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Present perfect and Past simple

Choose the best answer.-

1. Tom_________ in the army from 1950 - 1955.

a. is b. be

c. used d. was

2. Catherine and my friends_________ the hotel two days ago.

a. don’t leave b. doesn’t leave

c. didn’t d. didn’t leave

3. ........the tickets for the cinema as I asked you to?

a. Did you get b. Do you get

c. Get you d. Were you getting

4. A: What did you do yesterday?

B: I……………..my father to work in a farm.

a. helped b. help

c. helping d. helps

5. A: Where did you go …………………?

B: I went to Bangkok.

a. today b. tomorrow

c. last week d. ago

6. She...................studied English for six days.

a. is b. does

c. have d. has

7. How are you? I.............you for ages.

a. don’t see b. hadn’t seen

c. haven’t seen d. didn’t see

8. A: How long……………….your classmate?

B: For 3 years.

a. you have known b. you knew

c. you know d. have you known

9. I have..............here for ten years.

a. live b. lives

c. been d. being
10. I have worked here ....................1990.

a. for b. since

c. about d. been

11. The Titanic ________ in 1912.

a. sank b. sunk

c. have sunk d. has sunk

12. Somebody ________ my bicycle! Now I'll have to walk home.

a. stole b. steel c. has stolen d. have stolen

13. When you come here, he has............. gone out

a. yet b. ready c. before d. already

14. We have ……………….. for you for two hours.

a. wait b. waits c. waited d. waiting

15. A:……………….the entrance exam?

B: Yes, they have.

a. Has they passed b. Have they passed

c. Do they pass d. They have passed

16. He wrote to her a month ago, but I’m sure he..............since then.

a. hasn’t written b. didn’t write

c. wasn’t writing d. wasn’t written

17. A: “Did Charles come here and visit?”

B: “He...............twice since April 1980.”

a. visited here b. has visited here

c. was visiting here d. had been visiting here

18. We are too late. The plane took off ten minutes ……………..

a. ago b. later c. after d. since

19. A: “Have you met Andy?

B: “Yes, Paul........him to me yesterday.”

a. have introduced b. introduced

c. introduces d. is introducing

20. A: What _________ you have for lunch yesterday?

B: I ate noodles.

a. were b. was c. did d. do


TGAT Practice

1. At a rental office

Victoria : I live in Apartment 13. My sink is clogged up again.

Wendy : I’ll send someone over tomorrow.

Victoria : Well, I’d really appreciate it if .

Wendy : Fine. A plumber will be there in a few minutes.

2. Room renting

Sam : Hi, my name is Sam. I’m interested in the room you have for rent.

Pete : Oh yes. ?

Sam : Yes, I think so. Can I ask a few questions first?

Pete : Sure. Go ahead.

3. If the cough persists or gets worse, consider seeing a doctor.


4. You need to conform in order to succeed in this company.

5. His business flourished over a period of two years, earning more than 20,000
dollars a day.

Will the internet kill magazines?


New technologies change many things, but not everything. You may surf, search,
shop, and blog online, but you still read magazines. And you’re far from alone.
Readership has actually increased over the past five years. Even the 18- to-34
segment continues to grow. Typical young adults now read more issues per month than
their parents. Rather than being displaced by “instant” media, it would seem that
magazines are the ideal complement.
The explanation for his phenomenon is fairly obvious. Magazines do what the
Internet doesn’t. Neither obsessed with immediacy nor trapped by the daily news cycle,
magazines promote deeper connections. They create relationships. They engage us in
ways distinct from digital media.

6. What is the meaning of "you’re far from alone"?

7. The phrase ‘the 18-to-34 segment’ means the

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