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9. I’m annoyed with John for being so careless. = DE TRADUS

Present tenses exercises

1. My parents ……………………live….. near Chennai.

live

are living

have lived

2. I ………visit……………….. my parents twice a month.

visit

am visiting

have visited

3. ‘What are you doing there?’ ‘I ………………am watching…………….. TV.’

watch

am watching

have watched

4. Watch carefully. First I …………take………………. a cucumber and ………

cut…………………. it into small pieces.

am taking, am cutting

take, cut

am taking, cut

5. I will follow you wherever you ………go……………………..

will go

are going
go

6. I will call you if I …………get……………… time.

get

am getting

have got

7. What …………do……………. snakes …………eat………….?

do, eat

are, eating

are, eat

8. How ……………do…………… I …………get…………… to the airport?

do, get

am, getting

do, getting

9. I …………like………………. this fragrance very much.

like

am liking

have liked

10. I will hit anybody who …………calls……………………. me names.

calls

is calling

has called

11. Why …………is………………. she …………standing…………….. on the table?

does, stand

is, standing
does, standing

12. The temple ………stands…………………. on a hill outside the town.

is standing

has stood

stands

1. How long ...........have you known............. Julie?

have you known

have you been knowing

Either could be used here

2. I ............have been working................. all morning. I am tired.

have worked

have been working

Either could be used here

3. I ........have written................ ten letters since morning.

wrote

have written

have been writing

4. I have already .........received................ the report.

received

been receiving

Either could be used here

5. Sorry about the mess. We ........have been paiting.............. the walls.

have painted
have been painting

Either could be used here

6. This is the fifth time you ........have asked.................. that question.

asked

have asked

have been asking

7. You .......have eaten............... a dozen cookies today.

have eaten

have been eating

Either could be used here

8. We ........have lived..................... in this city for ten years.

have lived

have been living

Either could be used here

9. John ..........has broken................. his leg so he can't walk.

has broken

has been breaking

Either could be used here

10. You look hot. What ..........have you done.................. ?

have you done

have you been doing

did you do

11. Help! I .......have lost.................. my purse.

have lost
have been losing

Either could be used here

12. 'You look tired.' 'Yes, I ...........have been running..................'

have run

have been running

Either could be used here