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Time Expressions Exercises PDFSet 8: Tenses & Time Expressions

20 questions·15 min·Answers included·Explanations included

Preview: Questions

Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1.I ___ here since 2015.

a) livedb) have livedc) lived) am living

2.She ___ to Paris three years ago.

a) has goneb) wentc) goesd) is going

3.By the time we arrived, the movie ___.

a) startedb) has startedc) had startedd) starts

4.I ___ for this company for ten years.

a) workb) workedc) am workingd) have worked

5.They ___ married in 2010.

a) have gotb) gotc) getd) are getting

... and 15 more questions in the PDF

Preview: Answers

1.have lived

2.went

3.had started

4.have worked

5.got

... and 15 more answers in the PDF

Preview: Explanations

1."have lived"(b)

'Since' requires Present Perfect (have lived), not Past Simple.

2."went"(b)

'Ago' requires Past Simple (went), not Present Perfect.

3."had started"(c)

'By the time' + past event requires Past Perfect (had started).

4."have worked"(d)

'For' + period with continuing situation requires Present Perfect.

5."got"(b)

A specific year in the past (2010) requires Past Simple.

... and 15 more explanations in the PDF

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