Verb tenses

Verbs

(1) Past Simple & Past Perfect

(2) Present Perfect & Present Perfect Continuous

Multiple Choice

Is this correct?

Charlie opened the window that I had just closed.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Is this correct?

We left Amsterdam 7 years ago because my parents found better jobs.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Is this correct?

Lucy had left the house before I called.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Is this correct?

We had found the phone that Maryam had lost.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

The show ................... (just start) when there ..................... (be) a problem with the lights.

• just started,

  had been

• had just started,

  was

• just started,

  was

• had just started,

  had been

Multiple Choice

Julia .......................... (be) angry, because she ........................ (make) a mistake.

• had been,

  made

• were,

  had made

• was,

  had made

• had been,

  had made

Multiple Choice

I ................... (eat) a sandwich, so I ................... (not be) hungry.

• have eaten,

  haven't been

• had ate,

  wasn't

• had eaten,

  wasn't

• ate

  hadn't been

Multiple Choice

I ................... (go) to the shop to buy the shirt I ................... (see) the day before.

• had gone,

  saw

• had gone,

  had seen

• went,

  saw

• went,

  had seen

Multiple Choice

Is this correct?

Our friends have never been abroad in their lives.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Is this correct?

How many times have you been taking this exam?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

How often ................... (she phone) the office this morning?

• has she been phoning

• has she phoned

Multiple Choice

Jack is tired: he ................... (work) in the garden all day.

• has been working

• has worked

Multiple Choice

................... (he really eat) six bars of chocolate today?

• Has he really been eating

• Has he really eaten

Multiple Choice

No more crashes: I ................... (buy) a new laptop.

• have bought

• have been buying

Multiple Choice

It ................... (rain) since I got home!

• has rained

• has been raining

Multiple Choice

No, I ................... (not play) FIFA all night!

• haven't been playing

• haven't played