Simple Past or Present Perfect
Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous
Simple Past or Past Perfect
Choose the tense
Correct the error
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He ___ (live) there when he was a child.
He lived there when he was a child.
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My parents ____ (go) to this restaurant since they were teenagers, they love it so much

My parents have been going to this restaurant since they were teenagers, they love it so much

100

3X POINTS!

Samir ___(be) a doctor before he ___ (become) an accountant.

Samir was / had been a doctor before he became become an accountant.

100
While I was trying to sleep, the cat ___ (jump) on my chest.
While I was trying to sleep, the cat jumped on my chest.
100
Since I came to this country, I am learning a lot about the culture.
Since I came to this country, I have learned a lot about the culture.
200

2x POINTS!

I ____ (not / see) her since last year.

I haven't seen her since last year.

200
Ah, there it is! I ____ (look) for this book for so long!
Ah, there it is! I have been looking for this book for so long!
200
I ___ (feel) a little better after I ___ (take) the medicine.
I felt a little better after I took / had taken the medicine.
200

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200
I arrive here only a short time ago. I am here since last Friday.
I arrived here only a short time ago. I have been here since last Friday.
300
They ____ (leave) a few minutes ago.
They left a few minutes ago.
300
I ____ (not, feed) the cats yet.
I haven't fed the cats yet.
300

2X POINTS!

I was late. The teacher ___ (give, already) a quiz when I ___(get) to class.

I was late. The teacher had already given a quiz when I got to class.

300
I ___ (read) Harry Potter at the moment.
I am reading Harry Potter at the moment.
300

2X POINTS!

How long you been living here? I been here for almost two years.

How long have you been living here? I have been here for almost two years.

400

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She ___ (study) for the test all day.
She has been studying for the test all day.
400
It was raining hard, but by the time class ___(be) over, the rain ___ (stop).
It was raining hard, but by the time class was over, the rain had stopped.
400

2X POINTS!

I ___ (be) to five countries by the time I was ten.

I had been to five countries by the time I was ten.

400
Why you no have been in class the last couple of days?
Why haven't you been in class the last couple of days?
500
I ____ (gave up) smoking last year.
I gave up smoking last year.
500
I ___ (have) this phone for two years.
I have had this phone for two years.
500
Millions of years ago, dinosaurs ___ (walk) the earth, but they ___ (become) extinct by the time people first ___ (appear).
Millions of years ago, dinosaurs walked the earth, but they had become extinct by the time people first appeared.
500
We ___ (wait) for Ali for over three hours before he finally ___ (arrive) yesterday.
We had been waiting for Ali for over three hours before he finally arrived yesterday.
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I am coaching a soccer team for the last two months.
I have been coaching a soccer team for the last two months.
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