Fill in the blanks.
1I haven't seen her ...............
Wrong!
Use "before" with the present perfect to mean at any time up to now.
2Do you know ............... chess?
Wrong!
Use "how to play" after "know" to talk about having the skill.
3I haven't played chess ............... a long time.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "in" and "for" are correct with "a long time" in this negative present perfect sentence.
4She has been acting in movies ............... she was three.
Wrong!
Use "since" before a starting point such as "she was three."
5Why are you looking ............... me like that? Stop it!
Wrong!
Use "at" after "look" when someone directs their eyes toward a person or thing.
6When did you first ............... him?
Wrong!
Use the base verb "meet" after the auxiliary "did."
7It ............... months since I watched a movie.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "is" and "has been" are natural when talking about the time since a past event.
8............... you often eat out?
Wrong!
Use "Do" to form a present simple question with "you" and a main verb.
9I ............... much work yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "didn't do" with the finished past time expression "yesterday."
10It ............... rained this week.
Wrong!
Use "hasn't" with the present perfect for an unfinished time period such as "this week."
11It didn't ............... last week.
Wrong!
Use the base verb "rain" after "didn't."
12How long ............... practicing as a lawyer?
Wrong!
Use "have you been" with the present perfect continuous to ask about duration up to now.
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Answers
- I haven’t seen her before.
- Do you know how to play chess?
- I haven’t played chess in / for a long time.
- She has been acting in movies since she was three.
- Why are you looking at me like that? Stop it!
- When did you first meet him?
- It is / has been months since I watched a movie.
- Do you often eat out?
- I didn’t do much work yesterday.
- It hasn’t rained this week.
- It didn’t rain last week.
- How long have you been practicing as a lawyer?