CHAPTER 4. THE PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PAST PERFECT (25) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR CHAPTER 4. THE PRESENT PERFECT AND THE PAST PERFECT

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EXERCISE 40. Verb tense review. (Chapters 1- 4) Directions: Circle the correct completion. Example I can't come with you. I need to stay here. I ___________ for a phone call. A wait C√ am waiting B will wait D have waited   1 My mother began to drive cars when she was fourteen. Now she is eighty-nine, and she still drives. She ___________ cars for seventy-five years. A was driving C drove B drives D has been driving 2 In every culture, people ___________ jewelry since prehistoric times. A wear C have worn B wore D had worn 3 It ___________ when I left the house this morning, so I opened my umbrella A rained C is raining B had rained D was raining 4 Australian koala bears are interesting animals. They ___________ practically their entire lives in trees without ever coming down to the ground. A are spending C have spent B have been spending D spend 5 The teacher is late today, so class hasn't begun yet. After she ___________ here, class will begin. A will get C gets B is going to get D is getting 6 It's raining hard. It ___________ an hour ago and ___________ yet. A had started ...doesn't stop C started . . .hasn't stopped B has started .. .didn't stop D was starting . . . isn't stopping 7 Alex's bags are almost ready for his trip. He ___________ for Syria later this afternoon. We'll say good-bye to him before he ___________. A left. ..went C is leaving. ..goes B leaves .. .will go D has left . . . will go 8 I heard a slight noise, so I walked to the front door to investigate. I looked down at the floor and saw a piece of paper. Someone ___________ a note under the door to my apartment. A had pushed C has pushed B is pushing D pushed 9 I walked slowly through the market. People ___________ all kinds of fruits and vegetables. I studied the prices carefully before I decided what to buy. A have sold C had sold B sell D were selling 10 I really like my car. I ___________ it for six years. It runs beautifully. A have C had B have had D have been having

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