Present & Perfect Tenses review (Open World C1)

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is best here? "Wow, the kitchen is sparkling! You __________."

• have been cleaning obviously.

• have obviously cleaned.

• were cleaning obviously.

• had cleaned obviously.

Multiple Choice

"I'm so glad you're finally here! I __________ for over an hour."

• have been waiting

• have waited

• waited

• had been waiting

Multiple Choice

She _________ three major reports this month. Her boss is very impressed.

• has been writing

• wrote

• had written

• has written

Multiple Choice

"While I ________ towards the stage, I _________ and dropped my notes."

• walked / was tripping

• was walking / tripped

• walked / tripped

• was walking / was tripping

Multiple Choice

"He ________ the proposal when his computer suddenly ________."

• was finalising / crashed

• finalised / was crashing

• finalised / crashed

• had finalised / crashed

Multiple Choice

"By the time the emergency services _________, the fire _________ most of the building."

• had arrived / already destroyed

• were arriving / destroyed

• arrived / destroyed

• arrived / had already destroyed

Multiple Choice

"She _________ she ________ him before, but she couldn't remember where."

• knew / saw

• had known / saw

• knew / was seeing

• knew / had seen

Multiple Choice

"Her eyes were red. It was clear she _________."

• cried

• had cried

• had been crying

• was crying

Multiple Choice

"He _________ the entire report by the time his boss asked for it."

• had been reading

• had read

• was reading

• read