Perfect and continuous aspect - Choose the correct option

My friend has left school and moved to South America with his diplomat parents. They _______________________ in Peru right now.

• live

• have been living

• are living

• will be living

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

She won the dance competition after she __________________ for many months.

• had been preparing

• had prepared

• has prepared

• was preparing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

I still remember the day I met my best friend in primary school: some other children _______________________ at me and he told them to shut up.

• had laughed

• have laughed

• were laughing

• have been laughing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

A year ago our neighbour was just an ordinary man, and now, all of a sudden, he _________________________ famous.

• became

• has become:

• becomes

• will become

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1D

Don’t worry about your dog; he’s bound to get better soon and I’m sure he ___________________________ in the garden next month.

• will have played

• will have been playing

• will be playing

• was playing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Come and pick me up in an hour, I _________________ my homework by then and will be ready to go out.

• will have finished

• will have been finishing

• won't have finished

• will be finishing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

Do you realise that in another ten minutes you _________________ for five hours non-stop? Perhaps it’s time to give your eyes a rest.

• will be reading

• won't be reading

• will have read

• will have been reading

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

Miss Muffet sat on her sofa after she ___________________ herself some stew.

• made

• had made

• has made

• makes

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

She ____________________ English since she was 16.

• has been studying

• had studied

• had been studying

• was studying

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

My cousin started playing the guitar seriously after his friends ___________________ him one for his birthday.

• have given

• had given

• had been giving

• were giving

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D