I. "Present Tenses"

1. - What are you looking for? - I ..... my umbrella somewhere, and now I don’t know where it is.

leave

has left

have been leaving

have left

2. It's raining, and I see you don't have an umbrella. You can borrow mine, I ..... it now.

don’t need

did not need

haven’t needed

haven’t been needing

3. Today the world ..... so rapidly; things never stay the same.

changes

has changed

is changing

has been changing

4. Look here! I simply refuse to believe what you ..... me now.

are telling

have been telling

have told

tell

5. Anne is a fashion designer; she ..... to the opening of every new fashion show in the city.

goes

is going

has gone

has been going

6. Linda’s apartment looks nice and tidy because she ..... it every two years.

redecorates

is redecorating

has redecorated

has been redecorating

7. Nora, you look awfully tired. What ..... all day?

do you do

are you doing

have you been doing

have you done

8. Their car is as good as new though they ..... it for a number of years.

have

have been having

are having

have had

9. I have read this chapter in my chemistry text three times, and still I ..... it.

haven’t understood

don’t understand

understand

have understood

10. Zeta has sent me two letters; neither of which ..... .

has arrived

have arrived

arrive

is arriving

11. I don’t like Alice. She ..... about difficulties of life all the time.

complains

is complaining

has complained

has been complaining

12. The Alisons have got three cars, two of which they never ..... .

are using

use

have used

have not use been using

13. Paul looks young for his age. He says he is 56 years old, but nobody ..... him.

hasn’t believed

is not believing

believes

believe

14. Sonia ..... as a computer programmer this year, but she’d like to try something different in the future.

works

has worked

is working

has been working

15. Carol and I are old friends. I ..... her since we studied in high school together.

know

have known

are knowing

have been knowing

1 have left2 don't need3 changes4 are telling 5 goes6 redecorates7 have you been doing 8 have had9 don't understand10 has arrived11 complains12 use13 believes14 works15 know