Question

Complete with the past simple or present perfect form of the verb in brackets. 1 I ______________ (join) the team five months ago. 2 ______________ (you ever be) to a football stadium? 3 I ______________ (already study) for the exam on Wednesday. 4 Tom ______________ (eat) this morning and isn’t hungry now. 5 Christina ______________ (just finish) writing a letter and now she is going to post it. 6 Tim ______________ (run) the marathon last year and he came in twentieth place. Choose the correct answer. 1 I have been training / trained for months for the swimming competition. 2 She has not gone / been going dancing in a long time. 3 How long has she taken / been taking karate classes? 4 He has eaten / been eating his dinner and is now looking forward to dessert! 5 Have you seen / been seeing the new movie Tarantino directed? 6 I have worked / been working since nine in the morning.

Answer 1

1 I  (joined) the team five months ago.

2 _Have (you ever been) to a football stadium?

3 I  (already studied) for the exam on Wednesday.

4 Tom  (ate) this morning and isn’t hungry now.

5 Christina has (just finished) writing a letter and now she is going to post it.

6 Tim  (ran) the marathon last year and he came in twentieth place.

1 I have been training for months for the swimming competition.

2 She has not been going dancing for a long time.

3 How long has she been taking karate classes?

4 He has eaten his dinner and is now looking forward to dessert!

5 Have you seen the new movie Tarantino directed?

6 I have been working since nine in the morning.

Answer 2

1 I joined the team five months ago.
2 Have you ever been to a football stadium?
3 I have already studied for the exam on Wednesday.
4 Tom ate this morning and isn't hungry now.
5 Christina has just finished writing a letter and now she is going to post it.
6 Tim ran the marathon last year and he came in twentieth place.

1 I have been training for months for the swimming competition.
2 She has not gone dancing in a long time.
3 How long has she been taking karate classes?
4 He has eaten his dinner and is now looking forward to dessert!
5 Have you seen the new movie Tarantino directed?
6 I have been working since nine in the morning.