GRAMMAR QUIZ 1 ● GROUP B

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Perfect and continuous aspect

1 Complete the sentences with the correct continuous, perfect or perfect continuous forms of the verbs in brackets.

1 My friend has left school and moved to South America with his diplomat parents. They
(live) in Peru right now.
2 She won the dance competition after she (prepare) for many months.
3 I still remember the day I met my best friend in primary school: some other children
(laugh) at me and he told them to shut up.
4 A year ago our neighbour was just an ordinary man, and now, all of a sudden, he
(become) famous.
5 Don’t worry about your dog; he’s bound to get better soon and I’m sure he ____________________________ (play) in
the garden next month.
6 Come and pick me up in an hour, I _____________________________ (finish) my homework by then and will be ready to
go out.
7 Do you realise that in another ten minutes you (read) for five hours non-
stop? Perhaps it’s time to give your eyes a rest.

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2 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.

1 My cousin’s friends gave him an electric guitar for his birthday and then he started playing seriously.
My cousin started playing the guitar seriously after his friends him an electric
guitar for his birthday.
2 I started going out with my fiancé when we were both nineteen.
I with my fiancé since we were both nineteen.
3 Next Saturday is the tenth anniversary of the day when my family moved into this neighbourhood.
Next Saturday my family _________________________________________ in this neighbourhood for ten years.
4 My parents got married after four years of dating.
My parents __________________________________________ for four years before they got married.

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