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Choose the correct item.

1. I ..... half the tourist attractions in the city so far.
A) visit
B) have visited
C) visited

2. We ..... football yesterday when the rain started.
A) played
B) were playing
C) play

3. Kate ..... to the Science Museum three times already.
A) went
B) has been
C) has gone

4. I haven't met my new neighbour ..... yet.
A) yet
B) just
C) already

5. He ..... to Paul since last weekend.
A) didn't speak
B) hasn't spoken
C) doesn't speak

6. The Andersons decided ..... overseas.
A) move
B) moving
C) to move

7. You ..... to eat a healthier diet.
A) should
B) ought
C) must

8. Andy ..... work an hour ago.
A) has left
B) left
C) was leaving

9. We have lived in this house ..... April.
A) since
B) by
C) for

10. She ..... a shower when the hot water ran out.
A) has had
B) was having
C) is having

11. She has just bought a ..... handbag.
A) leather, beautiful, black
B) black, leather, beautiful
C) beautiful, black, leather

12. Would you mind .....? I'm afraid we have no chairs left.
A) stand
B) to stand
C) standing

13. ..... what I'm saying?
A) Are you understanding
B) Did you understand
C) Do you understand

14. ..... the new detective show on TV yet?
A) Did you see
B) Do you see
C) Have you seen

15. Have you ever ..... a sushi restaurant?
A) been
B) gone in
C) been to

16. Eddie ..... the garden yesterday afternoon, that's why he didn't hear the phone ring.
A) watered
B) has watered
C) was watering

Answer :

  1. I ..... half the tourist attractions in the city so far.

The correct answer is B) have visited.

Explanation: The phrase "so far" indicates that the action is related to the present perfect tense. The present perfect tense is used to describe actions that happened at an unspecified time before now.

  1. We ..... football yesterday when the rain started.

The correct answer is B) were playing.

Explanation: The past continuous tense (were playing) is used to indicate an action that was in progress at a specific moment in the past.

  1. Kate ..... to the Science Museum three times already.

The correct answer is C) has gone.

Explanation: The present perfect tense is used here because it relates to experiences up to now.

  1. I haven't met my new neighbour ..... yet.

The correct answer is A) yet.

Explanation: "Yet" is used in negative sentences and questions to indicate that something has not happened by a certain time.

  1. He ..... to Paul since last weekend.

The correct answer is B) hasn't spoken.

Explanation: The present perfect tense (hasn't spoken) is appropriate here to express an action that did not happen from last weekend until the present moment.

  1. The Andersons decided ..... overseas.

The correct answer is C) to move.

Explanation: The verb "decide" is typically followed by "to" + infinitive form of a verb.

  1. You ..... to eat a healthier diet.

The correct answer is A) should.

Explanation: "Should" is a modal verb that is used to give advice.

  1. Andy ..... work an hour ago.

The correct answer is B) left.

Explanation: The simple past tense is used here because the action was completed at a specific point in the past, "an hour ago."

  1. We have lived in this house ..... April.

The correct answer is A) since.

Explanation: "Since" is used to specify the starting point of an action that continues to the present time.

  1. She ..... a shower when the hot water ran out.

The correct answer is B) was having.

Explanation: The past continuous tense is used to indicate that she was in the middle of taking a shower when the hot water ran out.

  1. She has just bought a ..... handbag.

The correct answer is C) beautiful, black, leather.

Explanation: The correct order of adjectives when describing an item is: opinion, color, material.

  1. Would you mind .....? I'm afraid we have no chairs left.

The correct answer is C) standing.

Explanation: "Would you mind" is followed by a verb in the gerund form (-ing).

  1. ..... what I'm saying?

The correct answer is C) Do you understand.

Explanation: Present simple tense is typically used for requesting or asking about someone's understanding.

  1. ..... the new detective show on TV yet?

The correct answer is C) Have you seen.

Explanation: The present perfect tense is used with "yet" to ask if something has happened up to the present moment.

  1. Have you ever ..... a sushi restaurant?

The correct answer is C) been to.

Explanation: "Been to" is used when talking about experiences of visiting places.

  1. Eddie ..... the garden yesterday afternoon, that's why he didn't hear the phone ring.

The correct answer is C) was watering.

Explanation: The past continuous tense is used to indicate an ongoing action in the past that was interrupted by another action.

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