Tiempos verbales compuestos en inglés: Aprende y practica

Question 1

Translate the following sentence into the Present Perfect Continuous: How long have you been playing basketball?

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How long have you been playing basketball?

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How long had you been playing basketball?

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How long are you playing basketball?

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How long have you played basketball?

Question 2

Ayer por la mañana, cuando me desperté, ¿qué había ocurrido ya y qué hice después?

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El sol había salido - Me levanté, me duché y salí corriendo.

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El sol salía - Me levanté, me duché y salí corriendo.

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El sol había salido - Me levantaba, me duchaba y salía corriendo.

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El sol había salido - Me había levantado, me estaba duchando y salía corriendo.

Question 3

Choose the sentence that is written correctly in the present perfect continuous tense and describes an action that continues up to the present moment:

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I have been reading this book for two hours.

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I have read this book for two hours.

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I am reading this book since two hours.

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I have been read this book for two hours.

Question 4

Correct the grammatical error in the sentence: 'I have been living in Spain for 10 years.'

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I have lived in Spain for 10 years.

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I have live in Spain for 10 years.

Question 5

¿Cuáles son las diferencias sutiles de significado entre el pretérito perfecto simple y el pretérito perfecto continuo? Proporciona ejemplos para ilustrar su uso.

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El **pretérito perfecto simple** describe acciones completadas en un momento específico del pasado. El **pretérito perfecto continuo** describe acciones que comenzaron en el pasado y continúan hasta el presente.

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El pretérito perfecto simple se usa para acciones que ocurrieron antes que el pretérito perfecto continuo.

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El pretérito perfecto simple es más formal que el pretérito perfecto continuo.

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El pretérito perfecto continuo solo se usa para acciones negativas.

Question 6

Which sentence correctly uses the present perfect progressive tense to describe an ongoing action and emphasize its duration?

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I've been studying for my exam all day.

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I studied for my exam yesterday.

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I will be studying for my exam tomorrow.

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I've studied for my exam many times.

Question 7

If I had won the lottery, I would buy a new car.

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had won

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won

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will win

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have won

Question 8

¿Cuál de los siguientes marcadores temporales NO se usa normalmente con el presente perfecto continuo?

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just

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since

Question 9

¿Cómo influye la cultura en el uso de los tiempos verbales compuestos? Proporciona ejemplos de cómo diferentes culturas pueden emplear estos tiempos de manera distinta.

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Las diferentes culturas pueden usar los tiempos verbales compuestos de manera diferente para enfatizar aspectos específicos de sus historias o experiencias.

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La cultura no afecta el uso de los tiempos verbales compuestos.

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El uso de los tiempos verbales compuestos es el mismo en todas las culturas.

Question 10

Use the future perfect tense to form a sentence expressing a specific plan or intention. Explain how the use of the future perfect contributes to the meaning of the sentence.

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I will have eaten dinner by 7 pm.

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I will be eating dinner at 7 pm.

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I had eaten dinner by 7 pm.

Question 11

Which option correctly lists the past participle forms of the irregular verbs 'break', 'write', and 'sing'?

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Broken, written, sung

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Broke, wrote, sang

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Bruk, wrot, song

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The context does not provide information to answer this question.

Question 12

In the present perfect tense, what is the correct form of the verb 'to be' in the third person singular?

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Has

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Have

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Is

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Are

Question 13

What is the correct form of the past perfect tense for the verb 'to go' in the first person singular?

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Had gone

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Has gone

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Went

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Had went

Question 14

Which sentence demonstrates the present perfect continuous tense?

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I have been studying English for several years.

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I lived in Madrid for ten years.

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I worked in that company for a long time.

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I will have finished the project by tomorrow.

Question 15

In the future perfect tense, an action:

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Will have happened before another action in the future.

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Happened in the past.

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Is happening now.

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Is planned to happen in the future.

Question 16

What is the correct form of the past perfect continuous tense for the verb 'to play' in the third person plural?

