Past Simple vs. Present Perfect Exercises - Test 36

Test 1 of 17 in C1 · #36 of 52 overall · 20 exercises

1. 1

   Choose the correct option to fill the blank:

   Over the years, the committee __________ numerous approaches, but none have yielded sustainable results.

   Hint
   ais considering bconsidered chas considered dhad considered

2. 2

   Arrange the following in chronological order:

   1. They had studied French intensively. 2. They moved to Paris in 2018. 3. They have lived in Paris ever since.

   Hint
   a2 → 1 → 3 b3 → 2 → 1 c2 → 3 → 1 d1 → 2 → 3

3. 3

   Choose the correct sentence to describe the sequence of events:

   Hint
   aShe has submitted the application before the deadline passed. bShe was submitting the application before the deadline passed. cShe submitted the application before the deadline passed. dShe has been submitting the application before the deadline passed.

4. 4

   Choose the correct verb tense to complete the sentence:

   By the time the deadline ______, the team had completed all the necessary revisions.

   Hint
   ahad arrived bhas arrived carrives darrived

5. 5

   Select the option that correctly completes the sentence:

   So far, none of the witnesses __________ able to corroborate his account of the events at the time in question.

   Hint
   ahave been bhas been cwas dwere

6. 6

   Choose the sentence with correct grammar:

   Hint
   aI haven’t seen him for years, but I met him at a conference recently. bThey’ve completed the project last week and are now preparing for the presentation. cHe hasn’t traveled abroad before his trip to Japan last year. dShe was never interested in history until she’s read a book about ancient civilizations.

7. 7

   Which sentence is correct?

   Hint
   aLittle progress was made before the new director has taken charge. bLittle progress has been making before the new director took charge. cLittle progress had been made before the new director took charge. dLittle progress has been made before the new director took charge.

8. 8

   Find the error in the sentence:

   He has already met the team before he officially started working here.

   Hint
   abefore → when bhas already met → already met cNo error dstarted → had started

9. 9

   Identify and correct the error in the sentence:

   He has never been so frustrated until he faced this situation.

   Hint
   ahas never been → had never been bfaced → has faced cuntil → since dNo error

10. 10

    Identify the grammatically accurate sentence:

    Hint
    aI have seen her at the conference last summer. bI saw her at the conference last summer. cI had seen her at the conference last summer. dI am seeing her at the conference last summer.

11. 11

    Select the best completion:

    By the time the delegation arrived, the organizers _____ all the necessary preparations.

    Hint
    ahad completed bhave completed ccomplete dare completing

12. 12

    Choose the correct option:

    No sooner __________ the announcement than anxious investors started selling off their shares.

    Hint
    ahas the company made bdid the company make chave the company made dhad the company made

13. 13

    Determine whether the sentence is correct:

    She has never traveled abroad until last year.

    Hint
    aCorrect bCannot be determined without more context cIncorrect

14. 14

    Which option best fits the blank?

    Hardly ______ my thesis supervisor emailed me with urgent revisions, when I noticed several major errors myself.

    Hint
    ahas bhad cdid dhave

15. 15

    Choose the correct verb tense to complete the sentence:

    Because she ______ her passport, she was not allowed to board the flight.

    Hint
    awas losing bhad lost clost dhas lost

16. 16

    Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:

    Rarely ____ such a meticulously composed manuscript as the one the publishing house ____ this year.

    Hint
    ahas I read / received bhave I read / received chave I read / has received ddid I read / has received

17. 17

    Fill in the blank:

    Despite his insistence that he ______ the contract terms prior to the negotiation, the board remained unconvinced given the numerous discrepancies they had uncovered.

    Hint
    astudied bhas studied chas been studying dhad studied

18. 18

    Complete the sentence with the correct forms:

    As soon as the presentation _______ (finish), the participants _______ (start) asking questions.

    Hint
    ahas finished, started bfinished, have started chas finished, have started dhad finished, started

19. 19

    Which sentence best conveys the speaker’s disappointment about an unfulfilled intention up to now?

    Hint
    aI would have called you if I had known. bI was meaning to call you, yet I didn’t manage it. cI have meant to call you several times, but something always intervenes. dI meant to call you yesterday, but I forgot.

20. 20

    Which of the following conveys successfully that the result, rather than the specific time, is what matters?

    Hint
    aClaire has written her review of the show already, so we can publish it. bClaire was writing her review of the show on Monday. cClaire is writing her review of the show by now. dClaire wrote her review of the show already, so we can publish it.

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