Тест на знание Past Simple, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous

Test

I Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the past simple tense.

1 He (live) in London in 2010 and then (go) to Edinburgh.

2 Shakespeare (write) a lot of plays.

3 Here are your shoes; I just (clean) them.

4 I (leave) home at 8.00 and (get) here at twelve.

5 He just (go) out.

6 I (meet) him last June.

7 We just (miss) the bus. Now we'll have to walk.

8 He (break) his leg in a skiing accident last year.

9 The play just (begin). You are a little late.

II Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the present perfect continuous tense.

1 We (walk) for three hours.

2 You (walk) too fast. That's why you are tired.

3 I (make) sausage rolls for the party all the morning.

4 That boy (eat) seven ice-creams.

5 He (sleep) since ten o'clock. It's time he woke up.

6 What a lovely smell! Mary (make) jam.

7 The students (work) very well this term.

8 I (hear) from him twice since he went away.

9 He (teach) in this school for five years.

III Choose the right variant. Past Simple, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous.

1 The children were frightened because it ____ dark.

1. Was

2. Had been

3. Has been

2 _________ to the opera this week?

1. Has you been

2. Have you been

3. Had you been

3 I _______ to Scotland last week.

1. Flew

2. Have flown

3. Have been flying

4 Her phone _________ for ten minutes.

1. Have been ringing

2. Has been ringing

3. Rang

5 I _________ you twice yesterday and ______ no answer.

1. Phoned, get

2. Phone, got

3. Phoned, got

6 Have you seen my bag anywhere? I ___________ for it for ages.

1. Have been looking

2. Has been looking

3. Have looked

7 We ________ ten kilometres already.

1. Has walked

2. Have walked

3. Have bee walking