Present Perfect
This is the third time we ______________ (visit) that museum this month.
have visited
By the time the police arrived, the burglars __________.
a. had escaped
b. were escaping
c. escaped
d. had been escaping
There were a number of / much complaints about the new timetable.
a number of
Gary worked for the company for two year. Then he got fired. (when)
Gary had been working for the company for two years when he got fired.
It was a very long film, so during the ________ I went outside the cinema to get some fresh air.
a. interpretation
b. intermission
c. intersection
b. intermission
I’m exhausted. I ______________ (work) on this report since early morning.
have been working
They __________ the match when the storm started.
a. were finishing
b. had finished
c. finished
d. had been finishing
a. were finishing
I don’t have much / many experience with graphic design.
much
We planned to cook a Chinese dish. Unfortunately, we forgot to buy the sauce. (going to)
We were going to cook a Chinese dish but, unfortunately, we fogot/had forgotten to buy the sauce
He tried to explain his opinion by everyone kept __________ him.
a. intervening
b. interfering
c. interrupting
d. interrogating
c. interrupting
He ______________ (not/finish) the renovation yet, but the kitchen looks much better.
hasn't finished
She __________ in London for years before she moved to the US.
a. lived
b. had been living
c. was living
d. had lived
b. had been living
They made few / little progress despite working hard.
little
I wandered around Florence for a couple of hours. Then I sat down for dinner. (before)
I had been wandering around Florence for a couple of hours before I sat down for dinner.
It was shown that the progress of machine-taught students was ________.
a. remarkable
b. sophisticated
c. organisational
d. attentive
a. remarkable
They ______________ (train) for the competition for weeks, and now they’re finally ready.
have been training
At first, I __________ the job offer, but later I regretted it.
a. had refused
b. refused
c. was refusing
d. had been refusing
a. had refused
She received plenty of / many support from her colleagues.
plenty of
The robbers ran away. A while later the police arrived. (by the time)
The robbers had run away by the time the police arrived.
Researchers ______ students that had robot tutors.
a. observed
b. remarked
c. recognised
d. notice
a. observed
How many plays ___________ (Shakepeare write)?
did Shakespear write
When I saw him, he __________ for the bus for more than half an hour.
a. waited
b. was waiting
c. had waited
d. had been waiting
d. had been waiting
He has little / a little patience when things don’t go his way.
little
I expected the town to be quiet. I was right. (knew)
I knew that the town would be quiet.
Rubi, the robot tutor for toddlers, ______ the education world a few years ago.
a. retrieved
b. activated
c. revolutionised
d. recognised
c. revolutionised