Part 1: Read the article about Jim Kendrick’s commute. Then he best word to fill the spaces.
*commute = a journey to and from work.
1…………. day, Jim Kendrick leaves home at five o’clock in the morning and drives to work. That’s not unusual. 2………. people get up early to drive to work. But Jim Kendrick’s work is 320 kilometres away from his home. It 3……………him three and a half hours to get from his home in San Antonio, Texas to his job at the port in Houston. In the evening, he does the journey 4……………… , and gets home at nine o’clock 5…………….. the evening. Recently, Jim won a competition – ‘America’s Longest Commute’. He won $10,000, enough to pay for his fuel for one year. Reporters asked Jim why he drives so far to work. He replied, ‘I have a lovely house in San Antonio. I 6………………. want to leave it. And I like the drive too. It gives 7……………… energy. I’ll probably do 8……………… journey for another five or ten years. Then I’ll look for a job 9……… home’.
Part 2: Complete the sentence with have or has.
My sister ……….. eaten my cakes.
Your friend ……….. been happy all day.
I ……….. never travelled overseas.
My husband ……….. forgotten my birthday.
The train ………. left the station.
It ……….. rained a lot this month.
That woman ………… always worked at the museum.
The children ………… lost their passport.
My sister ……….. got three comic books.
Part 3: Complete the table with the right form of verb.
Base form | Past simple | Past participle |
eat | | |
| | climbed |
| had | |
be | | |
listen | | listened |
Part 4: Complete the sentence using present perfect tense.
They (prepare) …………… ……………. a lot of food.
The pupils (study) ……………. …………….. for their exam.
The boy (fall) ……………. …………….. off his bike.
He (go) ………….. just …………… out.
My grandmother (lose) ………….. ……………. weight.
The sun (rise) ………….. …………….. It's time to go.
Lucy (sing) ………….. …………… in a chorus before.
Since moving to Alberta, I (learn) ……………. …………… a lot about the oil industry.
Our class (have) ……………. …………… 3 grammar quizzes so far this semester.
The movie (begin) …………. …………… Please be quiet!
I (study) …………… …………… English for 10 years, but I still have a lot to learn.
My neighbor's dog is barking. It (bark) …………. …………… for 2 hours now.