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Had been playing

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Had played

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Played

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Have been playing

Question 17

What is the correct form of the present perfect tense of the irregular verb 'to have' in the second person plural?

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Have had

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Had

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Has had

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Are having

Question 18

When should we use the past perfect tense?

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To describe events that happened before another event in the past.

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To express regrets about past actions.

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To report facts that happened a long time ago.

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To talk about future events that depend on past conditions.

Question 19

What is the initial step in forming the passive voice in the present perfect tense?

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Conjugate the verb 'to be' in the present perfect tense.

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Conjugate the past participle of the main verb.

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Add the preposition 'by' to the agent.

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Change the subject of the sentence.

Question 20

Which of the following is the correct present perfect tense form of the verb 'to eat'?

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I have eaten

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I have eated

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I have eat

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I eat

Question 21

In the sentence 'I have been studying English for five years', which verb tense is used?

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Present perfect continuous tense

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Simple present tense

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Past perfect continuous tense

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Present continuous tense

Question 22

Which of the following sentences is in the past perfect tense?

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I had finished my homework before she arrived.

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I have finished my homework.

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I will have finished my homework by tomorrow.

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I am finishing my homework now.

Question 23

In the sentence 'I will have been waiting for her for an hour when she arrives', which tense is used?

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Future perfect continuous tense

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Future perfect tense

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Present perfect continuous tense

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Present perfect tense

Question 24

Which of the following is a common use of the future perfect tense?

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To describe an action that will be completed before a certain time in the future.

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To describe an action that will be ongoing at a certain time in the future.

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To describe an action that was completed in the past.

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To describe an action that is happening now.

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT a time expression that can be used with the present perfect tense?

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tomorrow

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just

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yet

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since

Question 26

Which of the following is the correct present perfect tense form of the verb 'to go' for the pronoun 'I'?

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I have gone

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I gone

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I goed

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I has gone

Question 27

Which of the following sentences uses the present perfect continuous tense correctly?

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I have been studying English for three years.

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I have studied English for three years.

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I was studying English for three years.

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I had been studying English for three years.

Question 28

Which of the following describes the usage of the past perfect tense?

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To describe actions that happened in the past before another past action.

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To describe actions that are happening now and will continue in the future.

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To describe actions that happened in the present and will continue in the future.

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To describe actions that will happen in the future.

Question 29

Which of the following is an example of a past perfect continuous tense?

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I had been waiting for the bus for an hour.

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I waited for the bus for an hour.

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I have been waiting for the bus for an hour.

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I was waiting for the bus for an hour.

Question 30

When should you use the future perfect tense?

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To describe actions that will be completed by a certain time in the future.

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To describe actions that are happening now and will continue in the future.

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To describe actions that happened in the past and are still continuing.

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To describe actions that are possible or probable in the future.

Question 31

Which of the following sentences is in the future continuous tense?

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I will be studying for my exam tomorrow.

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I am studying for my exam tomorrow.

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I have been studying for my exam tomorrow.

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I had been studying for my exam tomorrow.

Question 32

What is the correct form of the verb 'to be' for the pronoun 'I' in the third conditional sentence: "If I ____ a millionaire, I would travel the world."?

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were

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was

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am

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is

Question 33

Which of the following is a modal verb?

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Can

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Have

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Run

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Go

Question 34

Select the sentence that correctly uses the past perfect tense.

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I had eaten before I went to the party.

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I have eaten since I arrived.

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I was eating when she called.

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I will have eaten by tomorrow.

Question 35

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb "to go" in the present perfect continuous tense: I have been _____ to school for two hours.

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going

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gone

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went

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will go

Question 36

Which of the following actions is expressed using the present perfect tense?

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An action that started in the past and is still happening now.

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An action that happened at a specific time in the past.

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An action that will happen in the future.

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An action that is happening right now.

Question 37

Which of the following is the correct auxiliary verb for the future perfect tense?

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will have

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has

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have been

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had

Question 38

Identify the compound verb tense used in the sentence: 'The children finished their homework before their parents arrived.'

