Practice IELTS

Exercise - 79

Question: 1 Teacher: Can you explain to me when you ....... the Past Simple and when the Present Perfect?

Correct Answer : 1 [use]

Notes: Teacher: Can you explain to me when you use the Past Simple and when the Present Perfect?

Question: 2 Student: I think the past simple is for a ....... time in the past and the present perfect is when you don't know when it was.

Correct Answer : 2 [definite]

Notes: Student: I think the past simple is for a definite time in the past and the present perfect is when you don't know when it was.

Question: 3 Teacher: Excellent. Now if I wanted to describe my time in Paris in 1999 with the verb 'stay', what ....... I say?

Correct Answer : 3 [would]

Notes: Teacher: Excellent. Now if I wanted to describe my time in Paris in 1999 with the verb 'stay', what would I say?

Question: 4 Student: I think it is I stayed in Paris in 1999. Is that all .......?

Correct Answer : 4 [right]

Notes: Student: I think it is I stayed in Paris in 1999. Is that all right?

Question: 5 Teacher: Absolutely perfect. Now what ....... the Present Perfect Continuous?

Correct Answer : 5 [about]

Notes: Teacher: Absolutely perfect. Now what about the Present Perfect Continuous?

Question: 6 Student: That's one I never understand ....... hard I try.

Correct Answer : 6 [however]

Notes: Student: That's one I never understand however hard I try.

Question: 7 Teacher: Well if you started living in Paris in 1999 and you are still there, you say; I have been living there ....... 1999.

Correct Answer : 7 [since]

Notes: Teacher: Well if you started living in Paris in 1999 and you are still there, you say; I have been living there since 1999.

Question: 8 Student: Yes, I see I think I understand but you have ....... many tenses in English!

Correct Answer : 8 [too]

Notes: Student: Yes, I see I think I understand but you have too many tenses in English!

Question: 9 Teacher: Right ....... one more. Tell me which form you use if you are going to leave Paris and you tell someone about the length of time from your arrival till now.

Correct Answer : 9 [just]

Notes: Teacher: Right just one more. Tell me which form you use if you are going to leave Paris and you tell someone about the length of time from your arrival till now.

Question: 10 Student: Oh, that's easy. I say: I have lived here for 6 years. I can see from the ....... on your face I am right.

Correct Answer : 10 [expression]

Notes: Student: Oh, that's easy. I say: I have lived here for 6 years. I can see from the expression on your face I am right.