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WorksheetsFormative assessment 4th bi
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Choose the alternative in which the verb tense does not fit the context given.
George Michael has played several times at Wembley in 1985, including Live Aid.
The last stage of the world kitesurf circuit started last Tuesday in Prea Beach, in Ceará.
The mayor’s project has recently completed 40 days of food distribution in Calcutta.
Last year, Kendi’s book, "Stamped from the Beginning," won a National Book Award.
The autumn air temperature over the Arctic has increased by 5ºC in the past decade.
Choose the alternative that completes the sentences with the correct past form of the verbs given.
As I was walking in downtown San Francisco, I ______(1. see) so many things that were so San Francisco.
Union Square, in the center of the city, was filled with people who were going here and there. People were looking at
paintings, jewelry and photographs along the sidewalks. Buses, cars, and taxis ______ (2. rush) around the square, but
inside the square it ______ (3.be) peaceful and calm.
On one side of the square, a man ______ (4. sing) opera while a couple painted silver were standing like statues. I ______
(5.hear) the sound of a fire engine while I was going down into the subway station to leave the noisy city above.
1. saw - 2. rushed - 3. was - 4. sang - 5. heard
1. saw - 2. were rushing - 3. was - 4. was singing - 5. heard
1. was seeing - 2. were rushing - 3. was - 4. was singing - 5. was hearing
1. was seeing - 2. rushed - 3. was being - 4. sang - 5. was hearing
1. saw - 2. rushed - 3. was - 4. sang - 5. was hearing
Choose the alternative which correctly and respectively completes the sentences below:
I. All pilots _________ to speak English so that other pilots and air controllers _________ them.
II. She _________ for her pen when she _________ it was in her handbag all the time.
III. Ships regularly _________ through the Bosphorus into the Black Sea, and they _________ so since ancient times.
IV. I _________ about this Netflix series, but I _________ it.
I - are having; can understand
II - is looking; realizes
III - passed; were doing
IV - used to hear; didn't watch
I - are having; understand
II - was looking; was realizing
III - passed; used to do
IV - am hearing; am not watching
I - have; understand
II - was looking; realized
III - pass; have done
IV - have heard; haven't watched
I - have; are understanding
II - looked; was realizing
III - passed; did
IV - was hearing; haven't watched
I - are having; are understanding
II - used to look; realized
III - pass; do
IV - heard; don't watch
Choose between present perfect simple or continuous, affirmative or negative forms, to best complete the passage.
Simone: __________ (take) the dog for a walk yet?
Jeff: No, I haven’t. I __________ (work) all day. I __________ (have, not) the time to walk the dog yet.
Simone: Well, I __________ (do) things all day too, you know. I have an important meeting tomorrow and I __________ (finish, not) my presentation yet. Darling… could you…
Jeff: Okay, okay… I will go then.
have you taken - have been working - haven't had - have been doing - haven't finished
have you been taking - have worked - haven't been having - have done - haven't finished
haven't you taken - have worked - haven't had - have done - haven't been finishing
have you taken - have been working - have had - haven't been doing - have finished
haven't you taken - have been working - haven't had - haven't done - have finished
Which sentence presents a mistake concerning the underlined verb forms?
Since we watched that horror movie, I have been having bad dreams of monsters invading my bedroom.
We have been living in this house for 30 years and so far, we have never had problems with the neighbors.
If I know Carl? We have known each other since we were in kindergarten!
Have you been finishing reading the newspaper? Could you give it to me then?
It's been almost seven years since I have visited the park for the first time.
Choose the alternative that fills the gaps in the sentences with the correct tense of the verbs given.
I. The doctor claimed that wearing a virtual reality headset for hours a day __________ (damage) David’s eyesight.
II. Joe! Where have you been? I __________ (try) to reach you… I’ve got good news!
III. Recently, Jack and his family __________ (move) to a house close to mine, and now we play together almost every day.
IV. I’m sorry I’ve got paint all over my clothes...I __________ (decorate) the living room.
has damaged - have tried - have been moving - have been decorating
has been damaging - have been trying - have moved - have decorated
has damaged - have been trying - have moved - have been decorating
has damaged - have been tried - have moved - have decorated
has been damaging - have tried - have been moving - have decorated
Choose the alternative that fills the gaps in the sentences with the correct tense of the verbs given.
Film maker George Richards (1. be) interested in the cinema since he (2. be) a small child. He (3. make) his first film when he (4. be) just twelve years old. He is now almost forty and he (5. make) thirty films. George loves travelling. His work (6. take) him all over the world. He (7. be) to Africa, India, Australia, China, the USA and South America. Last year, he (8. visit) Russia for the first time.
1. has been - 2. was - 3. has made - 4. was - 5. made - 6. has taken - 7. was - 8. visited
1. was - 2. has been - 3. has made - 4. has been - 5. made - 6. took - 7. was - 8. has visited
1. was - 2. has been - 3. made - 4. has been - 5. has made - 6. took - 7. has been - 8. has visited
1. has been - 2.has been - 3.made - 4. was - 5. made - 6. has taken - 7. has been - 8.visited
1. has been - 2. was - 3. made - 4. was - 5. has made - 6. has taken - 7. has been - 8. visited
Read the sentences below and answer the questions given.
Jane’s been a teacher all her life,
a. and she loved her job.
b. and she loves her job.
Pedro is one of my best friends;
a. I’ve known him for a long time.
b. I knew him for a long time.
We haven’t been to the New Greek restaurant yet,
a. so we tried it last night.
b. so we want to try it soon.
