Present tenses 1
Present tenses 2
Present perfect v. past simple
Right or wrong?
100

I'm from Chicago in the USA

Where do you come from? Where are you from?

100
She studies History of Art
What does she study?
100

She lived in the USA for ten years

Correct! This refers to a finshed period of time - the person no longer lives in the USA

200

I go swimming every now and again

How often do you do sport? How often do you go swimming?

200

He's working as a computer technician until January

Where is he working just now/at the moment? What job is he doing? There are other possible answers

200

They studied sciences since September and have class every Tuesday afternoon

Wrong. They still study sciences (since...) so the answer should read:

They have studied sciences since September and have class every Tuesday afternoon

300
He's checking the water level on the car
What is he doing?
300
I have lived in my present house since 2012
How long have you lived here/in your present home? Since when have you lived here/ in .....?
300

Have you ever prepared a bouillabaisse?

Right. This is an example of the present perfect for past experience

Also possible in the USA - Did you ever prepare a bouillabiasse? i

400
Normally we go by car but this week we're travelling to work by bus because the car is in the garage for repairs
How do you usually travel to work?
400
I've had experience of dealing with difficult clients
Have you (ever) had to deal with difficult situations?
500
You need to take the 31 bus - it takes you right to the centre
How do you get to the centre of town? What is the way to the centre of town?
500
I've visited Egypt. I went there in 2005
Have you ever been to North Africa?
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