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English Language Test #1 - 5th Year 2018 – Basic group

NAME:_____________________________ DATE: April, 27th 2018

A) What kind of mistake is it?


1. Word order (palabras mal ordenadas)1
2. Tense (for example, using past simple instead of present perfect) 7
3. Grammar (mistake in verb form, etc.) 2

B) Correct the mistakes.

a) My penfriend is writing to me for years but has never sent me a photo. ____
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b) We have started this course three weeks ago.____


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c) 'What have you been doing all day?' 'I've been written lettcrs.' ____
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d)When have you arrived in this city? ____


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e) You have ever been to India? ____


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f) Paula has been stayed in a hotel by the sea.____


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g) I've been feeling ill three weeks ago.____


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h) I live in this city since I was born.____


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i) I wait here a long time. Where have you been?____


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j) Tony has leaved his books on the bus.____


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C) Why are these sentences correct? Choose the correct justification.


1. Alice started playing tennis six months ago.
a. This sentence is in past simple because the action started in the past and continues in the present.
b. This sentence is in past simple because the action happened recently in the past with consecuences
in the present.
c. This sentence is in past simple because the action happened at a specific moment in the past.
2. Alice has been playing tennis for six months.
a. This sentence is in present perfect continuous because it focuses on the period of time.
b. This sentence is in present perfect continuous because the action happened recently in the past with
consecuences in the present.
c. This sentence is in present perfect continuous because the action happened at a specific moment in
the past.
3. I'm sorry but Mrs Beluccini has gone out.
a. Mrs Bellucini has come back to the office.
b. Mrs Beluccini is still out.
c. Mrs Beluccini has been out many times recently.

4. I last saw David in 2014.


a. This sentence is in past simple because the action happened at a specific moment in the past.
b. This sentence is in past simple because the action happened recently in the past with consecuences
in the present.
c. This sentence is in past simple because the action started in the past and continues in the present.

5. I haven't seen David since 2014.


a. This sentence is in present perfect simple because the action happened at a specific moment in the
past.
b. This sentence is in present perfect simple because the action happened recently in the past with
consecuences in the present.
c. This sentence is in present perfect simple because the action started in the past and continues in the
present.

6. She has been waiting under the rain for 4 hours.


a. This sentence is in present perfect continuous because the action happened at a specific moment in
the past.
b. This sentence is in present perfect continuous because it focuses on the period of time.
c. This sentence is in present perfect continuous because the action happened recently in the past with
consecuences in the present.

D) Fill in the blanks with the Present Perfect Simple or the Present Perfect Continuous of the verbs in
brackets. Put the adverbs in the correct place when necessary.
1. Look at that man over there. He _________________ (to stand) there for hour

2. He _________________ (to clean) the windows and he _________________ (not/to finish) yet.

3. The magazine _________________ (to publish) a report on English-speakers. It’s excellent!

4. The teacher was late. When he arrived, the students said “We _________________ (to wait) for you
for half an hour, teacher!”.

5. The teacher was late. When he arrived, someone told him “The students _________________ (to wait)
for you for half an hour and then they have gone! You were so late!”.

6. Peter _________________ (to finish) his book at last.

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