words.
1 I  I am an impatient person, but sometimes my brother 1 Have you since / ever been on TV?
drives me crazy! 2 Sorry Anna, but I can’t talk now. I haven’t finished my
A am not thinking homework yet / already.
B not think 3 My brother and my sister-in-law have been married since / for
C don’t think two years.
2 I  my best friend’s puppy for the weekend. It’s quite 4 Can we watch something different? I have already / yet seen
a responsibility! that film.
A look after 5 I’ve already / yet passed my driving test. I took it last month.
B am looking after 6 My sister has been taking taekwondo classes since / for she
C looking after was eight years old.
3 My grandmother is over 80 years old but she how to 7 Have you been to Brighton yet / still?
browse the internet really well.
A is knowing 4 Circle the correct verb forms.
B knowing
C knows
4 My dad can be so absent-minded and he his car keys all Hi Sam,
the time. It’s so annoying when we’re in a hurry. How are you? Sorry I (1) haven’t been / am not in touch
A loses lately, but for the last few weeks, I (2) haven’t had /
B losing am not having any free time because of work. What
C lose about you? What (3) have you been doing / did you do
5 Although my cousins live very close, I  them because they since we last met? Anyway, are you free this weekend?
work such long hours. A new club (4) has opened / has been opening
A hardly ever see recently and apparently the music is awesome. I’d really
B am hardly ever seeing like to check it out. Oh, (5) I’ve just remembered /
C see hardly ever I am just remembering that you (6) have / are having a
new job! (7) How’s it going? / How does it go? Talk later!
6 What a delicious smell! a barbecue for dinner again?
A Have we Jack
B Do we have
C Are we having
7 I can’t believe I failed that exam – I  such a bad week. 5 Circle the correct sentence in each pair.
A have 1 A What time starts the game?
B am having B What time does the game start?
C has 2 A How long are you been lived in Barcelona?
B How long have you been living in Barcelona?
2 Complete the sentences with the present perfect
3 A My new flatmate never shares the household chores.
simple or continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
B My new flatmate is never sharing the household chores.
1 How long you 4 A What are you thought about?
(have) your new computer? It’s really fast.
B What are you thinking about?
2 Hey what’s up? You look so sad. you 5 A Mum has been working really long hours lately.
? (cry) B Mum is being worked really long hours lately.
3 Wow! you already 6 A My brother always is borrow my headphones and it
(eat) that whole pizza? annoys me!
4 you (know) B My brother always borrows my headphones and it
about Jimmy’s illness for very long? Why didn’t you tell annoys me!
me sooner? 7 A My sister has always been better at French than me.
5 My brother (not speak) a single word B My sister is always being better at French than me.
to my dad since they had that huge argument.
6 The workers (repair) that road for
weeks. The noise is awful!
7 He (cook) all day and the food
smells delicious.

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