Present Perfect vs Past Simple

I have been studying English _____ seven years.

• Since
• Yet
• Ever
• For

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Scientists ________ to develop renewable energy sources in the year 1995.

• have started
• have been starting
• started
• have starting

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

The use of fossil fuels ______ air pollution.

• Caused
• Has caused
• Have caused
• Has been causing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Last night my dog _____ but after a few hours we _____ him.

• Escaped, Have found
• Has Escaped, Have found
• Escaped, Found
• Has escaped, Found

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Ana is from a hot, arid part of the country. She ............. snow.

• has never seen

• never saw

• has never saw

Anne _____ a ghost when she was 25 years old.

• saw
• has seen
• have seen

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

_________ home already? I can't find them anywhere.

• Did they go
• Have they gone
• Have they been

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I _____ (work) in Italy for five years. I ____ (begin) work as soon as I arrived.

• work - began

• have worked - have begun

• have worked - began

• worked - began

Maria lives in Boston. Before she _____ (move) here, she ____ (live) in Seattle for three years.

• moved - has lived

• moved - lived

• has moved - lived

• has moved - has lived

Peter ____ (go) to Paris last year. That means that he ____ (be) to Paris three times!

• went - has been

• went - was

• has gone - was

• has gone-has been