There + Other Tenses Exercises PDFSet 3: There has been & There had been: Perfect Tenses
20 questions·14 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.There ___ an accident on the motorway. The traffic is still very slow.
a) wasb) had beenc) has beend) were
2.By the time the firefighters arrived, there ___ a fire in the building for over an hour.
a) has beenb) wasc) had beend) were
3.There ___ three robberies in our neighbourhood since January.
a) have beenb) werec) had beend) was
4.There ___ a lot of rain last month.
a) wasb) had beenc) has beend) have been
5.There ___ several complaints about the noise recently.
a) had beenb) werec) have beend) was
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.has been
2.had been
3.have been
4.was
5.have been
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."has been"(c)
The traffic is still slow now, so the accident has a connection to the present. We use present perfect 'has been'. There has been an accident on the motorway.
2."had been"(c)
The fire started before the firefighters arrived — it's the 'past before the past'. We use past perfect 'had been'.
3."have been"(a)
'Since January' signals a period from the past to now, so we use present perfect. 'Three robberies' is plural → 'have been'.
4."was"(a)
'Last month' is a finished past time. We use past simple 'was', not present perfect. There was a lot of rain last month.
5."have been"(c)
'Recently' connects the past to the present. 'Several complaints' is plural → present perfect 'have been'.
... and 15 more explanations in the PDF
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