1) I _____________ (put on) weight in Australia. I used to be 5 kilograms lighter. a) put on b) am put on c) has put on d) have put on 2) Naomi and Marina __________ (know) each other for over 20 years. a) know b) are knowing c) has known d) have known e) have been knowing 3) Oh no, it _____________ (rain). My clothes are going to get wet.  a) rain b) rains c) is raining d) has rained e) has been rained 4) Petro ____________ (work) at a bank at the moment but he wants to change career. a) has been working b) has worked c) is working d) is work e) works f) have worked 5) I __________ (write) emails all morning but I'm still not finished. a) write b) have written c) has written d) have been writing e) am writing 6) Hanna_________ usually (eat) chocolate when she is stressed. a) eat b) is eating c) has been eating d) eats e) has eaten 7) Olena____________ (stay) with her friends until she finds a suitable place to rent. a) stays b) stay c) is staying d) has been staying e) has stayed 8) Marina ___________ (live) in Eastlakes since 2016 but prior to that she was living in Bondi. a) is living b) has lived c) has been living d) both b and c e) lives 9) The world ____________ (change) dramatically since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. a) has changed b) have changed c) is changing d) changes e) is changed 10) Maria's looking very fit. I'm not surprised though - he __________ (go) to the gym every day after work. a) go b) goes c) is going d) has gone e) has been going f) both b and e 11) Janet _______ (go) to Japan five times now but she doesn't know much Japanese. She ____________ (learn) Japanese at the moment though. a) go / learns b) go / is learning c) goes / is learning d) has been / learns e) has been / is learning f) has went / is learning 12) Janet and her daughter ____________ (argue) a lot recently about homework.. a) have argued b) have been arguing c) both a and b d) has been arguing e) is arguing f) argues 13) More and more people _____________ (become) vegetarians. a) become b) are becoming c) becomes d) is becoming e) have become f) have been becoming 14) Which verb tense do I use for temporary situations, changing states and / or something happening at the time of speaking or around the time of speaking? a) Present Simple b) Present continuous c) Present perfect continuous d) Present perfect 15) Which verb tense do I use to express a connection between the present and the past; when a past event has an impact on, or relevance in the present; for experiences or to express recent happenings? a) Present perfect continuous b) Present continuous c) Present simple d) Present perfect 16) Which verb tense do I use for permanent or unchanging states, facts, opinions, state verbs, habits or routine? a) Present simple b) Present perfect continuous c) Present perfect d) Present continuous

Present Tenses - Present simple, Present continuous, Present perfect and Present perfect continuous

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