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Past perfect

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Present perfect

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Present perfect continuous

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Past perfect continuous

Question 39

Which of these options shows the correct form of the present perfect continuous tense of the verb 'study'?

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Have been studying

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Have studied

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Am studying

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Was studying

Question 40

Select the correct past perfect tense form of the verb 'go':

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Had gone

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Went

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Have gone

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Was going

Question 41

Identify the correct future perfect tense form of the verb 'finish':

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Will have finished

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Will finish

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Have finished

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Had finished

Question 42

Choose the correct past perfect continuous tense form of the verb 'eat':

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Had been eating

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Had eaten

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Was eating

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Ate

Question 43

Which sentence is written in the present perfect tense?

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I have lived here for five years.

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I lived here for five years.

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I will live here for five years.

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I was living here for five years.

Question 44

Select the correct future perfect continuous tense form of the verb 'play':

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Will have been playing

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Will play

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Have played

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Had been playing

Question 45

Which tense is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past?

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Past perfect

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Present perfect

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Past simple

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Present continuous

Question 46

Choose the correct negative present perfect continuous tense form of the verb 'write':

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Have not been writing

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Have written

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Am not writing

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Was not writing

Question 47

Identify the sentence that is in the past perfect tense:

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I had finished my homework.

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I finished my homework.

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I will finish my homework.

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I was finishing my homework.

Question 48

To create the present perfect continuous tense of a verb, which auxiliary verb is used?

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have been

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has been

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had been

Question 49

Which of the following phrases best describes the meaning of the past perfect tense?

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An action that was completed before another action in the past

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An action that is ongoing in the present

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An action that will be completed in the future

Question 50

Identify the sentence that is written in the future perfect tense:

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I will have finished my chores by 6 pm.

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I finished my chores yesterday.

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I am finishing my chores right now.

Question 51

In the present perfect tense, which auxiliary verb is used?

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have

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are

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do

Question 52

To form the past perfect continuous tense of a verb, which auxiliary verb combination is used?

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had been

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have been

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has been

Question 53

Identify the sentence that is written in the future perfect continuous tense:

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I will have been studying for two hours.

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I have been studying for two hours.

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I am studying for two hours.

Question 54

In the past perfect tense, which auxiliary verb is used?

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had

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was

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did

Question 55

To create the past perfect continuous tense of a verb, which auxiliary verb combination is used?

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had been

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have been

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has been

Question 56

What is the correct present perfect tense form of the verb 'eat'?

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Have eaten

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Eat

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Has eaten

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Was eating

Question 57

Choose the sentence that uses the past perfect tense correctly:

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I had finished my homework when he arrived.

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He was finishing his homework when she arrived.

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I have finished my homework when he arrived.

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He has finished his homework when she arrived.

Question 58

Which modal auxiliary verb expresses possibility or probability?

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May

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Can

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Must

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Should

Question 59

Translate the sentence 'Había comido antes de que llegara' into English using the past perfect tense:

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I had eaten before he arrived.

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I was eating before he arrived.

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I have eaten before he arrived.

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I eat before he arrived.

Question 60

Select the sentence that correctly uses the present perfect continuous tense:

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I have been studying for two hours.

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I have studied for two hours.

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I am studying for two hours.

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I am studied for two hours.

Question 61

Translate the sentence 'Había estado lloviendo toda la noche' into English using the past perfect continuous tense:

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It had been raining all night.

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It was raining all night.

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It has been raining all night.

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It rained all night.

Question 62

In which three real-life situations would using the present perfect or past perfect tense be the most suitable choice? Explain your reasoning for each situation.

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I have lived in this town all my life.

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I had never seen such a beautiful sunset before.

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By the time we arrived, the party had already started.

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I will have finished my homework by tomorrow.

Question 63

What is the correct form of the present perfect tense of the verb 'to go'?

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I have gone

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I has gone

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I went

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I am gone

Question 64

Which sentence uses the past perfect tense correctly?

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I had eaten before you came.

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I ate before you came.

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I have eaten before you came.

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I was eating before you came.