B1 3A Grammar Present Perfect & Past Simple

I ______ the USA several times.

• was in
• went to
• have been to
• have gone to
• am in

My friend ______ Spanish for 2 years now. Her Spanish is fantastic!

• learned
• was learning
• is learning
• has learned
• have learned

My sister ______ in Finland since 2002. I visit her in the summer.

• lived
• has lived
• have lived
• is living
• was living

My family and I ______ my grandparents for a week during the last winter break.

• visited
• has visited
• have visited
• were visiting
• are visiting

My girlfriend ______ learning how to play chess recenlty and she's now better than me. I can't beat her.

• is beginning
• has begun
• was beginning
• begins
• began

Amy: ______ your dinner yet? Tony: Nope, I haven't even started.

• Have you had
• Are you having
• Were you having
• Did you have
• Had you had

I'm afraid I will not submit my homework in time. I ______ writing it a week ago but I ______ really busy for the last couple of days.

• started / am
• have started / have been
• started / have been
• have started / was
• started / was

Detective: Where ______ you last night, Mr Smith? Mr. Smith: I ______ TV at home.

• are / watched
• was / have watched
• were / were watching
• was / watched
• were / was watching

All my friends ______ unemployed since the financial crisis that ______ Turkey in 2018.

• were / hit
• have been / hits
• were / has hit
• are / was hitting
• have been / hit

A friend of mine ______ working out. He loves physical exercise and he's having a great time.

• has started
• started
• was starting
• starts
• will start