CHAPTER TEST

6 The Present Perfect

PART I. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

1. Astronomers haven’t signs of life in any 4. When he his driver’s test?
other solar system. a. did / pass
a. see b. has / passed
b. saw c. have / passed
c. seen
5. Who these e-mail messages?
2. Dinosaurs extinct for millions of years. a. has he read
a. has been b. she has read
b. have been c. has read
c. were
6. Gary has studied Russian for .
3. Have you your report yet? a. three years
a. wrote b. 2000
b. written c. since last semester
c. write

PART II. Find the error in each sentence and correct it.
7. Columbus has discovered America in 1492.
8. Reiko and Koji have lived in the United States since five years.
9. How long Tomek has worked in sales?
10. Celia and Luiz no have visited Canada.
11. Andre has spoke to his manager about the computer network problems.
12. Kendra has not never failed an exam in her life.
13. Thomas Edison has invented the incandescent lamp in 1879.

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PART III. Choose the best answer to complete each conversation.
14. A: Have you ever visited Paris? 18. A: Juan has played the drums for three months.
B: B: I know.
a. Once. a. He quit because he likes the guitar more.
b. Since 2002. b. He’s really good for a beginner.
15. A: How long did your father work at the university 19. A:
before his retirement?
B: Be careful. Don’t miss any more.
B: a. I missed three classes last term.
a. He has been there for twenty-five years. b. So far I’ve missed three classes this semester.
b. He was there for twenty-five years.
20. A: Julie has lived in Miami for 30 years.
16. A: I’ve already been to the supermarket.
B:
B: a. I don’t think she’ll ever move.
a. Can I go with you? b. It was difficult for her to move after so long.
b. Did they have any fresh fruit?
17. A: Have you ever taken a Transatlantic flight?
B:
a. No, not yet.
b. No, I didn’t.

Total 20

Thinking Ahead to the TOEFL® Test

The present perfect is often tested in the Structure section of the TOEFL® test. Here is a typical
example:
Since 1896, when the first modern Olympic games were held in Athens, Greece, thousands of
athletes from around the world in Olympic events.
A. competed
B. compete
C. have competed
D. are competing

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