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Find the mistake – perfect tenses

February 28, 2012 - pdf

Complete the following sentences with an appropriate verb form.

1. We .................................. in this city since 1995.

Correct! Wrong!

2. Tom ................................. with us for ten years before he joined another company.

Correct! Wrong!

3. How long ........................................ with your current employer?

Correct! Wrong!

4. I ..................................... that novel ten times in my life.

Correct! Wrong!

5. I ........................................... him for ten years.

Correct! Wrong!

6. I have known him for several years. I first ................................... him in London.

Correct! Wrong!

7. Where have you been since I last ................................ you?

Correct! Wrong!

8. She ..................................... to be an actor since she was a child.

Correct! Wrong!

9. I ..................................... to London in 2002.

Correct! Wrong!

10. She .................................. in three films. Her first film came in 2008.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. We have lived in this city since 1995. OR We have been living in this city since 1995.

2. Tom had worked with us for ten years before he joined another company.

3. How long have you been working with your current employer?

4. I have read that novel ten times in my life.

5. I have known him for ten years.

6. I have known him for several years. I first met him in London.

7. Where have you been since I last saw you?

8. She has wanted to be an actor since she was a child.

9. I went to London in 2002.

10. She has acted in three films. Her first film came in 2008.

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