Card 1
Task 1 Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continues
1. We ___ to the theatre since last month.
a. haven’t gone b. haven’t been going c.hasn’t gone
2. My friends and I ___ since 2 o’clock.
a. have sunbathed b. have been sunbathing
c. has been sunbathing
3. Sally ___ news since she left university.
a. have reported b. has been reporting c. has reported
4. Jane is abroad. She ___ three countries.
a. has already been visiting b. have already visited
c. has already visited
5. ___ dancing lessons?
a. Has you ever taken b. Have you ever taken
c. Has you ever been taking
6. I want to buy a new flat. I ___ money for ages.
a. has been saving b. have saved c. have been saving
7 My uncle is a doctor. He ___ lots of vital operations.
a. has made b. has been making c. have made
8 Jack is cold. He ___ for too long.
a. has been swimming b. have been swimming
c. has swum
9 Den ___ championships before.
a. has never won b. hasn’t never won
c. has never been winning
We ___ in this café before.
a. haven’t been eating b. haven’t eaten c. hasn’t eaten
Task 2 Past Simple vs Past Continuous
1 I ___ to be a pilot when I was young.
a. was wanting b. wanted c. was wanted
2The train ___ on time yesterday.
a. arrived b. was arrive c. was arriving
3 Why ___ for so long yesterday?
a. did the baby cry b. did the baby crying c. was the baby crying
4 We were in a difficult situation. We ___ what to do.
a. didn’t know b. were not knowing c. not know
5 He usually meets his sister on Fridays but he ___ her last Friday.
a. wasn’t visiting b. didn’t visit c. weren’t visiting
6 What ___ at 6 p.m. yesterday?
a. did you do b. were you doing c. was you doing
7 Where ___ when I met you yesterday?
a. were you going b. did you going c. did you went
8 Kate ___ along the country road when her car broke down.
a. was driving b. drove c. was drive
9 The firm went bankrupt and I ___ my job.
a. was losing b. losing c. lost
10 I felt sick yesterday. I ___ something rotten.
was eating b. ate c. were eating
Card 2
Task 1 Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continues
1 I don’t want to go out. The cold wind ___ since morning.
a. have been blowing b. has blown c. has been blowing
2 It’s the first time Martin ___ ill.
a. has been falling b. has fallen c. have fallen
3 How long ___ this research?
a. have you been making b. has you been making
c. have you made
4 ___ many people to our wedding ceremony?
a. Has you invited b. Have you been inviting
c. Have you invited
5 Cathy ___ since 2 o’clock. She is exhausted.
a. have been driving b. has driven c. has been driving
6 Bob ___ his new pencil case.
a. have already lost b. has already lost
c. has already been losing
7 We ___ to such a big park before.
a. have never been b. has never been c. haven’t never been
8 My eyes are tired. I ___ since afternoon.
a. has been reading b. have been reading c. have read
9 He ___ in London for two weeks now.
a. has been staying b. have been staying
c. has stayed
We ___ the rent yet.
a.hasn’t paid b. haven’t been paying c. haven’t paid
Task 2 Past Simple vs Past Continuous
1 Which exams ___ at school?
a. did you took b. were you taking c. did you take
2 We ___ climbing in the mountains last summer.
a. went b. were going c. did go
3 Kelly ___ near the river at 4 p.m. yesterday.
a. were sunbathing b.was sunbathing c. sunbathed
4 The bike is ok now. My dad ___ it yesterday.
a. repaired b.were repairing c. was repair
5 The editor of the magazine ___ to print the article.
a. wasn’t allowing b. weren’t allowing. c. didn’t allow
6 Darrel couldn’t find his old hat. His sister ___ it away long time ago.
a. was throwing b. throwed c. threw
7 Greg ___ in a test when his teacher noticed it.
a. was cheating b. cheated c. was cheat
8 I ___ for the way out of the centre but couldn’t find it.
a. looked b. was looking c. were looking
9 Titanic ___ in the Atlantic many years ago.
a. was sinking b. sinked c. sank
10 When ___ lobsters?
a. did you last eat b. was you last eating
c. did you last eating
Card 1 Task 1 1 A
2 B
3 B
4 C
5 B
6 C
7 A
8 A
9 A
10 B
Card 2 Task 1
1 C
2 B
3 A
4 C
5 C
6 B
7 A
8 B
9 A
10 C
Task 2
1 B
2 A
3 C
4 A
5 B
6 B
7 A
8 A
9 C
10 B
Task 2
1 C
2 A
3 B
4 A
5 C
6 C
7 A
8 B
9 C
10 A
