Multiple Choice
Which sentence is correct?
A. I have driven to school 4 days this week.
B. I drove to school 4 days this week.
C. I am driving to school 4 days this week.
A - unfinished time
(it/not /rain/recently)
IT HASN'T RAINED RECENTLY.
Yesterday my friends ____ (play) golf.
PLAYED
Yesterday is a finished time word; thus, we use past simple.
I am living in Petrozavodsk for 10 years.
I've lived/been living for 10 years.
How many states are there in the US?
50
Which sentence is correct?
A.Marat and Arseny have visited Saint-Petersburg last month.
B. Marat and Arseny has visited Saint-Petersburg last month.
C. Marat and Arseny visited Saint-Petersburg last month.
C - finished
(The weather/be/cold/last winter)
THE WEATHER WAS COLD LAST WINTER.
He ______ (live) in England since 2001.
HAS LIVED OR HAS BEEN LIVING
Since is often used with present perfect. It emphasizes a specific time in the past up to NOW; thus, present perfect complements the word nicely.
Did you ever try any Bekker pastries?
Have you ever tried ...?
About how many people live in Russia?
A. 504 million people
B. 302 million people
C. 146 million people
D. 125 million people
С
Which sentence is correct?
A. I haven't ridden a roller coaster in my life.
B. I haven't rode a roller coaster in my life.
C. I didn't ride a roller coaster in my life.
D. I haven't been riding a roller coaster in my life.
A - unfinished
(Seva/never/be/London)
SEVA HAS NEVER BEEN TO LONDON
Vasilisa _____ (be) here for half an hour.
HAS BEEN
here gives a context of present time (still happening). Additionally,we are using for + period of time and present perfect can emphasize a period/duration of time.
What's the most exotic place you visited?
What's the most exotic place you have (ever) visited?
We use present perfect with superlatives!!!
How many English words does an average Englishman use?
From 20 thousand to 40 thousand words.
Which question is correct?
A. Have you bought a house ever?
B. Has you bought a house ever?
C. Have you ever bought a house?
D. Has you bought a house yet?
C
Nikita and Kirill /watch/movie/one hour
They have been watching the movie for one hour.
William Shakespeare _____ (write) 37 plays.
WROTE
We only use past time when speaking of the deceased (dead people).
They has been watching the concert for 30 minutes ago.
They have been watching the concert since 30 minutes ago.
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
Which question and answer is correct?
A. What information has she been remembering for the test? She has been remembering everything from chapter 1 and 2.
B. What information has she remembered for the test? She has been remembering everything from chapter 1 and 2.
C. What information has she remembered for the test? She has remembered everything from chapter 1 and 2.
C
(my sister/not/eat/ a hamburger)
(my brother/teach/English/since/he/move/here) (BOTH)
MY SISTER HASN'T EATEN A HAMBURGER.
MY BROTHER HAS TAUGHT ENGLISH SINCE HE MOVED HERE.
MY BROTHER HAS BEEN TEACHING ENGLISH SINCE HE MOVED HERE.
Where _____ (you, be) yesterday?
What are you talking about?! I ________ (be) here since yesterday morning!
WERE YOU
have been
Yesterday is a finished time word; thus, we use past simple.
What time is a finished time word (it answers when); thus, we use past simple.
I was married for 30 years, and it's still going happy.
I've been married for 30 years, and it's still going happy.
About how many KFC restaurants are there in Russia?
About 1000.