We still haven’t solved the problem,
a. but we won’t give up.
b. so we gave up.
The best complement for each of the sentences, in the order they appear are:
b - a - b - a
b - b - a - b
a - b - a - b
b - a - b - b
a - a - a - b
Read the following sentences:
The business cards ________ printed by a company in New York. Their prices ________ inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.
Sharon ________ in the room when John told me what happened, but she didn't hear anything because she ________.
A car alarm ________ somewhere down the street. It ________ for more than twenty minutes.
Jonny, I can't believe how much you ________ since the last time I ________ you.
The best alternative to complete them is:
I. were normally / were – II. has been / hasn’t been listening – III. was ringing / has been ringing – IV. changed / have seen
I. are normally / are – II. was / wasn’t listening – III. is ringing / has been ringing – IV. have changed / saw
I. were normally / are – II. has been / wasn’t listening – III. has been ringing / has been ringing – IV. have change / have seen
I. are normally being / are – II. was / didn’t listen – III. was ringing / rang – IV. are changing / saw
I. have been normally / have been – II. was / isn’t listening – III. rings / rings – IV. have been changing / saw
Which sentence contains a verb form wrongly used for the context given?
Sam is listening to a lot of football matches on the radio these days.
Mark doesn’t really like science fiction, but he’s reading a book by Isaac Asimov.
Greg is working very hard because he needs good grades in his exams.
We’re all having a great time here in Paris.
Our friends are needing some help, so we decided to stay a little longer.
Choose the alternative which correctly and respectively completes the sentences below:
1. Sorry, I can’t hear you because I _____ on the platform at the train station.
2. The train _____ into the station now. I’ll be home in ten minutes.
3. This car _____ in the winter.
4. How often _____ a holiday?
5. _____ what I’m saying?
‘m standing - comes - is never starting - do you take - are you understanding
stand - is coming - never starts - are you taking - do you understand
‘m standing - is coming - never starts - do you take - do you understand
stand - comes - is never starting - are you taking - are you understanding
‘m standing - is coming - is never starting - do you take - are you understanding
Choose the alternative that correctly and respectively completes the sentences below.
1. __________ have long hair when you were younger?
2. She __________ very tall when she was in school.
3. Robert __________ in a band.
4. I __________ my right arm in a skiing accident when I was a kid.
did you use to - did used to be - used to played - brokes
did you used to - didn't use to be - use to play - used to break
did you used to - didn't use be - used to plays - broken
did you use to - didn't use to be - used to play - broke
do you used to - didn't used to be - used to play - used to broke
Choose the correct word or phrase in each sentence.
1. Don't forget that you didn’t see / haven’t seen Mrs Dawson. She has waited / has been waiting outside since 10:30.
2. You three boys look very guilty! What did you do / have you done / have you been doing since I left / have left the room?
3. Why on earth didn’t you tell / haven’t you told me about that loose floorboard? I tripped/ have tripped over it just now and hurt myself.
4. It’s a long time since I saw / have seen / have been seeing your brother Paul. What did he do / has he done / has he been doing lately?
5. I can’t believe that you ate / have eaten / have been eating three pizzas already! I only brought / have only brought them in fifteen minutes ago!
1.didn't see/ has waited - 2.have been doing/ have left - 3.haven’t you told/ have tripped - 4.have seen/ did he do - 5.ate/ have only brought
1.haven't seen / has waited - 2.do /have left - 3.didn’t you tell/ tripped - 4.saw/did he do - 5.have been eating/ have only brought
1.haven't seen/ has been waiting - 2.have you been doing/ left - 3.didn’t you tell/ tripped - 4.saw/ has he been doing - 5.have eaten/ only brought
1.didn't see/ has been waiting - 2.have you done/ left - 3.haven’t you told/ have tripped - 4.have been seeing/ has he been doing - 5.have eaten/ only brought
1.haven't seen/ has waited - 2.have done/ have left - 3. didn’t tell/ tripped - 4.have been seeing/ did he do - 5.have been eating/ only brought
Choose the alternative that completes each sentence with a suitable tense form of the verb in brackets.
I. So far we (not/notice) __________ anything unusual, but we haven’t been paying very close attention.
II. Harry (leave) __________ home rather suddenly and we haven’t heard from him since.
III. I think that people have become tired of the poor quality of television programmes, though they (improve) __________ lately.
IV. I wonder if Mary (reach) __________ home yet? She left too late to catch the bus.
V. Bill got that new job, but he (complain) __________ about it ever since.
I. didn’t notice - II. has left - III. improved - IV. reached - V. was complaining
I. haven’t been noticing - II. was leaving - III. were improving - IV. has reached - V. complained
I. haven’t noticed - II. left - III. have been improving - IV. has reached - V. has been complaining
I. haven’t noticed - II. has left - III. have improved - IV. has been complaining
I. didn’t notice - II. left - III. have been improving - IV. was reaching - V. complained
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given.
I am on the tenth page of this letter I'm writing. (TEN)
so far I ____________________ pages of this letter.
Mary started learning French five years ago. (HAS)
Mary ____________________ French for five years.
This has been my home for thirty years. (LIVED)
I ____________________ here for thirty years.
It’s been twenty years since they got married. (MARRIED)
They ____________________ for twenty years.
have written ten - has been learning - have lived - have visited - have been married
wrote ten - has learned - lived - have been visiting - are married
am writing ten - has learn - have lived - have been to - were married
have written ten - has learned - lived - have been visiting - are married
wrote ten - has been learning - have lived - have visited - have been married
