Present tenses quiz 2008
1) I....................for these information since last year.
- have been looking
- has been looking
- had been looked
- are looking
2.These days, millions of families.......................at least one computer at home.
- have
- has
- will have
- has had
3.The detectives...........................................................people all week.
- have been interviewing
- has interviewed
- interviews
- has been interviewing
4.Children often.......................computers better than their parents.
- use
- are using
- used
- were used
5.1 came from Ajloun last week. Now, I.....................in Irbid for a few months. I will return to Ajloun in the spring.
- am staying
- am being stayed
- stayed
- stays
6.At the moment, people aged 16-30......................smartphones.
- was buying
- is buying
- were buying
- are buying
7.Many people......................martphones and tablets with them everywhere.
- carries
- carry
- were carried
- has been carrying
8. …………………the at rest a taking nurses the moment?
- Have
- Are
- Did
- Is
9.The children ...................their grandfather weekly.
- are not visited
- don't visit
- doesn't visit
- wasn't going to visit
10. Sami …….... his father since he was born.
- don't see
- doesn't see
- haven't seen
- hasn't seen
11. She travels to work by bus every day.
- routines and habit
- facts and things that are generally true
- actions happening right now
- actions that finished in the past
12. They are studying for their exams right now.
- routines and habits
- things happening now or around now
- actions that finished in the past
- actions that were in progress in the past
13 She has lived in this city for 10 years.
- actions that started and finished at a specific time in the past
- actions and states which began in the past and continue until now
- a long activity interrupted by a short one
- finished actions in the past when we don't say exactly when they happened
14. She has been running for an hour.
- a long activity interrupted by a short one
- actions in progress at a specific time in the past
- an action in progress or repeated over a period of time up until now
- routines and habits
15. We use the Present Continuous for:
- routines and habits
- facts and things that are generally true
- things happening now or around now
- actions in the past
16.We use the Present Perfect Simple for:
- actions and states which began in the past and continue until now
- actions happening right now
- a long activity interrupted by a short one
- actions in progress at a specific time in the past