4th ESO Revision Starter unit and unit 1

Exercise 1
Fill in the gaps with the present perfect continuous when possible, if not, present perfect simple

1) (they/arrive)…………………………………… already?            

2) Lucy …………………………………………(run) 2000 metres today.      

3) I ……………………………………..(clean) all morning - I'm fed up!.

4) How long ………………………………….(you/know) Simon?              

5) I ………………………………….(drink) more water recently, and I feel better.           

6) Sorry about the mess! I ……………………………………….(bake).     

7) How many times ………………………………………(you/take) this exam? .   

8) He ……………………………………..(eat) six bars of chocolate today.

9) Help, I ………………………………….(lose) my wallet. How can I get home?               

10) The students ……………………………………….(finish) their exams. They're very happy.   

11) The baby's face is really dirty. What ………………………………………(he/eat)?       

12) Iona is exhausted these days. She ……………………………………(work) too hard recently.           

13) Luke …………………………………..(never/be) abroad.     

14) I ……………………………………………(wait) three hours already!

15) ……………………………………………..(you/finish) your homework yet?      

16) How long ………………………………………….(you/be) a lawyer?    

17) I ………………………………………….(read) your book all day. It's very interesting, but I'm only on chapter 2.           

18) She ………………………………………(drink) ten glasses of water!

19) I ………………………………………(have) my dog for sixteen years.          

PRESENT SIMPLE/PRESENT CONTINUOUS/PRESENT PERFECT/ PAST SIMPLE/PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST PERFECT.

1. My brother ……………………………… (ride) his bike when he ………………………… (have) the accident.
2. Why ………………………………………… (you/ sit) in the first row? You ………………………… (usually/sit) at the back.
3. I ……………………………………(walk) in the city centre yesterday when I ……………………………… (meet) Robin.
4. ………………………………………… (your sister/do) the homework every day?
5. They ……………………………… (live) in the new house since June.
6. Last year, Paul …………………………… (sell) his car and …………………………… (buy) a Harley Davidson.
7. We couldn’t go into the concert because we ……………………………(not/bring) our tickets.
8. The meeting …………………………………… (just/ finish). We can go home.
9. She ……………………………………… (run) every day but today it …………………………… (rain) and she ………………………………… (go) to the gym.
10. Julia ……………………………………(study) in her room when she …………………………… (hear) a strange noise in the kitchen.
11. Hey! Stand up! You ………………………………………… (sit) on my chair.
12. …………………………………………………. (send/she) Christmas cards?
13. When ………………………………………… (travel) to New York?

Answers

Exercise 1

1.   have they arrived
2.  has been running
3.   have been cleaning
4.  have you known
5. have been drinking
6.  have been baking
7.  have you taken
8.  has eaten          
9.  have lost
10.  have finished
11. has he been eating
12.  has been working
13.  has never been
14.  have been waiting
15.  have you finished
16.  have you been
17.  have been reading
18.  has drunk
19. have had 
 

 

Exercise 2

1. Was riding- had
2. Are you sitting- usually sit
3. Was walking- met
4. Does your sister do
5. Have lived/ have been living
6. Sold- bought
7. Hadn’t brought
8. Has just finished
9. Runs- is raining- is going
10. Was studying- heard
11. Are sitting
12. Does she send
13. Did you travel